Have You Seen The THING

Have you seen THE THING?

Anyone who's ever traveled from Texas to California has seen the billboard in Arizona advertising THE THING.

Another roadside attraction for your RV Golden Years in Traditional America!

They've remodeled!



So, inquiring minds want to know.....HAVE YOU SEEN THE THING?

a reply to: GENERAL EYES

I haven't seen "The THING", but I'm glad they're still giving some love and care to this roadside attraction. There aren't many of these stops left, or so it seems. Over in the eastern US in Ansted, WV, they have a "mystery hole" which produces gravitational illusions, it was founded in 1973 and still draws a crowd. I've been through that area on travel a few times but I never got to stop in: Ansted, West Virginia "Mystery Hole" Roadside Attraction

I love stuff like this.

Went there when I was a kid.

I remember it being what appeared to be a mummified woman.

a reply to: wavelength

Thanks for the heads up!

If we ever win the Lotto we're getting an RV and hitting as many of these spots as possible!

God Bless America.

That whole youtube video was another ad for the thing museum, clever.

a reply to: GENERAL EYES


I went out with The Thing for 14 years, ugh.

a reply to: GENERAL EYES

I remember driving for many hours on a long (very long) road trip...

Passing billboard after billboard, each offering what after a time became a very haunting question: "What is the Thing?"

I found myself actually recalculating my trip time, bathroom breaks, gas consumption, to account for the unavoidable delay ... I wanted to know what the thing was...

I remember pulling up to the so-so roadside establishment, angry with myself for 'falling for this"

I still went in... (it's the damn completionist in me.)

Of course, times being what they were, and me being a young angry man back then, I was sorely disappointed.

But in retrospect...

It was a masterfully successful advertising campaign, given the technology and culture at the time. And now, decades later, I remember the whole thing fondly, and couldn't help but smile. I would recommend anyone who can spare the time and five dollars to give it a go... I suspect very few people will ever say "I wish I hadn't."

Thanks for the memories.

a reply to: GENERAL EYES

Been there, Fell for that, in the early 80s. Road trip through that area. Also did the Lovelock Giant schtick too.

As many others who saw The THING it ended up with a major. Meh. Shrugged shoulders and back to the car...

Thanks for dredging up childhood memories

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