The Outrigger - Monterey, CA - Vintage Tiki Bar - Long Sleeve T-Shirt fresno Places like this turned a

Places like this turned a stretch of coast highway into an escape route to another world entirely

Arched distressed white text reads "LAKE POTOWOTOMINIMAC

" Light blue serif small-caps text at the bottom reads "HILL VALLEY PRESERVATION SOCIETY

26th at Collins" and "Miami Beach

Blue-green bushes and rocky outcroppings frame the reflective water below

The Outrigger - Monterey, CA - Vintage Tiki Bar - Long Sleeve T-Shirt fresno Places like this turned aThe Outrigger opened its bamboo doors in Monterey during the late 1950s, riding the wave of America's post war Polynesian obsession that transformed California's coastal cities into tropical escapes. This legendary tiki sanctuary on the Monterey Peninsula became a cultural landmark where locals and tourists alike gathered under carved wooden totems and glowing pufferfish lamps, sipping mai tais while the Pacific Ocean crashed just beyond the palm