The hook
A Prohibition speakeasy on a bluff over the ocean, still supposedly haunted by the jilted "Blue Lady," Northern California's most famous ghost.
01Why it's worth it
This clifftop bar opened in 1927 as Frank's Place, a speakeasy that ran rum straight up the beach below and, unlike its neighbors, never got raided. Its real fame is the ghost: the Blue Lady, a young woman in blue said to have been killed on the beach below while meeting her lover, who's been the coast's favorite spook story for a century. Set the ghost aside and it's still a good spot, a wooden bar and patio hung right over the water, exactly where you want a drink at sunset. It leans into the legend hard, which is part of the fun; go for the view and the history, treat the séance-level ghost marketing as seasoning.
02How to experience it
It's right above the Fitzgerald tide pools, so pair them: reef at low tide, then up to the bluff for a drink. Grab the outdoor patio at sunset. Ask a bartender about the Blue Lady and you'll get the whole yarn.