Kentucky Stonehenge — Attraction in Munfordville

I admit....this place is STRANGE, WEIRD, UNUSUAL, OUT OF PLACE, BIZARRE, NON-TYPICAL, but INTERESTING,

PARKING: When you reach the area, turn on Chester Street to where it intersects with Lynn Street. That's where the driveway entrance is. Pull into Chester's driveway that is adorned with decorative rock walls on both sides. Drive to the middle turnabout and park near the "parking" signs. There's a Donation Jar nearby. Contribute for good measure.

UNUSUAL IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT! Questions immediately flood my mind: Who is the world would take the time to find, relocate, clean, cut, move and erect these giant, 50,000 pond stones?? That can easily be answered by a quick search on Google....it’s the work of 87 y/o (in 2022) former mayor of Munfordville, Chester Fryer who began in 2000. Why Chester? Why? Well, not even. Chester can answer that questions. He stated that he felt compelled by forces, perhaps God, to build it. How? Large excavating, moving, lifting and cutting machines!!!

I think it's ingenious, especially since Chester refred to pictures and used a compass to align his Stonehenge to mimic the original in Whiltshire, England.

Besides his Stonehenge, there is a huge Cross of Christ that I identify with most. To me, that is far superior to any of his rock exhibits on the property, including the rock cannons and 50+ statues.

Still, I just don't get it. All the time, work and effort put into this art..... I would've used the 10 acers to carve a dirt MX Track and open it to the public for Family riding and camping.

Still, it's worth the trip to see and be amazed at the work...

Now THIS is what I'm talking about!!!! We found this place on some random list while planning for our honeymoon road trip, and we knew we had to go. This was our first time in Kentucky, and we love strange and hidden little bits of tourist-y goodness! It was a dreadfully windy day, but we were so set on seeing this place that we braved the gusts, or whatever. It really is just in someone's yard! BUT, they've allowed for plenty of parking, before dark, where you can park, get out of your car, and walk around all you want. We have a little house trinket box that looks like our house that we brought on this trip, and we tried to do a little weird photoshoot with it. I'm not sure it worked, but that's not Kentucky Stonehenge's fault...that's the wind's personal issue. It felt especially poignant to come here on April Fool's Day, because my prank-happy, lighthearted late grandfather (whose favorite holiday was April Fool's Day) would've been so jazzed about this place. He always took us to stuff like this and made sure to instill in us a sense of wonder and appreciation for the "strange" things one might see while traveling. I'm so glad we got to visit here, and I'm so glad it was on April 1st. Worth the drive out to middle of...

This is a small henge roughly modeled on Stonehenge in the UK. It's really a family's project that they have made available to the public. You park in a family driveway and, basically walk around their yard.

They have made their hobby open to the public and it's worth a visit. Just like the real Stonehenge you contemplate mysteries here. Instead of wondering how Neolithic cultures quarried and transported stones across the UK, here you wonder:

1.) Did this guy build KY Stonehenge after he retired or did he come home from a hard day of work and think "Time to relax! Let's erect large rocks!".

2.) How did he present the idea of building a stone henge to his wife and family? Did they just come home one day to see a stonehenge in their yard? Was there a late night conversation over coffee about this?

3. Did this family come together through a shared love of big rocks or did one man's love of big rocks spread amongst his...