Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near North Carolina

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

An actual working lighthouse in a parking lot, pays tribute to the nearby Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
~68 miles from Wallace.

Lester is gone, but you can see his hand-made whirligigs in a local store.
~68 miles from Wallace.

Caleb Bradham invented Pepsi right here, in the local pharmacy.
~60 miles from Wallace.

Fire Horse Fred pulled the New Bern fire hose wagon from 1908 to 1925. You can see his head mounted in a glass case at the Fireman's Museum.
~60 miles from Wallace.

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