Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near North Carolina

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

A classic tourist attraction where gravity misbehaves. There are optical illusions and puzzles for children and child-like adults to ponder.
~37 miles from Sparta.

A long-abandoned Oz mountaintop theme park, opened by local residents to the public every October.
~48 miles from Sparta.

A historic roadside symbol, older than any other big pot in America.
~57 miles from Sparta.

Poised for liftoff, a replica remembers local kid turned NASA engineer Homer Hickham and the Rocket Boys (title of his book that became the movie "October Sky"). Visitors can see Homer's boyhood home and rocket launch site.
~68 miles from Sparta.

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