Rachel

By car

Rachel is 3 hours north of Las Vegas going along Nevada Highway 375 (the Extraterrestrial Highway). There are no gas stations in the town.

Rachel is an unincorporated rural town in Nevada located off of Nevada State Highway 375 (which is also known as the "Extraterrestrial Highway"). The theme around the town is an alien/space theme, because of Rachel's proximity to Nellis Air Force Range and Area 51. There is not much to do around the small town, however, although it enjoys some tourism from people interested in UFOs, aliens, and aviation.

There are not many tourist attractions. There was a large logo for Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) on the ground in the northern part of town which claimed to be the first logo to be seen from outer space. There was an Area 51 Research Center operated in the late 1990s by UFO researcher Glenn Campbell, but it is now closed. There is one motel. The area remains popular for geocaching.

• Black MailboxIt was commonly used as a gathering place for UFO seekers. It was stolen in January 2015 and is unlikely to be replaced.

• Extraterrestrial Highway signsThe Route 375 signs, more commonly known as the Extraterrestrial Highway signs are notable for the marks placed by tourists, the UFO/F-117 Nighthawk symbols and that they don't use the Highway Gothic font for the main text.

You can walk around Rachel on foot. Aside from the geocaching and signage, the Little A'Le'Inn (a bar, restaurant, and motel) on State Highway (or State Route) 375 is a popular destination with tourists.

There is a gift shop in Rachel on Canyon Road.

• Ailen Research Center

  phone: +1 775-725-3750
  address: 100 NV-375, Hiko, NV

• Little A'Le'Inn

  phone: +1 775 729-2515
  address: 1 Old Mill Road
  Has a gift shop, bar, and restaurant. The rooms have been upgraded with microwaves, small refrigerators, new furniture, bedding, air conditioning, and other types of upgrades. They are pet-friendly (with deposit) and offer free parking for RVs that don't need power (however, if you make a reservation online, you will have to pay a penny, which they will refund to you upon arrival).

Map of places with Wikivoyage articles nearby
If you want to get out, take Extraterrestrial Highway, but don't get near Nellis Air Force Range or Area 51 unless you have formal authorization from these military bases.

• Panaca – approximately northeast of Rachel on the NV-375 (Extraterrestrial Highway), US-93 (Great Basin Highway), then US-319 is Panaca. Panaca is a Mormon settlement and one of two places in Nevada that forbids gambling (the other being Boulder City).
• Pioche – approximately northeast of Rachel on the NV-375 (Extraterrestrial Highway), then US-93 (Great Basin Highway) is Pioche. The town that means pickaxe in French was built to mine silver and has plenty of historic buildings still standing today.
• Tonopah – approximately west of Rachel on the NV-375 (Extraterrestrial Highway), then US-6 (Grand Army of the Republic Highway) is Tonopah. Tonopah is a former silver mining town that is about halfway between Las Vegas and Reno.