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The
Enchanted Highway - Regent, North Dakota
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Welcome
to North Dakota's Enchanted Highway...
The Enchanted Highway, a 32 mile stretch of highway starting at Interstate 94 (Exit 72) - about 20 miles east of Dickinson, features some of the world's largest scrap metal sculptures. In fact, the sculpture "Geese in Flight", is
currently listed in the Guinness World Book of Records as the Largest Scrap Metal
Sculpture in the entire world.
Currently, the Enchanted Highway consists of 6 extremely large metal sculptures depicting geese, deer, pheasants, grasshoppers, Teddy Roosevelt, and even a complete Tin Family. The artist responsible for this awesome creation, Regent
native Gary Greff, plans on adding even more giant sculptures to the highway in
the upcoming years.
Editor's Note: Think of The Enchanted Highway as a fun alternative route to the Black Hills of South Dakota. We all know how boring the drive can be taking Highway 85 to South Dakota. Take the Enchanted Highway instead. It will entertain
the kids and give the parents many excellent one-of-a-kind photo opportunities.
Stops along the Enchanted Highway
• "Geese in Flight"
Guinness World Book of Records - Largest Scrap Metal Sculpture
Date Erected: 2001
Weight: over 78.8 tons
Size: 154 ft. long and 110 ft. tall
Largest Goose: 30 ft. wing span
Scrap Metal Used: oil tanks & oil well pipe
• "Deer Crossing"
Date Erected: 2002
Weight: ????
Buck Size: 60 ft. long and 75 ft. tall
Doe Size: 50 ft. long and 50 ft. tall
Scrap Metal Used: oil well tanks
• "Grasshoppers in the Field"
Date Erected: 1999
Weight: ????
Big Grasshopper: 60 ft. long and 40 ft. tall
Med Grasshopper: 24 ft. long and 12 ft. tall
Scrap Metal Used: fuel tanks and oil well tanks
• "Pheasants on the Prairie"
Date Erected: 1996 - 1997
Rooster Weight: 13,000 lbs.
Rooster Size: 70 ft. long and 40 ft. tall
Hen Weight: 12,000 lbs.
Hen Size: 60 ft. long and 35 ft. tall
Chick Weight: 5,000 lbs.
Chick Size: 20 ft. long and 15 ft. tall
Scrap Metal Used: pipe and wire mesh
• "Teddy Roosevelt Rides Again"
Date Erected: 1993
Weight: over 9,000 lbs.
Size: 51 ft. tall
Scrap Metal Used: well pipe
• "The Tin Family"
Date Erected: 1991
Weight: ????
Tin Dad: 45 ft. tall
Tin Mom: 44 ft. tall
Tin Kid: 23 ft. tall
Scrap Metal Used: farm tanks, telephone poles, barb wire, and augers
• The Enchanted Highway Gift Shop
Regent, North Dakota
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