Today we’re visiting Carhenge, a popular roadside attraction in western Nebraska. Carhenge is the passion project of Jim Reinders, who came up with the idea to memorialize his father. Like Stonehenge, Carhenge is a glimpse of culture now past—the heyday of the American automobile. While living in England, Reinders studied Stonehenge"s structure, which allowed him to replicate the formation using 39 vehicles, including cars, trucks, and even one Jeep. Reinders and about 35 family members built the attraction in June 1987. And with another nod to Stonehenge, they dedicated it on the summer solstice that same month. Since then, more than 60,000 people have visited the attraction and it’s appeared in music videos, TV shows, commercials, and even on an album cover.
Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
Today in History
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Greece celebrates its independence
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Aw shucks, It s Oyster Day
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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High tide at the walled city
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Southern gemsbok in the savannah, Botswana
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Sitting down and taking a stand
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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A glimpse of the Blue Forest
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50 years of Earth Day
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Happy World Laughter Day
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Cheese! We ll go somewhere where there s cheese!
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Château de Sully-sur-Loire, Center-Val de Loire, France
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Snow buntings take flight
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Commemorating the life of a famous railroad conductor
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World Sea Turtle Day
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International Kissing Day
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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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Hitsujiyama Park, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Portland celebrates its bounty
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Seven Magic Mountains art installation, Jean Dry Lake, Nevada
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Celebrating whales—and a whale of a tale
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Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
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Is there a bug-egg emoji for this?
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Where the glow of the holidays lingers
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Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, California
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World Wildlife Day
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Wind Cave National Park celebrates 120 years
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World Penguin Day
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Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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