A Pennsylvania man named Richard Schaefer began turning discarded car parts into sculptures in 1988, and his roadside front yard in Erie has since grown into one of the region's most unusual local attractions. Visitors driving along Hershey Road will spot a two-headed dinosaur, a rocket ship, a bumblebee, a spider and a figure called Automan, all welded together from old engines, brake shoes and other salvaged automotive pieces. Here’s how the collection started, what you can see, and how to plan a visit, drawing on the artist's own family website. Every piece in the yard began as something destined for the scrapheap, and together they show how a patient eye and a welding torch can turn junk into a destination worth slowing down for.
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