* UNDER CONSTRUCTION In the darkest, swampy corner of Shangri-La.....witches, zombies and other shadowy figures gather to conjure spirits, while imbibing during an occasional sacrifice.

Mid-century design and Haywood Wakefield bar and furniture, tucked into the corner of the basement.

An A-Frame, Moai, Tropical, lava filled escape from the modern day headaches!

An original midcentury home tiki bar that has existed continuously since the early 1960s, under three proprietors. As far as I know, the bar was an unnamed tiki bar until 2015, when the bar was given its current name. Under its current proprietor, the bar was after Bill Prettyman, the grandfather of the current owner, whose backyard tiki oasis in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s inspired the imagination and relaxed the mind. Bill served as a naval air navigator in World War II, and flew dozens of missions across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii, the South Pacific, and Russia. Bill's time on Kwajalein Atoll inspired the name "Prettyman's Atoll."

The Sandbar is the home tiki bar of Cole in Salem, Oregon. He initially created the bar for a tiki-themed 4th of July party in 2014. The original name was The Sandbar Satanas, inspired by his love for all things rock-and-roll and unholy, mixed with the serene pleasures of the easy life, but over time the shortened version of The Sandbar has stuck. Cole's introduction to tiki was a visit to Portland's Hale Pele, after discovering some Martin Denny LPs in a used record store.

The bar is fully stocked with high quality rum and homemade syrups, and Cole serves "only the best quality rum rhapsodies." There is enough seating for nine: two at the bar, and seven more at the booth & table section. The decor is sourced only from high-quality outlets like Oceanic Arts, with no "tacky" Party City-style cartoon tikis in use. The space is used for holidays and spontaneous get-togethers, and as a personal space for Cole, but due to weather it is shut down between October and March each year.

The Kingfish Lounge is the home tiki bar of Kevin Bachman in Roswell, Georgia, just north of Atlanta. As an enthusiast of vintage culture, sun and surf, eclectic oddities and all things tiki, he longed to bring his passions together under his own roof to create an escape from the everyday hustle and bustle of life and a place for friends to gather and enjoy good food, drink, music and conversation.

He built the bar in the basement of his mid-'70s ranch home in February 2017. The room was already ideally suited, paneled in wood and with a tongue-and-groove wood ceiling. Kevin hand-crafted the actual permanent bar structure and refinished a few structural details before outfitting it with ephemera collected over the years. Parts Disney Adventureland, Florida swamp, Caribbean vibe and classic Hawaiian influence, The Kingfish Lounge pays tribute to the things that Kevin and his family love more than anything else in the world.

The trophy piece in the lounge is the 5-foot King Mackerel hanging high above the bar. Caught in 1981 by Kevin's father-in-law, off the coast of Florida, this was a destiny neither man or fish saw coming. Donnie Ray may have never been allowed to hang the fish in his own house, but he sure is proud it is the adorning mascot of the Kingfish Lounge today and raises a glass to his catch every time he visits.

Trader Jay's is the home tiki bar of Mr. & Mrs. Jay Cocorullo in Windermere, Florida, just outside of Orlando. They started building the bar in May 2015 in the back bonus room of their home. They were inspired by the opening of Trader Sam's Grog Grotto at nearby Walt Disney World, and their purchase of a new house. A visit to Smuggler's Cove in San Francisco and the purchase of the book by the same name has provided further inspiration.

Akau Tiki Lounge is the home tiki bar of Dave and Tonia in Windsor, Ontario, just across the US/Canada border from Detroit. They started converting their outdoor garage into a tiki bar in the spring of 2017, with a swing-out door on hinges to open the bar, and by painting the outside of the garage. The couple is continuing to add tiki items to decorate the inside. The yard has a beautiful koi pond that goes well with the tiki bar.

Bootlegger Lounge is the home tiki bar of Jim and Jewel Donahue in Novato, California, just north of San Francisco. The bar is in a large detached garage building behind their house, which has been converted entirely over to a tiki lounge. The couple did all of the work themselves, including the reed-lined ceiling, walls lined with bamboo and lauhala, a water feature, and a large number of beachcomber lamps and floats with controlled LEDs. There is a large, functional bar on one side, and a pool table at the other end of the space, and a seating area. The couple takes drink-making seriously, pulling inspiration from modern-day craft cocktail publications and making drinks using their own syrups. Most striking is the abundance of carved trim throughout the building, all done by Jim and Jewel, which blends traditional Polynesian motifs with nods to the Bay Area and to their hobbies, including local landmarks, bits of sci-fi, and outrigger canoe racing (the couple's many outrigger racing medals hang from the rafters). The name was chosen by Jewel, and was inspired by the use of old rum crates in constructing the bar.

The Holger Hut is a home tiki bar in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was built in April 2017, in the space between the side of the owner's house and the bushes at the edge of the property. There is a 16-foot-long counter and a 42" service bar, with four bar stools and four benches to accommodate about 15-20 people. The tikis and decor were acquired from Oceanic Arts, and some were gifted by enthusiastic friends. The audio mood is set via a three-tier selection of sounds: a layering of ambient sounds (e.g. Caribbean Lagoon and Wood-Masted Ship records from the Environments series), tropical bird calls, and an ever-growing selection of exotica, calypso, hapa-haole, surf and space age bachelor pad music. The ambience is enhanced by color-changing lights, rain misters, and fog machines, which are triggered when special drinks are ordered. The effects are controlled via an application called Tribal Magic created by a friend of the owner, along with physical switches for bartender-triggered experiences. The owner started with throwing indoor parties, until they realized that the space alongside the outside of the house was wasted, and could be made much more fun. Monthly parties are hosted with a 12-drink menu and one punch, and the bar has developed into a fun space for friends to gather and share stories over delicious (and boozy) cocktails.