-The Thing is a roadside attraction in Arizona that includes a gift shop and museum -Located between Tucson and El Paso, Texas, along Interstate 10 (Exit 322) - The Thing is a mystery creature that's believed to be a mummified child and mother -Housed in a cinderblock sarcophagus in Texas Canyon, Arizona -Homer Tate, a jack-of-all-trades who made mummies, shrunken heads, and mermaids in the 1940s, is thought to have created the object -The Thing has been a popular roadside attraction since the mid-1960s -It's advertised by signs along the highway -Recent additions include a UFO exhibit Map