Everyone traveling along I-10 is bombarded with billboards for The Thing – 247 in all! For years we’ve resisted the temptation to stop however our chosen highbrow museum of the day proved to be inaccessible and The Thing was just a few miles down the highway so….
After reading reviews about the old museum with its three dusty, weird warehouses, I kind of wish we had stopped years ago but the new museum is weird enough on its own. The museum exhibits theorize that aliens have been living among us since the age of cavemen and dinosaurs - yes, they existed at the same time ;-). Aliens are currently and have been involved in many world events while most earthlings remain blissfully unaware. The museum is just silly, goofy fun and the Thing itself is most likely a hoax.
There’s also a huge giftshop, a Dairy Queen, and a gas station.
The museum, Dairy Queen, and giftshop are accessible.
There’s a section in the parking lot for trucks and RVs. Thing 32.08137, -110.04972
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I stopped there some years back and remember it as a museum and of course "The Thing". I also remember that I liked it!
ReplyDeleteI don't recall aliens..
Now I really wish we had stopped years ago!
DeleteThe aliens are a whole new thing at the museum even though they're been with us for a long time. :-D
Always wondered about "The Thing"...I remember traveling I-80 as a kid and seeing sign after sign after sign for "Little America", just west of Green River, Wyoming. There were others, like in Salt Lake City...but the big one was out in the middle of nowhere Wyoming. Still there, just not 'as many' signs as before, and it is not as isolated as it was back in the 50's/60's. Hope you all have a wonderful (and warm) Christmas.
ReplyDeleteSo I guess your dad never stopped there? Poor kids - the grownups always get to decide what is worth stopping for. :-D
DeleteMerry Christmas to Marcia and you! You have us beat on the amount of decorations. :-)
Ohmygosh, I can't believe you stopped! Those signs are so annoying. And it's not just "The Thing." Wall Drugs, Ruby Falls, etc etc etc. Glad you could enjoy looking at the weird stuff inside the museum.
ReplyDeleteYeah, we always enjoy the weird stuff! :-D
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