Encounter Atlas
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The creature
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20 mi · Roadside attraction · Morganton, NCBrown Mountain Lights OverlookPull-off on NC 181 north of Morganton facing Brown Mountain, where glowing orbs have been reported for over a century.Free84 mi · Festival or event · Gatlinburg, TNSmoky Mountain Bigfoot ConferenceA one-day conference in Gatlinburg with well-known researchers and TV names. Tickets sell in advance.Usually late July. 2027 dates not announced yet98 mi · Festival or event · Townsend, TNSmoky Mountain Bigfoot FestivalA Bigfoot "birthday bash" on the quiet side of the Smokies with a 5K and fun run, vendors and family activities.Usually early May. 2027 dates not announced yet142 mi · Museum · Bishopville, SCSouth Carolina Cotton Museum (Lizard Man exhibit)The town museum in the old train depot keeps a Lizard Man exhibit with plaster casts from the 1988 Scape Ore Swamp sighting and a sign from the original site.
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