Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near North Carolina

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

"The last shot of the War Between the States" was fired on May 6, 1865, according to the plaque on this stone cairn in someone's front yard. Ignore competing Civil War "last shot" landmarks!
~33 miles from Hendersonville.

America's largest private collection of cat stuff, opened on April 1, 2017. Small museum with a number of surprising oddities.
~45 miles from Hendersonville.

Circus elephant Big Mary killed a trainer, and was publicly hanged for it.
~57 miles from Hendersonville.

One of the oldest motels in town. Formerly with fake teepee fronts at the entrance to each rustic cabin, but these have dwindled to a handful. The motel was featured in the 1998 Kevin Bacon film, "Digging to China."
~49 miles from Hendersonville.

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