If you’re planning a road trip through North Carolina, you won’t want to miss some of the state’s quirky and unique roadside ...

The Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park, named one of the best sculpture parks in the country in a recent USA Today 10Best competition, has been open to the public since 2017.

Vollis Simpson, a self-taught North Carolina artist famed for his whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs, has died. He was 94.

Local News Whirligig conservationists keep magic moving with annual repairs Wilson is known for the whirligigs, large kinetic sculptures made by Vollis Simpson.

The Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park is open daily from 5 a.m. to midnight. The park/museum has listed events on its website calendar.For more information, visit their website here or call 252-674-1352.

Vollis Simpson (1919–2013) grew up on a North Carolina farm “fixing things before he could read,” writes Boston Weatherford. When an injury in his 60s forced him to close his successful ...

In this episode, “C” checks the 19th Annual Whirligig Festival in Wilson. Art enthusiasts came and saw the famous works of Vollis Simpson at the Whirligig Park and there was plenty of e… ...

First Posted: 6/5/2013 (AP) Where others saw trash, Vollis Simpson saw whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs, creations with hundreds of moving parts that turned and twirled. The whirligigs were made ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Where others saw trash, Vollis Simpson saw whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs, creations with hundreds of moving parts that turned and twirled.

First Posted: 6/1/2013 (AP) A self-taught North Carolina artist famed for his whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs has died. Vollis Simpson was 94. Beth Liles of Joyner’s Funeral Home confirmed ...