Enchanted Highway
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The Enchanted Highway is a collection of the world’s largest scrap metal sculptures[1] constructed at intervals along a 32-mile stretch of two-lane highway in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The road has no highway number, although its northern portion is 100½th Avenue S.W. (counting from Bismarck, N.D., which is 85 miles to the east). Local artist Gary Greff conceived of the project, built it beginning in 1989, maintains it and plans more sculptures. A goal is to counter the trend toward extinction of small towns such as Regent, North Dakota. The Enchanted Highway extends north from Regent to the Gladstone exit of Interstate 94 east of Dickinson. Each sculpture has a developed pull-out and several have picnic shelters. The highway passes through scenic farm country with intermittent buttes. Regent is a popular pheasant hunting area, and wild game is abundant.
In 2012, Greff opened a motel, The Enchanted Castle, in Regent. The motel continues the theme of the Enchanted Highway.[2]
That is one very cool sculpture. Thanks for sharing your road travel sights.
It’s great to see so much special things while traveling with you :o)… don’t furget to snap a photo when you see da teepee’s ;o))))))
hahahahaha I’m looking for them!
That is so neat. Hidden treasures in America. ♥
At least it gives you something to look for in a pretty baron state!
Someone said they liked ND and I was like what the what the until I got to the west side.
Very cool!
That’s really cool! Thanks for sharing!
How COOL!!!
We’d love travelling through those sculptures! Gorgeous.
Very cool! I’m sure that made your long drive a little more interesting.
Very cool.