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# Corvette Museum Will Make Car-Eating Sinkhole a Permanent Exhibit

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## Laura Stampler


Jun 26, 2014 1:38 PM UTC

by 

[Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/)


## Laura Stampler


Jun 26, 2014 1:38 PM UTC

The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky. [announced Thursday](http://corvettemuseum.blogspot.com/2014/06/museum-board-meets-regarding-sinkhole.html) that a sinkhole that [swallowed eight classic cars in February](http://www.businessinsider.com/video-sinkhole-swallows-classic-corvettes-2014-2) — as seen in the video above — will remain a permanent part of the exhibit.

The board of the museum was presented with three options: 1) Fill the sinkhole and replace the floor, as if nothing happened; 2) Keep a small bit open for posterity’s sake; 3) Mother Earth has spoken, leave it as is. After some consideration, they went with option 2.

“My own personal opinion changed as time went on,” a board member stated on the museum’s blog. “I come here today with my marching orders from my members. About two thirds of my organization says to leave it open in some form or fashion.”

This makes sense considering that the [museum’s attendance has been up 59% and revenue increased 65%](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/corvette-museum-decides-keep-popular-sinkhole-n141071) since the headline-making event.

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