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 conservationists ...

When a breeze brushes through the field just below Vollis Simpson's machine shop, you can hear the sounds of metal clanging against metal and of Ferris wheel-like contraptions turning. But the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. 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 from recycled ...

A new one-of-a-kind park held it's grand opening Thursday and it features dozens of works from one of North Carolina's most famous folk artists. Hundreds of people were in attendance for the grand ...

(This is the ninth story by this journalist in an occasional series revealing “Hidden America” — worthy travel destinations unknown by most Americans.) Vollis Simpson was a character. He was a North ...

One of the best sculpture parks in the country features dozens of whimsical metal structures created by a man who never called himself an artist. The late Vollis Simpson, who grew up and lived in the ...

This article was written for our sponsor, the City of Wilson. WILSON – On a recent windy day every wheel spins furiously in mesmerizing colorful swirls of motion in the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Vollis Simpson, a self-taught North Carolina artist famed for his whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs, has died. He was 94. Beth Liles of Joyner's Funeral Home confirmed the death ...

No reservations. No plane tickets. Just a full tank of gas and a thirst for adventure. From spinning whirligigs in a small town to giraffes getting up close and personal to your car window, these road ...

LUCAMA, N.C. (AP) — When a breeze brushes through the field just below Vollis Simpson’s machine shop, you can hear the sounds of metal clanging against metal and of Ferris wheel-like contraptions ...