“We’re fascinated with alien visualization in American culture,” McClary says.
“Our trip actually coincided with the CIA’s long-awaited declassification of their UFO-related documents.”
We want to believe.
Allie + Jesse
“TheAlien Research Centeris the self-proclaimed ‘Gateway to the E.T.
It’s really a gift shop, but it has some exhibits about Area 51 history.
you could see this two-story alien made of sheet metal from the road.”
Allie + Jesse
“The Mizpah Hotelopened in 1907 as a social club for the booming silver-mining town of Tonopah.
Now it has 52 rooms, a full bar, and a restaurant, plus slot machines.
We liked the contrast with the old Western wallpaper.”
Allie + Jesse
“We stopped for Alien Burgers at theLittle A’Le’Inn, an inn, bar, and restaurant.
We loved the illustrations of UFOs on top of the hutch.”
Fresh Jerky, in Hiko, was a must-stop.
Allie + Jesse
A modified Zoltar fortune-telling machine inside the store sounded exactly like Trump."
“This is the so-calledBlack Mailbox, in Rachel.
Originally, it was a legitimate postal box belonging to a rancher who lived close to Area 51.
Allie + Jesse