California / San Francisco
Bourbon & Branch
A former actual speakeasy reopened with the same rules it had during Prohibition: a password, a peephole, and a bookcase door to the library room beyond.
Getting in
Get a password by reservation, ring the bell at the unmarked door beneath the "Anti-Saloon League" sign.
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Prospect Park
Your passport
Hidden Door rooms like this one are catalogued across the trail — see every hidden door bar.
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