In 1969, a Nevada man began turning roadside junk, bottles, hubcaps and car parts into a desert home; decades later, the five-acre Thunder Mountain Monument is a free roadside attraction
Van Zant used whatever materials he could find, fitting discarded objects into walls, windows and decorative features. Old bottles became part of the walls, creating colourful patterns when sunlight passed through them. (Image Credit: Sally Hanrahan via Travel Nevada) Just off Interstate 80 near Imlay, Nevada, a five-acre roadside attraction showcases an unusual collection of…