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All the United States Nevada Hiko

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Hiko

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Hiko, Nevada

Updated June 29, 2023

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Hiko, Nevada

Complex City

Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.
Alien Research Center

Hiko, Nevada

Alien Research Center

The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Mount Irish Petroglyph Site

Hiko, Nevada

Mount Irish Extraterrestrial Petroglyph Site

Many believe these images represent interstellar lifeforms.
The smelter chimney with the portal running into the trench below.

Hiko, Nevada

Crescent Mill

A remarkably well-preserved brick chimney from a smelter dating to the 1860s is all that remains of this former mill.
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Mt. Irish Petroglyphs

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Mt. Irish Petroglyphs

One of the few remaining indigenous petroglyph sites in Nevada.
8 miles from Hiko
The mailbox, with lots of graffiti from visitors.

Alamo, Nevada

The Black Mailbox

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.
18 miles from Hiko
Area 51, from the vantage point at Tikaboo Peak.

Alamo, Nevada

Tikaboo Peak

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.
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