What) Soaring to Greatness is a sculpture that was designed and created by Wilmington metal sculptor Dumay Gorham and is believed to be the world's largest depicting a Seahawk, which is the university's mascot. The sculpture and its base weigh 2,000 pounds, its height is 10 feet and its length is 6 feet from beak to tail. Thousands of copper feathers have been painstakingly welded to the sculpture to give it a realistic look. Hundreds of hours of work over a year's time went into the construction and finishing of the copper sculpture and its base.

    The sculpture journeyed by flatbed truck on May 21, 2009 from Gorham's downtown Wilmington art studio to the campus, where it was installed in the center of a traffic circle in front of the university's oldest building, Hoggard Hall. The circle has now been named Ike Belk Plaza, in honor of Irwin "Ike" Belk, the Charlotte philanthropist who commissioned the sculpture as a personal gift to the university. (1)

    Where) Turn left onto Randall Drive and enter the University of North Carolina campus.  Then take the first right onto Wagner Road.

    Why) It's a sculpture and it's outdoors.  How can I lose?