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Surrounding Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska are some other interesting works of art that have been added throughout the years…

The Spawning Salmon sculpture at Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska
The Spawning Salmon
Created by Geoff Sandhurst of Canada

 

Dino sculpture at Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska

Dino sculpture at Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska
Dino

 

The Fourd Seasons, four cars representing different seasons, at Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska
The Fourd Seasons
Each car represents one of the four stages of wheat grown in the area: “spring” is green, “mature” is yellow mature, “late summer/after harvest” is pink, and “winter” is white.

 

Graffiti car at Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska
Graffiti Car

 

alt=”Detroit is awake artwork at Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska”
“Here lie the bodies of foreign cars. They served their purpose while Detroit slept. Now Detroit is awake and America is great!”

Site: Carhenge
Location: 2141 County Rd. 59, Alliance, NE 69301
Hours: Open daily at all hours. Daylight hours are preferred.
Cost: Free. Donations are accepted.
Date: August 31, 2008

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Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska



Carhenge, a Stonehenge replica made from cars, in Alliance, Nebraska

We had been driving all day, my friend Emily and I, and it was dark and late and we just wanted to find a hotel in Nebraska. We finally saw a patch of lights and pulled off into Chadron, Nebraska. We got food at a diner and then drove around the town looking for a vacancy.

There were none.

So we kept driving, an hour more, to Alliance, Nebraska. We checked into a Days Inn — they had a free room, all the towels had been used, ice was in the ice bucket, an opened bar of soap was on the bathroom counter, the air conditioner was making strange noises.

But none of that mattered. We had made it all the way to Alliance and we had beds to sleep in and in the morning we were going to our first stop of the day, something so important that even the Days Inn Guide listed it first in the section titled “things to do in the area.”

Carhenge, a Stonehenge replica made from cars, in Alliance, Nebraska

Carhenge.

Carhenge, a Stonehenge replica made from cars, in Alliance, Nebraska

Carhenge, a Stonehenge replica made from cars, in Alliance, Nebraska

Carhenge, a Stonehenge replica made from cars, in Alliance, Nebraska

Carhenge is a replica of Stonehenge made from, well, cars. All of the elements are there — from a circle of upright vehicles to a heel stone — and it mimics the original in size and placement.

Carhenge, a Stonehenge replica made from cars, in Alliance, Nebraska

Carhenge, a Stonehenge replica made from cars, in Alliance, Nebraska

Carhenge, a Stonehenge replica made from cars, in Alliance, Nebraska

Carhenge is 96 feet in diameter and is made up of 38 gray cars.

Carhenge, a Stonehenge replica made from cars, in Alliance, Nebraska

Carhenge, a Stonehenge replica made from cars, in Alliance, Nebraska

Carhenge, a Stonehenge replica made from cars, in Alliance, Nebraska

Artist Jim Reinders created the attraction in 1987 as a tribute to his father, Herman Reinders. The car art was met with some resistance from the city council, who ordered it torn down. Luckily, other locals formed a Friends of Carhenge alliance to save it from destruction.

Carhenge, a Stonehenge replica made from cars, in Alliance, Nebraska

Sunflowers grow at Carhenge, a Stonehenge replica made from cars, in Alliance, Nebraska

Luckily indeed.

Carhenge, a Stonehenge replica made from cars, in Alliance, Nebraska

Carhenge, a Stonehenge replica made from cars, in Alliance, Nebraska

Site: Carhenge
Location: 2141 County Rd. 59, Alliance, NE 69301
Hours: Open daily at all hours. Daylight hours are preferred.
Cost: Free. Donations are accepted.
Date: August 31, 2008

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