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# What is “The Thing”?
- URL: https://www.gonewiththewynns.com/the-thing-az/
- Published: 2012-03-05T18:16:05.000Z
- Updated: 2016-01-09T04:39:49.000Z
- Author: Jason
- Tags: Adventures, USA, All Videos, #wp, #Import 2023-10-03 16:11, #Import 2023-12-05 14:16

**The Thing** is the **Mystery of the Desert**, or at least according to the some 250 billboards for 200 miles lining **Arizona’s I-10** highway. The yellow signs repeat themselves over and over, **taunting** you to visit and the irresistible urge to stop, becomes overwhelming. We totally caved and paid the whopping $1 fee to check out this incredibly **kitschy tourist site**.

The tour starts with a walk through a creepy door where you follow yellow footprints to a series of tin shacks. The shacks house some odd and interesting things from old **torture devices** to an old Rolls Royce supposedly sat in by **Adolf Hitler** to some **weird farm equipment**. I’m not sure if any of it is legit but either way, I was intrigued! It has a **tourist trap sideshow** vibe going on, and considering it has been around since 1965…I would say its working.

You want to know what “it” is. Well, there isn’t a lot of information and the sideshow tourist trap likes it that way. They prefer to let you wonder for yourself. If you ask a clerk where it came from, they’ll tell you the legends and leave you to decide for yourself.

As for what I thought of **“The Thing?”**  It’s a great way to stretch your legs and take a break from the road, just don’t go in with too many expectations.

The thing is located in Dragoon, AZ at 1-10 and Johnson Road. Exit 322\. (Not that the hundreds of billboards won’t let you know that you are close!)