Podcast Episode
TRAILER | The Clown Motel, Nevada : Sleeping Beside The Dead

About this episode
In the remote Nevada desert sits one of America's most unusual roadside motels.The Clown Motel in Tonopah is home to thousands of clowns, but it isn't only the painted faces that have given this place its reputation.Directly beside the motel lies the Old Tonopah Cemetery, where miners, pioneers and residents of the early mining town have rested for more than a century.Tonopah itself was shaped by the mining boom of the early 20th century. People travelled into the Nevada desert searching for opportunity, building a community in one of America's most unforgiving landscapes. Some of those early residents now lie in the cemetery beside the motel.Over the years, visitors have reported unexplained voices, footsteps, figures and other experiences both inside the Clown Motel and around the neighbouring cemetery.But what lies behind the reputation?Beyond Haunted UK travels to Tonopah to spend the night at the Clown Motel, exploring the history of the town, the people buried nearby and the paranormal stories that have become associated with this extraordinary place.The Clown Motel: Sleeping Beside the DeadComing soon to Beyond Haunted UK.Follow Beyond Haunted UK on YouTube, Spotify and across social media for the full episode.Listen to the Beyond Haunted UK soundtrack on SoundCloud:
Historic Tonopah & Peter Fabbi Photograph
Historic imagery sourced from the Town of Tonopah Historic Photos collection.
Town of Tonopah Historic PhotosThe Clown Motel & Old Tonopah Cemetery Photography
Original photography by Beyond Haunted UK.
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