Why People From Around the Country Are Flocking to Galveston’s Rainforest Cafe

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Why People From Around the Country Are Flocking to Galveston’s Rainforest Cafe

Rainforest Cafe is a crown jewel among themed restaurants—and it’s one of the last of its kind left. It evokes memories of crowded malls, sticky birthday parties, and a featured cameo in 2009’s Paul Blart: Mall Cop. I was fortunate enough to grow up near one, in Michigan, but I only visited once or twice. After all, there was a recession going on, and I was under the impression that Rainforest Cafe was a luxury. In the summer of 2022—realizing t…