If you were a child of the 90s, you no doubt indulged on healthy doses of Nickelodeon. We all knew that owning a piece of the Crag was better than any prize given away on Double Dare, that your parents didn't want you watching Ren & Stimpy, and that the theme to Are You Afraid of the Dark is still the scariest tv theme this side of Unsolved Mysteries. Unfortunately, the golden, or rather orange, days of Nickelodeon are long gone, and there's no better testament to that than a rotting, abandoned ranch in the desert of Arizona.
The Bar None Ranch, the fictional ranch where one of Nick's earliest live-action efforts, Hey Dude, took place, is one of the last remaining vestiges of 90's kids television, and it's in bad shape. Constructed on the outskirts of the Tanque Verde Guest Ranch grounds, the buildings still stand in the hot desert sun. They're overgrown with weeds, falling down in places, and not easy to get to, but any fan of the 90's tween staple will instantly recognize the iconic set.
Recently, YouTuber Adam the Woo trekked out to the location and captured some footage of the Bar None Ranch which is equally as heartbreaking as it is exciting. The iconic wood fence still stands around the main office, though the insides are pretty trashed and used for Tanque Verde storage.
Check out the video tour below for a great peek into Nickelodeon history and plan your own pilgrimmage to the remains of the Bar None Ranch. Now, if only we could find out what happened to Camp Anawanna...
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