▁the ▁area ▁who ▁sold ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁owner / origin ator ▁of ▁the ▁" Th ing ". ▁But ▁in ▁this ▁story , ▁the ▁har sh ness ▁of ▁the ▁truth ▁will ▁never ▁be ▁un cover ed , ▁and ▁the ▁" Th ing " ▁will ▁remain ▁a ▁mystery . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Bow lin ▁Tra vel ▁Cent ers ▁un ve iled ▁a ▁brand ▁new ▁modern ▁museum ▁building ▁and ▁other ▁updates ▁to ▁house , ▁in ▁some ▁order ▁or ▁theme , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁items ▁formerly ▁stored ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁sh eds . ▁The ▁new ▁own ers ▁have ▁also ▁added ▁a ▁new ▁al ien ▁and ▁din osa ur ▁theme ▁that ▁visitors ▁first ▁encounter ▁upon ▁entering ▁the ▁museum . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁up gr ades , ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁ad mission ▁has ▁also ▁increased ▁to ▁$ 5 ▁per ▁person ▁or ▁$ 1 0 ▁per ▁family . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁The ▁step - gre at - gre at - grand son ▁of ▁H omer ▁T ate ▁and ▁the ▁cur ator ▁of ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Historical ▁Society - P ione er ▁Museum ▁in ▁Flag st aff ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁H omer ▁T ate . ▁T ate ▁was ▁famous ▁for ▁producing ▁sides how ▁g aff es . ▁Based ▁out ▁of ▁Phoenix , ▁T ate ▁produced ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁curios ities ▁like ▁f aux ▁sh run ken ▁heads . ▁ ▁The ▁road side ▁area ▁was ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁att orney ▁Thomas ▁B ink ley ▁Prince , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in