Places rosetatarsky Wants to Go

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

A colorful kitschy temple and floating market off the beaten path.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.