Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near North Carolina

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

See Andy's sheriff shirt and badge, the suit of Otis the town drunk, Goober's beanie (bronzed), and the slingshot Opie used to accidentally kill a bird. Local siamese twins have exhibits as well. Remodeled in 2017.
~34 miles from Winston-Salem.

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.
~69 miles from Winston-Salem.

A bewildering menagerie of stuffed animals, antique tools, barbed wire, can openers, etc., displayed with Creationist messages.
~80 miles from Winston-Salem.

100-foot-high observation tower at the summit of Big Walker Mountain. Open to people willing to make the climb since 1947.
~85 miles from Winston-Salem.

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