Posted by Goose on September 12, 2011 at 19:57:04 from (173.190.237.126):
Guess it's actually the Platte River Road Arch.
Went under it today on the way out, and again on the way back. Got to wondering if any of ya'll ever went through it.
My wife, daughter, and I went through it a coupla years ago, and I was kinda underwhelmed. Hate to denigrate my own state, but to me it looked a lot like a manufactured tourist trap. More hype than what they come through with, and a souvenir shop with overpriced junk.
Their online pages says they have a 1914 Model T Ford. It's actually about a '25 or '26. Model T's did evolve over the years.
Maybe I shouldn't be so hard on the place. Guess if you were stopped in Kearney anyway and didn't mind backtracking a few miles, it would be an interesting diversion, but I certainly wouldn't consider it a destination in itself.
The day we were there, we went back to Minden and spent the rest of the day at Pioneer Village. A whole lot more meaningful. Also, a few miles west of Kearney at the Elk Creek exit there's Chevyland with scads of antique and valuable Chevies. Last time I was there, the showpiece was a '57 Bel Air convertible, turquoise with a white top, facory chrome fender skirts, factory Continental kit, factory fuel injection, etc., restored to showroom condition. That sucker has to be worth a ton of money.
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