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Long-form writing on the strange patterns, lost histories, and accumulated mysteries of American roads.

Highways of the Otherworld

An odyssey through Nevada’s Extraterrestrial Highway and its star‑lit myths

A 98‑mile Nevada road, the Extraterrestrial Highway, intersects myth, military secrecy, and tourism in a desert where lights flash like alien gunfire and a humble sign invites the world to look up.

March 29, 2026· 15 min read· Nevada, UFOs, Roads