Iron-on patch

The Thing?

$8.00

The Thing is a roadside museum near Dragoon, Arizona, built around a paid-admission mystery exhibit and advertised for decades by hundreds of yellow billboards asking "The Thing? What is it?" along Interstate 10. Thomas Binkley Prince, who had run a similar attraction in the Mojave Desert since the 1950s, relocated it to its current site near Texas Canyon in 1965 after interstate highway construction closed his original California location. After Prince's death in 1969, his wife Janet continued running it, and the Bowlin family's travel-center company later took over, unveiling a modernized museum building in 2018. Inside, alongside the mummified figures billed as the attraction's namesake, the museum displays a mix of oddities, antique vehicles, and sideshow curiosities.

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Size

3 inches

Backing

Iron-on

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CollinOctober 2026
Love this hat! Great quality and well put together. Will be buying another with a different patch logo
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John RobertsonVerified buyerOctober 2026
Great buying experience! I made a mistake on my shipping address, and the seller was extremely helpful and communicative in helping me resolve the issue. I love my hat with the St Louis Zoo patch!
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KyleOctober 2026
Great hat!
Modern, quality hat that pairs with anything! Highly recommend!
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Michael CassidySeptember 2026
Great looking hat! Love supporting the best zoo in the world
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JonVerified buyerSeptember 2026
Great product and even better customer service! Would buy again without hesitation.
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Chase BrooksSeptember 2026
The hat shipped quick, awesome look and feel and the unique zoo patch completes it! My wife said it might be her new fav of mine! 🙌👌 The fit is perfect, comfortable yet sporty.
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