Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near North Carolina

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

Three 5,000-gallon milk tanks at a cheese factory resemble cows, thanks to some creative augmentation.
~16 miles from Boone.

Circus elephant Big Mary killed a trainer, and was publicly hanged for it.
~42 miles from Boone.

After a long career holding a bucket of paint in Elkhart, Indiana, this red-capped Bunyan moved east to assist the Red Oak Trading Company in Virginia.
~68 miles from Boone.

Giant mirror ball chicken, an arty sculpture of a humanoid figure with wings and flared legs like bell-bottomed pants. Stands outside an art museum.
~82 miles from Boone.

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