The Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada is creepy but so is the road getting there By Gabe Ramirez, CNN Updated 11:39 AM EDT, Tue October 21, 2025 Link Copied! 'The worst sleep of my life': CNN reporter stays at infamous Clown Motel Link Copied! Nevada’s Extraterrestrial Highway near Area 51 is known for UFO sightings. If you drive through it without being abducted by aliens, you can try to rest for the night at a famously haunted, clown-themed motel. Source: https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/travel/video/clown-motel-tonopah-area-51-extraterrestrial-highway-digvid