Qualla: Carhenge https://qualla.com/carhenge en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:06 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/9/x/q/z/carhenge-wk/carhenge-from-nw-1.jpg Qualla: Carhenge https://qualla.com/carhenge Carhenge: Introduction https://qualla.com/carhenge/ Photo credit Emilykil, CC BY-SA 4.0. In the high plains of western Nebraska, just north of the town of Alliance, stands a monument that makes perfect sense if you don't think too hard about it. Carhenge is a replica of England's Stonehenge, built to the same dimensions and alignments, constructed entirely from 38 vintage American automobiles. The cars are painted gray to match the ancient stones, planted trunk-down in pits, with additional cars forming the lintels on top. Creator Jim Reinders built Carhenge in 1987 as a memorial to his father; local authorities initially tried to have it demolished as a nuisance. Public opinion intervened, and Carhenge became the most beloved piece of roadside Americana in Nebraska - a destination for tourists, eclipse viewers, and anyone who appreciates the peculiar American impulse to build things simply because we can.

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/x/q/z/carhenge-wk/9xqz-carhenge-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Carhenge: The Construction https://qualla.com/carhenge/ Photo credit Emilykil, CC BY-SA 4.0. Jim Reinders, an engineer who had studied Stonehenge while living in England, conceived of Carhenge for his father's memorial. He gathered family members and 38 automobiles - mostly American sedans from the 1950s and 1960s - and constructed the monument in June 1987 on the Reinde...

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/x/q/z/carhenge-wk/9xqz-carhenge-the-construction.mp3 0:06 2 full Carhenge: The Controversy https://qualla.com/carhenge/ Photo credit Dick Clark, CC BY 2.0. Alliance's city officials were not amused. They saw Carhenge as an eyesore, a junkyard masquerading as art. Reinders was ordered to remove the cars. He refused. A zoning dispute ensued. But public opinion turned decisively in Carhenge's favor - visitors arrived immediately, findi...

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/x/q/z/carhenge-wk/9xqz-carhenge-the-controversy.mp3 0:06 3 full Carhenge: The Car Art Reserve https://qualla.com/carhenge/ Photo credit Dick Clark, CC BY 2.0. Carhenge inspired further car-based art. The surrounding Car Art Reserve features additional sculptures created from automobile parts: a spawning salmon, a carved chest, a dinosaur skeleton, and various abstract works. Some were created by Reinders; others were contributed by art...

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/x/q/z/carhenge-wk/9xqz-carhenge-the-car-art-reserve.mp3 0:06 4 full Carhenge: The Eclipses https://qualla.com/carhenge/ Photo credit Brian W. Schaller, FAL. Carhenge's location put it in the path of the 2017 total solar eclipse, drawing thousands of visitors who wanted to see totality over the automotive monument. The site became one of the most photographed eclipse locations in America. The combination of astronomical alignment (Car...

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/x/q/z/carhenge-wk/9xqz-carhenge-the-eclipses.mp3 0:06 5 full Carhenge: Visiting Carhenge https://qualla.com/carhenge/ Photo credit Ammodramus, CC0. Carhenge is located 2.5 miles north of Alliance, Nebraska, on Highway 87. The site is free to visit, open 24 hours. A visitors center sells souvenirs and provides information. The site is unstaffed much of the time; visitors explore at their leisure. Alliance has basic services -...

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