<P> The Thing is an Arizona roadside attraction hyped by signs along Interstate 10 between El Paso, Texas, and Tucson, Arizona . A large number of billboards entice travelers along this sparse stretch of desert highway to stop, just to find out what the mysterious Thing might be . The object, supposedly a mummified mother and child, is believed to have been made by exhibit creator Homer Tate for sideshows . </P> <P> The Thing was purchased by former lawyer Thomas Binkley Prince in the mid-twentieth century, who quickly based a tourist attraction around the strange object . Although Prince died in 1969, the attraction was run by his wife Janet for many years . Today, the site is under the ownership of Bowlin Travel Centers, Inc . Despite its remoteness, the attraction has been popular; it has appeared in several tourist guides, and has been the subject of several news stories and reports . </P>

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