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Extraterrestrial Highway (near Area 51)

Nevada Route 375
Rachel, NV 89001
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Extraterrestrial Highway

Extraterrestrial Highway (near Area 51) Details

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  • Location: The portion of State Route 375 dubbed the "Extraterrestrial Highway" is 92 miles long. It runs between Hiko and Warm Springs. Take Interstate 15 north to U.S. 93 north. Turn west on Nevada Route 375, the "ET."
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Extraterrestrial Highway (near Area 51) Review

Just a couple of hours northwest of Las Vegas lies the out-of-this-world "Extraterrestrial Highway," Nevada's official spaceship-friendly stretch of road since 1996.

If you’re an intrepid traveler with an interest in all things intergalactic, the ET Highway and the funky little hamlet of Rachel should be on your star chart (or road map if you are driving.)

It's a drive filled with beautiful desert vistas and mystery, especially off to the west of U.S. 375. There lies the immense (and very off-limits) Nevada Test and Training Range and the fabled Area 51.

There's no official word from the government on what's going on out at Area 51, which is also known by evocative monikers such as Groom Lake, Dreamland, Paradise Ranch and Neverland.

But this doesn't stop millions of interstellar travel advocates and conspiracy theorists from speculating about Area 51. Many believe the government is retrofitting technology retrieved from crashed UFOs in secret underground hangars. Some people believe space aliens visit the shrouded installation.

Head out to Rachel and the Little A'Le'Inn and you'll be sure to meet many fellow UFO buffs from around our globe (and maybe other globes, too).

Little A'Le'Inn is a fun and truly interesting little watering hole and restaurant. Its signature offering is the very tasty Alien Burger, which curiously is not shaped like a flying saucer. You might also try an appropriately named "Beam Me Up, Scotty" cocktail while admiring the hundreds of bumper stickers that decorate the bar – they reveal many potential conspiracies with pithy and often hilarious sayings.

Little A'Le'Inn also offers a huge selection of collectible gift items featuring little green men and other UFO themes.

While visiting the establishment, be sure and check out the numerous photos, news clippings and other memorabilia of alien craft sightings and other UFO mysteries that adorn the walls. You just might become a believer if you are currently skeptical.

The ET Highway, Rachel and the Little A'Le'Inn might be a bit of a trek from Vegas. But they sure are a lot closer than Alpha Centauri. So plot a course and engage. 

-- Review by Greg Thilmont

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