Wendell, North Carolina: Mural: World's Largest Tobacco Worm
70 feet long and 17 feet high, and lifelike. Helpfully titled, "The World's Largest Tobacco Hornworm." Painted by muralist Michael Brown in August 2016.
- Address:
- N. Cypress St., Wendell, NC
- Directions:
- Downtown, one block west of Main St. On the east side of N. Cypress St. just south of its intersection with W. 4th St.
- Admission:
- Free
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A mural commissioned by the Wendell Appearance Commission is believed to be the world's largest tobacco hornworm. The worm is 70 feet long and 17 feet high. The mural was completed by Michael Brown out of Carrboro, North Carolina.
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The mural was painted in August 2016.