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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Greensboro, North Carolina

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Elsewhere Collaborative

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

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Greensboro, North Carolina

Site of the Woolworth Lunch Counter Sit-in

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

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Gibsonville, North Carolina

Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum

Dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural African-American students.

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High Point, North Carolina

High Point Chest of Drawers

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

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Kernersville, North Carolina

Körner’s Folly

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina

The Last Shell Oil Clamshell Station

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

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