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Carhenge
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4 reviews for Carhenge
I am racing across from Western Mass to LA (via SF) in my pimping '89 Camry. My two cats are in a cage in the back, and have been meowing since Utica.
I-80 through Nebraska is unbearably long. Just as we are nearing the end of the state, we spot a sign for Carhenge, only about 200 miles out of our way. To my friend's chagrin, I tear off the highway and head north, straight for an electrical storm in the distance.
The storm catches up to us as we pull into the parking lot at Carhenge. The cats yowl as hail pelts the roof with a tinny roar, but, undaunted, we run into the hail towards the monument. It is incredible. No amount of lightning in this vast flatland is going to keep me from climbing on the grey cars, goddamnit! My friend documents my stupidity, and then we rush back to the car.
Too tired to push past the Nebraska state boundary, we head to Alliance, NE, and eat at a Denny's that hasn't changed since the 50s. The people there are thinlipped and exude a grim determination - they seem like they just got of the covered wagons and changed into modern clothing.
It's worth the detour.
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Definitely an odd ball attraction in small town USA. The poor people of the Midwest, they get so bored they have to make things like this! LOL! This place is sort of iconic in some circles. Kind of fun to go check out and it is free too!
In addition to the henge-like grey cars, there are pastel colored vehicles, vehicles stacked on each other lenghtwise, a completely out of place dinosaur, and a skeleton of a station wagon setup to look like a Conesta wagon of Oregon Trail lore.
It is nothing less than magnificent.
This is a replica of Stone Henge done in old cars...
If you have to drive across Nebraska, you have to stop here.