What is the Thing? Along Interstate 10, from Tucson, Arizona to El Paso, Texas, you see billboards with messages to tickle your interests. One will say, "The Thing?", and a few miles more you will see "What is it?" and down the road a ways another might say "Mystery of the Desert". Located on a hilltop between Benson and Willcox, Arizona, you will see a large red, yellow, blue filling station and gift shop. Inside you will find the typical southwest roadside gifts such as bows, arrows, moccasins, baseball caps, turquoise jewelry and The Thing? shot glasses, T-shirts and other items with the logo on it. What is it? I sounds like a novelty which peaks enough people's interest to get them to stop and check it out. For a dollar, you walk past the register and into a tiny outside courtyard. In the courtyard is three prefabricated corrugated steel sheds full of odd exhibits. You will see unusual wood carvings, framed lithographs, sad