Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Greensboro - Atlas Obscura

Unusual Attractions in Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

Elsewhere Collaborative

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

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.

Are we missing something unusual in Greensboro?

Gibsonville, North Carolina

Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum

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

9 miles from Greensboro

High Point, North Carolina

Hoggatt House

This colonial cabin is the oldest building in High Point, built by one of the first settlers in the area.

12 miles from Greensboro

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.

14 miles from Greensboro

Kernersville, North Carolina

Körner’s Folly

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

16 miles from Greensboro

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.

23 miles from Greensboro

Community Forums / United States / US: South

Top Discussions in the US: South Travel Forum

Post	Replies	Views	Activity
What would you do on a time crunch in DC?	19 December 9, 2019	2744	December 9, 2019
Carolina House with a Natural Cavern underneath	12 April 1, 2020	5022	April 1, 2020
New Orleans suggestions?	15 March 26, 2020	3321	March 26, 2020
Off the beaten path / hidden gems near Nashville?	9 November 20, 2019	2595	November 20, 2019
Arkansas Black Apple	11 January 6, 2020	2836	January 6, 2020

New Post Visit the Forum

Explore Greensboro, North Carolina

Launch Map

Greensboro Leaderboard

Places Added

elsewhere 1

Join the Ranks!

Add an unusual place to Greensboro.

Places Edited

Places Visited

Recent Greensboro Activity

fscott49 has been to Elsewhere Collaborative

fscott49 wants to go to Elsewhere Collaborative

cfeatherstone1996 has been to Elsewhere Collaborative

cfeatherstone1996 wants to go to Elsewhere Collaborative

awysosky has been to Site of the Woolworth Lunch Counter Sit-in