"Casa Bonita in Denver is full of cliff divers, neon pink stucco, and sopaipillas—and it’s such a legendary place that South Park creators dedicated an episode to it (and later bought and renovated it). Every reservation comes with a chance to interact with balloon artists, face painters, and roaming masked characters (one of them is named ManBearPig). But if you want to explore on your own in between bites of carnitas nachos and green chile brisket, you can also check out the arcade or Black Bart’s cave, a dimly-lit pirate hideout filled with skeletons animatronic scorpions and other jumpscares." - anne cruz