Interstate 15, from points west near Los Angeles, is the main thoroughfare to Las Vegas, Nevada. BMWs and late model sedans jockey for pole position among mini-vans, travel-trailers, and the ceaseless caravan of big rigs moving consumer and wholesale goods for this fine, materialist country. It's long been rumored that the hotel is haunted by the spirits of gold miners who once resided in the building.The interstate - at whatever hour - is filled with all sorts of car and truck traffic. In room 22, a ballerina dances on a ball, and clowns and acrobats perform as a special dedication to RED SKELTON, who was a guest in this room on four occasions. Several of the guest rooms have murals painted on the walls where cherubs and peacocks and angels frolic. Murals of a 16th century Spanish Garden adorn the walls of the Dining Room. A guitar rests upon a chair, silently waiting for a guitarist. An alcove at the entrance to the main hallway depicts a gazebo, naturally lighted by a skylight. In the years since her arrival in Death Valley Junction, in the spring of 1967, Marta has painted murals throughout the hotel. In the spring of 1967, when Marta Becket found herself peering into the the old theater that would become the Amargosa Opera House, it was obviously abandoned. Located a few miles west of the California-Nevada border, near Death Valley National Park, no journey to this part of the world would be complete without a visit to this unique and inspiring destination. For more than 35 years, Marta Becket has lived and shared her art and dreams with those fortunate enough to find this wonderful and magical place. A once in a lifetime experience awaits you in a tiny town known as Death Valley Junction, for this is the home of the Amargosa Opera House and Hotel.

The amargosa opera house