Enchanted Highway Origin, North Dakota

Interstate 94, the only east/west interstate across North Dakota, takes most travelers across the state without much interruption. Billboards often encourage people to divert from the main route to attractions in the small communities along the way. At Exit 72, in the southwest part of the state, a 110 foot tall metal sculpture next to the westbound interstate, called Geese in Flight, with a sign, indicates the north end of the Enchanted Highway, a series of sculptures visible along the rural route southbound, said to be the world’s largest scrap metal sculptures. After 32 miles, you arrive at the town of Regent, with a museum and other amenities. This is also the hometown of Gary Greff, the sculptor who made these sculptures over two decades. He bought the empty school from the town for $100, with the hopes of opening an art school there.