Bowlin's The Thing Travel Center

2631 N Johnson Rd, Benson
(520) 586-2581

Recent Reviews

Kou Kamiyoshi

Random wasteland encounter place. It has entertainment and serves you all the connivences of a regular gas station. A more novel gas station akin to Buc-ees. Might as well stop to cut the monotony of your long trek across the Southwest.

alvin slade

Helpful staff!

Maggie Potter

Update: we sent an alien we purchased from Bowlin's The Thing Travel Center to space, and it survived!! Highly recommended for space flight and other extreme uses.

martimiano cruz carrasco

excellent

JoyRyder 69

This place is really neat and the DQ is nice & clean with good food… Really impressed!! Thanks to the staff!!

Scott

What if, the Thing was just no Thing at all

David M. Bond

My only regret about visiting this place is that I couldn't buy every damn thing that's in there. It's amazing. ?

michael fritsinger

The museum is worth it. Really fun roadside attraction. Very cool

Mike Olson

Good distraction road brake

Deb Johnson

So fun! After seeing the signs for approximately 100 miles we had to stop! Was not disappointed.

Nancy Olson

Lot's of fun.. very different from back in the 80s when I first visited. Nice folks too.

Madelyn Cope

Actually went in for a blizzard at DQ the new frosted animal cookies is the bomb love it

Teddy Ipock

After years of passing by this place we finally succumbed to the allure. We were not disappointed but thoroughly enjoyed our visit. The museum is very well done, even with the kitchy sci-fi theory running throughout. Lots of "What if" questions and life-like statues. Someone with a great imagination did a great job here. The gift shop is huge but tidy and the people are very friendly.

stacey jean

I always stop here when I'm traveling. The staff is helpful and cheery.

JasandJennifer

There's a gas station, bathroom, gift shop and convenience store, so everything you need during a road tripThe Thing Museum is very cheap even for a family. It's super quick to go through and very fun, definitely worth a stop

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Bowlin's The Thing Travel Center

2631 N Johnson Rd, Benson, AZ 85602
(520) 586-2581