Another Roadside Attraction Geotrail

North Carolina - C.S.S. Albemarle

There is nothing better than a good road trip: driving down the open road, eating at tiny roadside diners, going 150 miles out of the way to take a selfie in front of . the Peachoid water tower! Oh Say, can you see … me with the world’s largest frying pan?

This geotrail honors those unique, odd, bizarre, fun, historic, campy, weird, and just downright interesting roadside attractions in North and South Carolina. The caches aren’t meant to be hard, it is a power-trail after all. None of the caches are hidden at the posted locations - but answer the question correctly and you will have a working set of coordinates. All of the hides are preform bottles.

An unusual 3/8 scale, 63 ft. long replica of the CSS Albemarle can be found floating on the Roanoke River. The history of the Albemarle is described on a sign board and you can easily see the thickness of the iron plates that covered the boat. The replica is self-powered and capable of sailing on the river. Each year CSS Albemarle gets underway during Living History Weekend. 

N 34 30.500 W 79 16.ABC

Where can you tour the Ironclad?

A. Burgaw, NC - 900

B. Charlotte, NC - 258

C. Plymouth, NC - 525

D. Union Grove, NC - 591