385 GOLD RUSH SCENIC BYWAY SMALL-TOWN STOP CARHENGE, ALLIANCE CHADRON This friendly community is home to Chadron State College. The scenic surroundings, college-town atmosphere and historic buildings create a small-town charm you won’t soon forget. DO Discover the source of residents’ early livelihood at the Museum of the Fur Trade . SHOP Browse locally made Native American goods at Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center . EAT Cozy up with espresso drinks, cocktails and delicious food at Bean Broker Coffee House & Pub . STAY Listen to live local music in the saloon of the Olde Main Street Inn . 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 1. Discover the source of residents’ early livelihood at the Museum of the Fur Trade near Chadron, featuring over 6,000 artifacts from the fur trade period. Then shop decor, books, toys and museum-item replicas at the Trade Shop. Chadron 1 20 385 Niobrara River 2. You have to see Carhenge to believe it: Built as a tribute to his father, Jim Reinders’ free Alliance attraction uses 39 spray-painted automobiles to form a replica of Stonehenge. The artist studied Stonehenge before beginning construction. 3. Relive the history of the Sandhills region at the Knight Museum and Sandhills Center in Alliance, where exhibits delve into the area’s pioneer past, Native American life, railroad heritage and the larger-than-life personalities who settled the area. 3 2 Alliance Scottsbluff 26 4 Courthouse and Jail Rocks MUSEUM OF THE FUR TRADE, CHADRON Miles 158 The Route US 385 between Chadron and Sidney 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. Find out more at VisitNebraska.com 39
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