“Wind-driven creations — popularly called 'whirligigs' — have been appreciated by millions of people in art museums and other venues,” Wilson Whirligig Park officials say. Lifelong ...

The Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park, named one of the best sculpture parks in the country in a recent USA Today 10Best ...

Each sculpture is a collage of junkyard treasures, from old bicycles and milkshake mixers to reflective road signs — all ...

Explore the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson, NC and learn about the artist. Explore the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in historic downtown Wilson and learn about American Folk Artist ...

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Wilson is known for the whirligigs, large kinetic sculptures made by Vollis Simpson. They spin all year long, like a windmill, but it's not as effortless as it might seem. Dedicated ...

If you don’t know what a whirligig is, head for a unique festival this weekend in Wilson, North Carolina. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a whirligig as “a child’s toy having a ...

One of the best sculpture parks in the country features ... He didn’t start building the objects now known as “whirligigs” until he retired. The whirligigs — metal sculptures with elements ...