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The picnic shade structure next to the flying saucer is also worthy!
[Francine McDougall, 08/30/2020]Flying Saucer Building:- Address:
- Hueco Tanks Rd, El Paso, TX
- Directions:
- East of the city. From the Hwy 375 bypass, take exit 35 onto US Hwy 62/180. Drive east 12 miles. You'll see the saucer on the left, at the corner of Hueco Tanks Rd.
- Admission:
- Free
The Domes were built to facilitate the manufacturing of computers back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but they were never completed -- evident from a couple of foundations that were started and left unfinished. One of the buildings is shaped like a flying saucer and the other three are as if spheres were joined together, looking like huge concrete caterpillars.
Talk from the locals about the Domes concerns ritualistic witchcraft and satanic worship. "Stay out of there and don't go into the tunnels," is the refrain, and indeed there are tunnels under the east end of this facility. But despite all the stories, it's unclear if anything more sinister has happened there than underage beer drinking and an occasional squatter spending the night. Nonetheless, staying out of the tunnels is probably advice wisely heeded.
[Margaret Ivins, 04/07/2020]Mysterious Domes:- Directions:
- Southwest of town. I-8 exit 172, then drive south one mile on S. Thornton Rd. On the left.
- Hours:
- Bulldozed in January 2023.
- Status:
- Gone
Finally took some time to go see the Flying Saucer House on Signal Mountain... and it was really cool. It is now painted a metallic silver. Drive down the road next to the house for a different view. Just be careful... it is a busy street with a sharp turn.
[OffbeatJimmy, 01/21/2020]Flying Saucer House:- Address:
- Signal Mountain Blvd, Signal Mountain, TN
- Directions:
- North of Chattanooga. I-24 exit 178. North on US Hwy 27 for four miles. Exit onto Signal Mountain Rd, and drive northwest for three miles. The Flying Saucer House will be on your left, about halfway up the mountain, at the intersection of Palisades Rd. Private home - visible from street.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Eat your ice cream and gaze upon Roadside giants. A Futuro flying saucer house, Muffler Man, pink elephant, Uniroyal Gal waitress, and a big beach dude statue.
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Pink Elephant Antiques Mall
- Address:
- 908 Veterans Memorial Drive, Livingston, IL
- Directions:
- Pink Elephant Antiques Mall. I-55 exit 37. Turn west onto New Douglas Rd, then take the first left onto Henry St. Follow this south along the freeway, then make the eighth right onto Livingston Ave.
- Hours:
- Mall daily 9:30-5. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 618-637-2366
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
- Yucca, Arizona - Area 66
The "golf ball" building at Area 66 is open as a museum. It doesn't look like it was built as a restaurant, but rather like someone tried to turn it into one at one time. The UFO museum inside is very interesting and describes the crash of a flying saucer outside Kingman in 1953 and subsequent involvement by the U.S. government. On display are FBI and White House documents, a piece of crash wreckage tested by Cal Tech (I think), and a drop-launched saucer on the top floor. There's also a fascinating film that shows some astronauts flying a "saucer" with the golf ball building in the background. I was under the impression that the golf ball has been there a long time as a proving ground building.
[Joe Kaufman, 06/07/2019]Golf Ball House: Area 66:- Address:
- 12716 Alamo Rd, Yucca, AZ
- Directions:
- Area 66. I-40 exit 25 (Alamo Rd). Southeast of the exit, easily visible from the road.
- Hours:
- Th-Su 10-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 928-592-5200
- Admission:
- Adults $8.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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