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Aerial view of Pulau Tiga
film locations

The Original ‘Survivor’ Island Changed Television Forever

Pulau Tiga, best known as the original ‘Survivor’ island, was as much of a character on the show as the contestants were.
The Podcast Team July 25, 2025
Las Vegas, Nevada

Golden Tiki

Keen eyes can find the Disney influences throughout this treasure trove of a tiki bar.
Havana, Cuba

El Polinesio

When the Cuban government seized a Trader Vic's franchise, they unknowingly led to its preservation.
Nashville, Tennessee

Chopper

Feast on award-winning birria tacos from a food truck inside this neon robo-tiki bar.
List

The Kitschy Pleasure of the San Fernando Valley

Nowhere else does Americana quite like this.
Milford, Delaware

Tiki Murph

Live chainsaw carvings of tiki statues aim to keep a tradition with ancient roots alive in this small Delaware town.
Gastro Obscura

Dole Whip

This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.
Video • AO Docs

Meet Piano Pat and the Sip 'n Dip Mermaids

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San Diego, California

Bali Hito

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.
Each branch grows radial branches from its head.
Gastro Obscura

Swizzle Sticks

These natural cocktail stirrers sprout from the Caribbean swizzlestick tree.
A Zombie set aflame.
Gastro Obscura

The Zombie

Donn Beach wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.
The drooling bastard of the Tonga Hut in North Hollywood.
Los Angeles, California

The Tonga Hut

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.
Leadenhall Market
film locations

Real-World Diagon Alley, the Original Tiki Bar, and Other Enticing New Atlas Locations

The most marvelous places we added during the week of August 1.
Meg Neal August 5, 2016
Donn Beach himself.
restaurants

Twirl Paper Umbrellas at the Vintage Tiki Bars That Taught Americans to Relax

The tiki bar tour of your chill vibey dreams.
Molly McBride Jacobson August 4, 2016
Dining room at Trader Vic's Atlanta.
Atlanta, Georgia

Trader Vic's

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.
Permanently Closed
Don the Beachcomber interior.
Huntington Beach, California

Don The Beachcomber

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.
The Jungle Room at Graceland.
Memphis, Tennessee

The Jungle Room at Graceland

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Mai-Kai Restaurant

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.