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Greensboro, North Carolina

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

36.0657, -79.7911

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The original Woolworth lunch counter is largely intact at the museum.

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.

36.0717, -79.7907

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The restored giant bureau in High Point.

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.

35.9636, -80.0082

14 MILEs FROM Greensboro

Körner's Folly House and Museum.

Kernersville, North Carolina

Körner’s Folly

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

36.1151, -80.0787

16 MILEs FROM Greensboro

The Last Shell Oil Clamshell Station

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.

36.0677, -80.2141

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23 MILEs FROM Greensboro

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