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

Updated September 24, 2015
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Endor Iron Furnace

Sanford, North Carolina

Endor Iron Furnace

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.
Old Carbonton Dam

Sanford, North Carolina

Old Carbonton Dam

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.
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Cameron, North Carolina

Cameron Barnstormer Murals

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.
11 miles from Sanford

Bear Creek, North Carolina

Devil’s Tramping Ground

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.
18 miles from Sanford

Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

Ben Harris Metal Sculptures

This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.
20 miles from Sanford
Clyde's Critter Crossing

Pittsboro, North Carolina

Clyde's Critter Crossing

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.
20 miles from Sanford

Southern Pines, North Carolina

Creation Museum, Taxidermy Hall of Fame, and Antique Tool Museum

A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.
24 miles from Sanford
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