Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near North Carolina

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

Lester is gone, but you can see his hand-made whirligigs in a local store.
~34 miles from Washington.

A working lighthouse in a parking lot pays tribute to the nearby Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
~50 miles from Washington.

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."
~56 miles from Washington.

15 feet in diameter, weighs two tons, holds 200 gallons of oil. It can fry 365 chickens at a time. Sheltered inside its own gazebo with a large sign and explanatory plaque, but less visually satisfying than other giant frying pans.
~74 miles from Washington.

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