Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near North Carolina

While in North Carolina, you might enjoy a visit to:

Experience the culture of Tennessee's hill people while playing mini-golf along a mountain slope.
~20 miles from Cherokee.

At last count, Three Bears had increased to five bears. Watch them eat while camera-carrying humans stand on the edge of their pit and yell, "Hey, BEAR!"
~27 miles from Cherokee.

White Squirrel town holds an annual festival attended by white squirrel mascot, Pisgah Polly. Also a Miss White Squirrel beauty pageant. Souvenirs year-round at the White Squirrel Gift Shoppe.
~37 miles from Cherokee.

Architectural relic from the 1982 World's Fair, the tower with the gold reflector ball is part of the Knoxville skyline.
~48 miles from Cherokee.

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