385 GOLD RUSH SCENIC BYWAY 158 MILES
The Route U.S. 385 between Chadron and Sidney
CARHENGE, ALLIANCE
At its peak, more than $200,000 worth of gold traveled this historic route daily. Today, U.S. 385 is considered one of the most scenic and historic roads in the nation, with impressive pine-covered buttes, rolling hills and lush river valleys.
4 GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES
COURTHOUSE AND JAIL ROCKS, BRIDGEPORT
1. Stop by the Chadron State College campus and visit Mari
Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center to browse locally made Native American goods and learn about the history of the region. Then, explore the Heritage Gardens which surround the center to see the area’s botanical history.
2. You have to see Carhenge to believe it: Built as a tribute to
his father, Jim Reinders’ free Alliance attraction uses 39 spraypainted automobiles to form a replica of Stonehenge. The artist studied Stonehenge before beginning construction. 1 Chadron 3. Relive the history of the Sandhills region at the Knight Museum and Sandhills Center in Alliance, where 385 exhibits delve into the area’s pioneer past, Native American life, railroad Niobrara River heritage and the larger-than-life personalities who settled the area.
4. Two rock formations, Courthouse
and Jail Rocks, signaled to pioneers that they were on the right track during a transcontinental journey west. Where the rocks rise 240 feet above Pumpkin Creek in Bridgeport, take advantage of epic views and photo ops.
SMALLTOWN STOP
SIDNEY With its picturesque green spaces, historic sites and mom-and-popowned shops and restaurants, this friendly community offers plenty of small-town charm you won’t soon forget.
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Courthouse and Jail Rocks
O – Discover the oldest D building in town when you visit Camp Lookout, an 1867 outpost that housed soldiers protecting Union Pacific Railroad workers.
O – Browse 85,000 square D feet of taxidermy, boats, an extensive gun library and all sorts of outdoor supplies at the original Cabela’s.
O – Discover Sidney’s wild Old D West past by visiting the Sidney Boot Hill Cemetery.
O – Stroll downtown Sidney, a D Main Street community on the National Historic Register. Find out more at VisitNebraska.com
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