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North Carolina Tourist AttractionsGuide to roadside oddities and other weird, strange and unusual attraction in North Carolina.
A couple of fleas are North Carolina tourist attractions.
And did you know Transylvania doesn't have VAMPIRES? They have WHITE squirrels. Or if fleas and squirrels don't interest you, would finding a big huge ruby appeal? Or maybe a train trip on the Tweetsie train?
Yep! That's what it's called! The Tweetsie Railroad.
The museum is conveniently located above the Town Hall. Everyone is invited. To see this North Carolina tourist attraction, guests are urged to bring a magnifying glass.
In order to view the happy couple, of course. They're...they're...they're... FLEAS. preserved forever in their wedding finery... (Actually--no worries. A magnifying glass is provided so all can see the magnificent couple.) There's a bunch of other oddities in the museum, too. Like freaks in jars and home-canned fruit in jars. The Belhaven Memorial Museum is at 210 E Main St., Belhaven, North Carolina.
For a train ride into the Wild West (in the East even) hop on board the Tweetsie Railroad. Everyone loves a train ride and this North Carolina tourist attraction has been thrilling passengers since 1957.
Put your mouse cursor on any of the three links at the bottom of the
Tweetsie RR home page
-Attractions, Schedule, or View Map and you can hear why they named it Tweetsie!
The Tweetsie Railroad theme park is located on U.S. 321 between Boone and Blowing Rock, N.C. From the Blue Ridge Parkway, exit at mile post 291. Phone: (800) 526-5740
Brevard loves their squirrels. In 1986 an ordinance was established to protect all the squirrels within the city limits. They are especially proud of their white squirrels and even have a White Squirrel Festival. Make sure you drive carefully while going through Brevard. Don't want to squish a squirrel of any color!
Who wouldn't like to find a ruby or sapphire or some other bee-YOOOOO-ti-ful gem?
A popular North Carolina tourist attraction is the Sheffield Mine where you can sift through buckets of dirt for rubies and other gems.
At Sheffield Mine, you sift through buckets of dirt to find gems. And more gems. And depending on the bucket you buy-even more gems!
Photo courtesy Sheffield Mine
Or you can buy a bag of dirt to go too and sift away to your heart's content at home if you'd rather.
At the website for the Sheffield Mine there are very detailed directions on how to get to this North Carolina tourist attraction. There's also a BIG warning-don't follow the Mapquest map. It will get you LOST!!!
Mile High Swinging Bridge is a must for any Grandfather Mountain visitor. Just to clear it up so there's no confusion when you look over the side and think, it's not THAT high-mile high refers to feet above sea level, not how high it is above the chasm below! The suspension bridge is 228 feet long and can hold a zillion people without falling down. Well, maybe not a zillion but the story goes that people were afraid to go out on it when there was already someone on the bridge. The owner put up a sign saying, limit 40 people. Just don't be out in the middle when the 41st person walks onto the bridge!
The entrance to Grandfather Mountain is located on US 221, two miles north of Linville, North Carolina, and one mile south of the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 305.
Visionary artist Vollis Simpson makes wind-powered works of art out of recycled machine parts and other junk. Then paints them and covers them with reflectors so they shine and glint and gleam in the sun as they whirl and spin in the wind. Vollis Simpson's Windmills and Whirligig Farm is on private property but you can still see the towering whirligigs from the road.
Photo courtesy Wilson County Visitor's Bureau.
Whirligigs are all about spinning, moving and making noise in the wind. Vollis Simpson’s Windmill Farm is located three miles from Lucama. Take US 301 South, cross the Contentnea Creek Bridge, and turn right on Wiggins Mill Road.
The Blue Ridge Mountains are one of the most popular North Carolina tourist attractions. Therefor, it is no surprise that mysterious lights have been seen over the top of Brown Mountain for centuries. Positively centuries. And they're still mysterious. Scientists, the USGS, the Smithsonian, amateurs-they still can't figure out why they happen. A great viewing point for the Brown Mountain Lights is Wiseman's View on Linville Mountain.
Blackbeard was killed on Ocracoke Island, which is only accessible by air or water. It is one of the Barrier Islands off the coast of North Carolina. There's a marker near the spot. Another point of interest is the Ocracoke Island Lighthouse. It's the shortest one on the North Carolina coast at only 75 feet tall!
A survivor from the mid-1850s is a huge tin coffee pot. It was put up to advertise a tinsmith shop. The big coffee pot is now at the the junction of South Main Street, Old Salem Road, and Brookstown Avenue.
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