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Tag Archives | North Carolina
My favorite travel experiences of 2012
My favorite trips this year took me to Alaska, San Diego, Nashville, North Carolina, Philadelphia and the Rocky Mountains.
Quirky Attraction: ACC Hall of Champions
Witness college sports history and pose with university mascots at the ACC Hall of Champions.
Quirky Attraction: The Ava Gardner Museum
The Ava Gardner Museum in North Carolina features personal artifacts from the life of the celebrated actress.
Playing frisbee golf on the road!
Playing frisbee golf is one way I get exercise while traveling alone.
About Quirky Travel Guy
Welcome! I’m Scott, a Chicago freelance writer into national parks, offbeat roadside attractions, road trips, urban adventures, and budget travel in the U.S. and beyond.
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66 more things I love about Pittsburgh
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Why I won’t visit museums that don’t allow photography
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I went to the Mormon Church grounds and they didn’t try to recruit me
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Trapped: Stuck inside the Mall of America for 12 hours
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9 Things You Didn’t Know About the Grand Canyon
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An unforgettable afternoon at the White House with the First Dog and Michelle Obama’s veggies
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What’s it like to visit a ghost town full of toxic waste? Welcome to Picher, Oklahoma…
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Road trip day 4: Route 66 highlights in Oklahoma
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Quirky Attraction: Toronto Shoe Museum
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Road trip day 3: Raccoon skeletons, buffalo statues and flaming lips in Oklahoma
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Road trip day 2: Abandoned amusement parks and General Custer’s britches
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Road trip day 1: Kansas Jayhawks, equality snowmen, and Supreme Court history
