Carhenge
Roadside Sculpture By Jim Reinders, A Replica Of Stonehenge Built From Vintage Cars (Friends Of Carhenge) · Alliance, Nebraska
Carhenge is a full-size replica of Stonehenge built from vintage American cars, standing in a field on the northern edge of Alliance in the Nebraska Panhandle. Jim Reinders, who had studied the real Stonehenge while living in England, built it with family members in 1987, partly as a memorial to his father, who had farmed the land, and it was dedicated at that year's summer solstice. Roughly 38 or 39 cars, all painted grey, stand upright in the ground or are welded across the tops as lintels, copying the circle, the horseshoe and the heel stone of the Salisbury Plain original. Around it the Car Art Reserve holds more sculptures made from car bodies and parts. The site is free and open at all hours; it was donated to the City of Alliance and is cared for with the volunteer Friends of Carhenge, and a small visitor building and gift shop open only in the warmer months. Be honest about the scale: it is a one-hour stop, not a day, about 1.5 to 2 hours north of Interstate 80, on Mountain time, and it is best folded into a loop through the Oregon Trail landmarks and the Pine Ridge.
2151 County Road 59, Alliance, Nebraska, 69301, United States
NO OPENING TIME HERE WAS CHECKED. The typical pattern: the Carhenge site itself is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and free, with no gate. The visitor building and gift shop open only in the warmer months, roughly late May to early autumn, during daytime hours that vary and are not guaranteed, and are usually closed in winter. All times are Mountain time, an hour behind eastern Nebraska. The traps are arriving out of season expecting toilets, drinks or a souvenir, coming at midday in flat harsh light, and misreading the time zone for a sunrise. Confirm current times before relying on them.