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(Not Just) Another Roadside Attraction

By Elizabeth Friend · The Assembly · July 2026

(Not Just) Another Roadside Attraction

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"Taking a trek across the state to find out what North Carolina’s oddities and spectacles still have to offer modern travelers."

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