Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near North Carolina

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

A beloved town mascot that has survived (figuratively) being killed and being set on fire after being killed. Displayed in a park.
~12 miles from Cary.

Personal collection of all things gourd by the world's greatest gourd-lover. On display in town since his death.
~20 miles from Cary.

Barney, on display at the JFK Special Warfare Museum, survived Vietnam -- but couldn't endure North Carolina.
~48 miles from Cary.

A large fiberglass lumberjack and his tall tale sidekick, Babe the Blue Ox, peer out towards I-95 from Log Cabin Homes. Muffler Man is the former "Stan the Tire Man."
~57 miles from Cary.

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