Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near North Carolina

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

For 62 years after he was killed in a fight, carnival work Cancetto "Spaghetti" Farmica hung on the wall of a local mortuary, collateral for his unpaid funeral bill. Finally put to rest in the ground in 1972.
~19 miles from Raeford.

A beloved town mascot that has survived (figuratively) being killed and being set on fire after being killed. Displayed in a park.
~59 miles from Raeford.

A TV Land tribute to characters from the 1960s Andy Griffith Show. Griffith's home town of Mt. Airy has a duplicate of the statue.
~64 miles from Raeford.

Giant replica globe appears to have come to rest against a building after rollign through Raleigh. It houses a multimedia theater on the inside; a hi-res satellite photography of the Earth's surface covers the outside.
~65 miles from Raeford.

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