Video: Shrunken Head remains staple of all things Tar Heels in Chapel Hill

Posted May 30, 2020
It's a store that has celebrated 50 years, its golden anniversary. But everything in this store is baby blue, as Scott Mason, our Tar Heel Traveler, explains. (Note: This story is from prior to the pandemic.) (WRAL.com)

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