Having heard about the Extraterrestrial Highway, we decided to go explore the area. We took US93 north out of Las Vegas, passing where we had come out from the Desert Wildlife Refuge yesterday. Just short of Hiko, we turned off on Nevada 375 toward Rachel. Just after the turn we found the Alien Research Center up on a hill with a tall metal alien creature by the front door. It is of course a major tourist trap, be our curiosity got the best of us, so we stopped and went in. Its basically a tourist shop but had some fun and unusual items. We then drove up 375 to Rachel. The tiny town of Rachel is extraterrestrial central. We stopped in the little café there, enjoyed the various alien signs and pictures, and had overpriced hot dogs for lunch. But in general, the extraterrestrial experience was underwhelming, but fun because of being unusual. There is a whole lot of nothing in this part of Nevada. Just desert and brown rock mountain ranges.
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