Some of The Craziest Bar Concepts in The World

With the current trend of setting up bars with fantastic ambiance, each trying to outdo the other. It's only right to say there there are bars and there are BARS. Let's take a look at some of the craziest bar concepts in the world.

THE H.R. GIGER BAR

Where: Chur, Switzerland 

Modeled after his other-worldly designs in Alien, Swiss artist H.R. Giger opened this biomechanical themed bar in 1992. Despite skeletal arches that loom over guests and equally eerie chair designs, the bar serves up a pretty standard menu to go along with the spooky décor. There’s currently a second location in Gruyeres, as part of the Museum H.R. Giger, but if you can’t make it over to Switzlerand to experience it yourself, don’t worry. There are plans in the works to bring a Giger Bar to the U.S., with no official location announced yet.

SUBSIX

Where: Maldives

Subsix, the world’s first underwater nightclub, opened in October 2012 off the coast of the Maldives and sits 20 feet (or six meters, hence the name) beneath the Indian Ocean. Floor-to-ceiling windows make it possible for visitors to view manta rays and fish swimming by, while they sip Pimm & Proper or Strawberry Balsamic Caipirinha cocktails, two of many selections from the drink menu. In order to protect coral reefs and other ocean creatures, Subsix was built above ground and then lowered into the water about a third of a mile from the coast, meaning guests take a boat to get to the bar. And if you’re looking for a break from the underwater scene, you can head to Edge, an open-air restaurant that sits above Subsix on the water.

BAR AT PALACIO DE SAL

Where: Uyuni, Bolivia

If you’re looking to add some extra salt to the rim of your margarita, you’ll be all set at the Palacio de Sal bar, where everything is made of salt. Thanks to its proximity to the Uyuni salt mine, the bar is part of the world's first salt hotel, which features walls, beds, and tables all constructed from salt. At the bar, customers are discouraged from licking the walls.

MADAME CLAUDE

Where: Berlin, Germany

You’ll feel a little turned around in this Berlin-based spot, but not because of the drinks. Everything is upside down at this brothel-turned-bar, where tables, chairs, lamps, and other assorted pieces of furniture and decorations are stuck to the ceiling. Located in the city’s Kreuzberg neighborhood, Madame Claude also features like live performances, music quiz nights, DJs, and plenty of ping-pong.