The Clown Motel has become quite the Tonopah landmark! It was named “America's Scariest Motel” due to its clown theme and proximity to the Old Tonopah Cemetery.
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Come to Tonopah and make a stop at the Clown Motel, maybe even test your bravery and stay the night! All your friends will be jealous.
It all started in 1985 when Leona and Leroy David built this motel in memory of their father, Clarence David—a clown lover who left a collection of 150 clowns in his home. The David siblings decided to use them as the theme and focal point of their motel in memory of their father.