13 Items Tagged

Kitsch

Cave City, Kentucky

Mammoth Cave Wildlife Museum

Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.

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Bucharest, Romania

Romanian Kitsch Museum

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

Tony Dunnell

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Castillo de Lamas

A kitschy Italian medieval-style castle incongruously located amidst one of the most historic towns in the Peruvian Amazon.

Tony Dunnell

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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.

jbartlett2000

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Kingman, Arizona

Hackberry General Store

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

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

The tiki bar tour of your chill vibey dreams.

August 04, 2016

Memphis, Tennessee

The Jungle Room at Graceland

Elvis' own personal tropical hideaway.

Molly McBride Jacobson

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San Francisco, California

The Tonga Room

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

Great Falls, Montana

Sip 'n Dip Lounge

"Polynesia on the Plains."

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

Los Angeles, California

Velveteria

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

littlebrumble

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Vancouver, British Columbia

The Shameful Tiki Room

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

Heather Arment

Added by Heather Arment

When Americans Embraced the Bob, This New England Town Had To Make Something Besides a Comb. Enter the Pink Flamingo

January 04, 2016

Captiva, Florida

The Bubble Room

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

Joey Freshwater

Added by Joey Freshwater