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White Sands, New Mexico - Trinity Atomic Test Site - Gate Will Remain Closed
The restricted military gates to the 1945 Trinity Atomic Test Site are opened to the public twice a year. April 4th, 2020, was the next opportunity to make the pilgrimage, but the open house has been canceled by the White Sands Missile Range "due to health concerns related to the pandemic coronavirus that has now spread to New Mexico," according to an official press release. The event has attracted more than 5,000 atomic tourists from around the world, so the viral payload proximity would have been problematic at best.
The next open house is scheduled for October 3, if conditions are deemed acceptable.
[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 04/03/2020]White Sands Missile Range
- Address:
- WSMR P Route 13, White Sands, NM
- Directions:
- Full tank of gas recommended. I-25 exit 139. Drive 12.5 miles east on US Hwy 380. Turn right onto Hwy 525, then south five miles to the Stallion Range Center gate (Must have photo ID, vehicle registration and insurance), then another 17 miles to Trinity. Once past the gate, follow the signs. The roads will be blocked except for the one to Trinity.
- Hours:
- First Sa in April and Oct. Gate open 8 AM - 2 PM. (Virus outbreak may affect access to attraction. Call to verify.)
- Phone:
- 575-678-1134
- Admission:
- Free
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Napa, California - Portal to Hell: Monticello Dam Drain
Full lake and glory hole.
[Shawn Vandergriff, 04/02/2020]- Address:
- Hwy 128, Napa, CA
- Directions:
- SE reach of Lake Berryessa, Hwy 128 and Monticello Dam, parking near dam.
- Hours:
- Visitor Center Sa-Su 10-4
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Hazard, Kentucky - Mother Goose Market
The Mother Goose Market is now an Inn (B&B) -- with an art and gift shop!
[Stephen Francia, 04/02/2020]- Address:
- 2906 N. Main St., Hazard, KY
- Directions:
- North of town. On the west side of Hwy 476/N. Main St. roughly a mile south of its intersection with Hwy 550.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Seattle, Washington - Vacuum Cleaner Creatures
The Vac Shop displays a variety of scrap metal and vacuum cleaner creature creations, and advertises free bibles.
[Kapten Hanna, 04/02/2020]The Vac Shop
- Address:
- 402 S Lucile St., Seattle, WA
- Directions:
- The Vac Shop, NE corner of Lucile St. and 4th Ave. S. behind the neon La Hacienda Motel sign.
- Admission:
- Free
Brundidge, Alabama - Metal Mutant Sculptures
The Metal Mutant Sculptures still hold up even today! Worth a stop.
[TheKGB, 04/02/2020]- Address:
- N. Main St., Brundidge, AL
- Directions:
- North side of town, on the northbound side of Hwy 93/N. Main St., opposite the Piggly Wiggly supermarket.
- Admission:
- Free
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Nice view from Spring 2019, after a drought-smashing season of rainfall replenished California water repositories.