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	Carhenge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Carhenge is a replica of England's Stonehenge located near the town of Alliance, Nebraska on the High Plains.
		Instead of being made from stones, Carhenge is constructed of vintage American automobiles, all covered with gray spray paint.
		Carhenge was featured in a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder commercial.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carhenge (170 words)

	Out on the western plains of Nebraska... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		You would read the sign explaining how Carhenge came to be, and then perhaps you would sit down at the picnic table just to look across the grass at this strange and wonderful creation.
		Carhenge has inspired others to make art from old cars, and the Car Art Reserve is filled with other oddities.
		Though none of them hold the strange power of Carhenge, they are well worth the time it takes to walk out to them and around them, if you have the time to spare on this cloudy summer day.
	www.river.org /~jnfr/carhenge/car1.html (318 words)

	This is Carhenge...
		Carhenge was built as a memorial to Jim Reinders' father who once lived on the farm where Carhenge now stands.
		Carhenge is a replica of Stonehenge which is located in England.
		In 1989 the city of Alliance was ready to bulldoze Carhenge, which city officials saw as a junkyard.
	www.esu8.org /~oneill/carhenge (543 words)

	History
		Carhenge, which replicates Stonehenge, consists of the circle of cars, 3 standing trilithons within the circle, the heel stone, slaughter stone, and 2 station stones, and the Aubrey circle, named after Sir John Aubrey who first recognized the earthworks and great stones as a prehistoric temple in 1648.
		Carhenge was built as a memorial to Reinders' father who once lived on the farm where Carhenge now stands.
		Carhenge has been preserved by Friends of Carhenge, a local group, who now owns and maintains it.
	www.carhenge.com /history.htm (547 words)

	America's Stonehenges. Roadside America
		What made Carhenge unique was that it was made of, well, cars -- 38 of them, rescued from nearby farms and dumps.
		Two foreign vehicles were originally part of Carhenge, but they were subsequently dragged away and buried, replaced by models from Detroit.
		Carhenge may have finally gone mainstream, appearing in car commercials, and every road "culture" photo book, like its predecessor (and arguably its inspiration), the Cadillac Ranch.
	www.roadsideamerica.com /set/OVERhenges.html (2095 words)

	Carhenge, Alliance Nebraska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Carhenge is another one of those "Why didn't I think of that?!" Roadside Attractions - a beautifully done replica of Stonehenge, Americanized by using cars in place of massivly huge slabs of rock.
		The 10-acre area that is the site of Carhenge has grown to include other forms of car art, including sculptures of animals both modern and prehistoric, all crafted from automobile parts.
		Carhenge is open all year with no admission fee.
	www.worldslargestthings.com /washington/carhenge.htm (295 words)

	Pop-Culture-Corn: Butter: Place to Be - Carhenge
		While I had been to Wall Drug and Oakley's irrepressible Prairie Dog, this was to be an experience unlike any other; a trip into a surreal commingling of history, ancient mystery and kitsch art, all in the unlikely setting of a small midwestern town.
		A page of history: Carhenge was conceived and built by one man, Jim Reinders, during a family reunion in 1987.
		In 1989 the Alliance City Council determined that Carhenge violated existing land use restrictions (the cornfield where it was built was zoned for agricultural use), and wanted to tear it down.
	www.popculturecorn.com /butter/issues/jul00/article-placetobe2.html (618 words)

	bookofjoe: Carhenge
		Carhenge was erected in the middle of a dusty field by six local families during a reunion in 1987 to replicate England's Stonehenge.
		There was a time when the residents of Alliance wanted to tear down Carhenge and the Nebraska Department of Highways wanted to label it a "junkyard" and build a big fence around it.
		In the wake of Carhenge anything goes as evidenced by the first refrigerator Stonehenge under construction in northwest Santa Fe, NM.
	www.bookofjoe.com /2006/05/carhenge.html (517 words)

	Reporting on the world's largest from the Great Plains
		Carhenge is a replica of Stonehenge constructed of junked automobiles painted uniform gray.
		Carhenge does not raise the Stonehenge question of how it was constructed.
		New Year's 2006: Carhenge, built in 1987, some sort of monument to the American cult of the automobile, of which I confess I am one of the lesser, apprentice, probationary druids.
	www.bismarcktribune.com /articles/2006/01/25/news/columnists/jenkinson/doc43ca39cee27cd553918697.txt (1029 words)

	Nebraska - Carhenge - photos of sculpture gardens in Western Nebraska on Worldisround
		In addition to Carhenge, the grounds of the reserve are...
		This is Carhenge, a replica of the famous Stonehenge built using old...
		As I approached Carhenge and Alliance from the north, I passed this...
	www.worldisround.com /articles/6786 (222 words)

	Carhenge: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Carhenge is a replica of England's Stonehenge Stonehenge quick summary:
		Stonehenge is a neolithic and bronze age monument located near amesbury in the english county of wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of salisbur...
		(Carhenge is constructed of vintage American automobiles, EHandler: no quick summary.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/carhenge.htm (137 words)

	Nebraska (Cont'd)
		According to legend, on the summer solstice, Carhenge was the scene of a strange ceremony.
		A man was chosen to have all of these balloons attached to him, and sent soaring into the sky as a sacrifice to the spirits of Carhenge....
		When I arrived at the Carhenge parking lot at4 AM on Sunday, the wind was calm.
	www.clusterballoon.org /nebraska/nebraska2.html (244 words)

	American Profile: 4/7/2002 - 4/13/2002: Friends Of Carhenge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The group was formed to convince authorities that the sculpture wasn’t a junkyard because no automobiles or salvaged auto parts were being bought or sold.
		When U.S. Highway 385 was re-routed west of town a few years ago, the number of visitors declined, but 23,000 people still found their way to the sculpture in 2000.
		Regardless, Phaneuf loves Carhenge because it carries on the tradition of other astronomical observatories around the world such as Chaco Canyon in New Mexico and Machu Picchu in Peru.
	www.americanprofile.com /issues/20020407/20020407mid_2036.asp (653 words)

	Carhenge
		Carhenge is a replica of Stonehenge located in Alliance, Nebraska.
		It was built by Jim Reinders in 1987 during a family reunion, and has become a huge tourist attraction for the state of Nebraska
		There is a variety of colorful characters, great music, and interesting debate about the nature of public art and community involvement.
	www.davidliban.com /films/Carhenge (102 words)

	Westward to Nebraska! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Carhenge is made up of 26 old cars planted trunk down in the ground.
		It is a rough replica of Stonehenge, the mysterious stone monument erected in England by the Druids about 1850 B.C. It intrigued Jim Reinders, a geologist who created Carhenge on his farm.
		For some who walk among the old boulevard barges in their vertical resting place, Carhenge evokes strange mutterings.
	www.westnebraska.com /What/CarhengePhoto.htm (92 words)

	UCDHSC prof's film focuses on Carhenge in Nebraska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Carhenge, a tribute to Stonehenge in England, stands in a field outside Alliance, Neb. It is the subject of a documentary by David Liban of UCDHSC theatre, film and video production.
		Carhenge, a replica of Stonehenge constructed of 38 junked cars, is located in Alliance, Neb., and was built in a week by Jim Reinders, a retired oil industry engineer, and his family.
		Liban's film, Carhenge: Genius or Junk?, will have its official premiere at the Berkeley Film and Video Festival in California at the end of this month, and has already won the Grand Festival Special Recognition Gorilla Award for short documentary.
	newmedia.colorado.edu /silverandgold/messages/4618.html (572 words)

	Day 114 : Carhenge, Nebraska : : : roadtrip.beimers.com : : :
		I don't know if it was because it was such a dramatic sharp jut of interestingness in a sea of perpetual boredom, or if it was just damn cool.
		If you haven't yet figured out what Carhenge is, let me enlighten you: It's an exact replica of Stonehenge, complete in every detail, except, well, with cars instead of stones.
		All I can really say is, if it's the weekend, and you're bored, and you feel like doing something out of the ordinary, and you happen to be in northwest Nebraska at the time, hey, have we got a spot for you.
	roadtrip.beimers.com /day114.html (545 words)

	Travelwriters.com - A Resource for travel writers and photographers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Carhenge, on the other hand, is not quite so baffling.
		Building Carhenge, according to creator Jim Reinders, was “something to do at our family reunion.” Reinders was born in Alliance, Nebraska in 1927, and later trotted the globe as an electrical engineer.
		Carhenge began generating a buzz before the paint dried.
	www.travelwriters.com /writers/website/view.asp?idnumber=2381&writerID=2262 (888 words)

	Stonehenge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The University of Missouri at Rolla has a half-scale replica located on campus, UMR Stonehenge, built from solid granite.
		Detail of Carhenge, a Stonehenge replica constructed from vintage American cars.
		Carhenge was constructed from vintage American cars near Alliance, Nebraska by the artist Jim Reynolds in 1987.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stonehenge (5799 words)

	Nebraska
		I first read about Carhenge on the Internet, and was both amused and intrigued by the notion of someone recreating Stonehenge with "vintage American cars" instead of huge stones.
		I suggested that I fly on the summer solstice in June, but as lackadaisical latterday druids, we decided that the gods would be satisfied by a sacrifice on the weekend before the solstice, with the weekend after as our back-up date for bad weather.
		It seemed that whatever nature spirits rule the weather at Carhenge were in a pissy mood.
	www.clusterballoon.org /nebraska/nebraska.html (689 words)

	Roger Search Results. Roadside America
		US 385 is being relocated; when completed and reopened in late Fall 1999, Carhenge will be 3.5 miles off US 385, on highway NE 87.
		Friends of Carhenge are reportedly fundraising to put up new highway signs.
		Is a "rest stop" that we were told by someone in the next town north that we "had to hit." It's basically a bunch of hay bales with a toilet and a green recliner, with a sign on the front that says "rest stop." There's a notebook there to record comments and suggestions.
	www.roadsideamerica.com /roger/QueryTips.php3?tip_State=NE (339 words)

	July12 - Mount Rushmore and Custer State Park, SD and Carhenge, NE
		Needless to say, I was the first onlooker to get right back in her car and drive off rather quickly.
		The sign reads "Carhenge and Car Art Reserve (sculptures) This attraction is preserved and enhanced by a local support group.
		Carhenge replicates stonehenge as to dimensions and orientation.
	www.louannsplace.com /Summer2001/July12 (945 words)

	Panhandle Pundit: Ain't No 'Henge Like Carhenge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Abe has a post up today about Carhenge, located just a ways down the road from your humble blogger.
		Carhenge is a staple of western Nebraska roadside attractions, don't you know.
		Of course, trying to explain Carhenge to the uninitiated is sort of like trying to explain...
	rynemcclaren.typepad.com /blog/2005/04/aint_no_henge_l.html (454 words)

	America unhenged: 7 great Stonehenge replicas - Road Trips - MSNBC.com
		A family reunion in 1987 produced what has become America's best-known quirky Stonehenge: "Carhenge," built in a dusty field outside of Alliance, Neb., under the supervision of farmer Jim Reinders, who meant it as a memorial to his dad.
		At Carhenge, celebrants conduct a modern pagan ritual involving a weiner car.
		Carhenge may have finally gone mainstream, appearing in car commercials, and every road-culture photo book -- like its predecessor (and arguably its inspiration), the Cadillac Ranch.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/12739940/from/RSS (1196 words)

	evhead
		Here is the Official Carhenge Web Site: "Just north of Alliance Nebraska, along Highway 87, stands a replication of Stonehenge, England's ancient mystical alignment of stones that chart the sun and moon phases.
		Carhenge, created from vintage American made automobiles, towers over the plains of Nebraska." And for those who don't believe it, here is "Yes, yet another Carhenge page!
		Who knew?) In a way, I feel oddities of the American landscape like Carhenge are better left unrevealed to the casual web surfer, their mysteries and wonderment saved for the adventurous and for stories at the bar, which the listener is never quite sure are true.
	www.evhead.com /2001/10/carhenge.asp (334 words)

	what about the plastic animals?: Carhenge
		We agreed to meet in Alliance at the Sunset Motel and RV Park.
		Carhenge is a replica of Stonehenge, only built of cars not stones.
		The gray cars in the first two photos are of the original sculpture installed in 1987.
	jschumacher.typepad.com /joe/2006/04/carhenge.html (240 words)

	Kitsch Tour U.S.A.
		Carhenge designer Jim Reinders is told he has to build a paved parking lot, put up signs and erect a toilet.
		I suspect that many of the critics are insecure; perhaps they doubt their own abilities to do great things or imagine that McGwire and the creators of Dixie and Carhenge make them look bad.
		Though I may occasionally seem to poke fun at these dreamers, this page is here (largely) to celebrate their creations, the grander, gaudier and more ambitious, the better.
	www.frankwu.com /kitschhome.html (583 words)

	Fodor's Travel Guides \| Forums Messages
		Take the road to Allianc, NE to visit the Carhenge site (tacky, yes, that's why we want to visit there).
		Carhenge I've been to, and yeah, pretty tacky.
		Carhenge is fun--so campy and just a kill sitting by itself on the prairie.
	www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=1&tid=34482069&numresponses=8&start=0&screen_name=sinehat (1721 words)

	(GCGN58) Carhenge - Sacred Tourist Trap by catalyst (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Cache is located in small pill bottle with just a log book inside, so be sure to bring something to sign with.
		Cache is located at the famous Carhenge, just outside of Alliance, Nebraska.
		Carhenge was constructed in 1983, but is constantly being added to.
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=85880 (357 words)

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