thunder mountain

I wouldn't make a special trip to see this place. But, if you are driving past, it's a nice break in the monotony of I80.

Stretch your legs and walk around this unusual place. Part spiritual haven, part hermit junk heap, there is a lot of odd artwork.

If you are driving on I-80 through Imlay, NV, this is definitely worth stopping for. It is right off the highway (you can actually see it from the interstate), so it is very close, and a great place to stretch your legs. It is one CRAZY place! Fabulously unique, it is hard to describe this incredible architectural creation by an unusually creative mind. The website doesn't give much info for visitors, but that's because you just let yourself in and out, and drop an optional donation in the box. No one is there to greet you (except for a very sweet dog who is fenced in on the property), but you are free to wander around the property and take photos. You have to see it to believe it.

This is a place of folk art that is currently undergoing restoration. One can walk around the grounds (a small donation is requested) and look at the accomplishments of a man who took various pieces of misc. materials and junk and built a homestead for himself, creating many pieces of folk art for the grounds. What is far more interesting is the story of the man who built this. He built this place with his wife and children who eventually left him. Then he ended his life with a bullet in his head. His story is the really the highlight of this place.

A great stop to rest and stretch your legs from the highways... alot of the material was collected from old automobiles and highway white man trash.