Visiting Area 51

[Aldos Army]

I've got a few days in Vegas later this year and thought about going up to Area 51. Thought I might visit some of the "alien landmarks". Is this an extremely geeky thing to do (leave LV to drive through a desert for 2 hours and look at some keep out signs) or interesting?!! Anyone else done it?

[XB70]

Do it (and bring some PH stickers!)

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g4599...

Many moons ago, we were in LV and had rented a Corvette convertible. Wife has zero interest in doing it so I thought would be a good idea to try and go out there one night.

The only problem was that the one night I could do it was the evening we return from a drive from LV to Grand Canyon, then Flagstaff, up Route 66 and back to LV. Did I mention my wife does not drive? I was shattered.

With a flight back to London early next morning, I decided that rolling a rented convertible on a restricted USAF base at 3am in the morning would be good for neither my health, career or marriage so decided not to and would do next trip there.

Not yet been back and kick myself regularly (along with not getting an NSX when 15,000 quid; trip on Concorde, house in London in 2005 etc etc!)

Next time we go, I am will bring our kids, rent a big pickup and get some alien costumes. For the kids mind, only doing it for the kids :-)

[XB70]

Thank you Walmart

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Green-Grand-Alien-Mens-M...

and

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Child-Alien-Agent-Costum...

[V8FGO]

Just stay on the right side of the signs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF3Z2OVEroI

[Truckosaurus]

I'd only go out to Area 51 if I'd been everywhere else within a couple of hour's drive of Vegas (eg. Death Valley, Hoover Dam, Mojave National Park, Zion, Valley of Fire, Grand Canyon (even the 'fake' one), World's Largest Thermometer etc.).

Even driving out to Death Valley takes you past the Indian Springs AFB where I got buzzed by a couple of A10s as I went by.

If you want some Area 51 action closer to the Strip, peer over the airport fence and see the JANET planes coming and going.

[audidoody]

So you want to do a 300-mile return road trip along a featureless road in furnace heat to reach the end of a road with a sign that says you will be arrested if you put a foot past the sign

What's not to enjoy?

[Aldos Army]

audidoody said:

So you want to do a 300-mile return road trip along a featureless road in furnace heat to reach the end of a road with a sign that says you will be arrested if you put a foot past the sign

What's not to enjoy?

this is the kind of thing that puts me off!!!!

[audidoody]

What? My post? Or the thought of heavy-set unsmiling men in sunglasses, army fatigues, pointing live-ammo-loaded M16's at you?

Here's a good TA review:

“Would not recommend.”
1 of 5 starsReviewed 22 May 2011
Did not appreciate the consistent probing and testing done on me. They then took me to their home planet and made me live with their people. Don't waste your time. You'll regret it.

Visited May 2011
Thank you for your vote

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Edited by audidoody on Friday 17th July 17:30

[Aldos Army]

audidoody said:

What? My post? Or the thought of heavy-set unsmiling men in sunglasses, army fatigues, pointing live-ammo-loaded M16's at you?

Here's a good TA review:

“Would not recommend.”
1 of 5 starsReviewed 22 May 2011
Did not appreciate the consistent probing and testing done on me. They then took me to their home planet and made me live with their people. Don't waste your time. You'll regret it.

Visited May 2011
Thank you for your vote

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g4599...

Edited by audidoody on Friday 17th July 17:30

haha that's good!

[Vette_1978]

We did it on our last road trip. We came from the north so stopped at Rachel for the classic Little Ale'in place for lunch. Not up to much on the burger front, typical really, but a decent little shop. Also got directions about the back gate, drove down to the gate, parked up, got pictures, drove back and scared some other tourist in the opposite direction who saw some SUV flying towards them. Also stopped at the Black Mailbox for pictures. Thats about it. Worth it to say you've done it, we saw no MIB folk as we stayed behind the gatehouse barrier. I'm sure this is manned but the main gate is behind the rocks up the track out of sight. At the other end of the ET Highway was an Area 51 place which was also worth a wander. Enjoy the road signs which nearly all have been shot at some point.

[mu0n]

I did it a few years back and its well worth it. A few quirky signs, some old abandoned buildings and some proper cool desert you can see goes on until the horizon. I remember the big alien made out of metal think it was a gift shop but it was closed... Also a mailbox with stickers all over it and a sign with stickers all over it and a few cars randomly dumped under a tree... odd as no one was about.

We shot guns in the desert... Then kept driving.

Finally got to a sign that said no photographs and no entry or something like that with a big black SUV parked up on top of a mound... all along the ridge had what looked like cameras or motion sensors....

Cool trip tho and I've got some great photos. Enjoy.