The Atlas Obscura Guide To Mount Airy

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Mount Airy, North Carolina

Updated November 10, 2019

Unusual Attractions in Mount Airy

Mount Airy, North Carolina

Mount Airy

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

Mount Airy, North Carolina

Scoops Ice Cream & Such

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

Mount Airy, North Carolina

The Grave of Chang and Eng Bunker

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

Mount Airy, North Carolina

Siamese Twins Museum

This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."

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Surry Sonker Trail

Visit one, or all six, of the stops on this tour of a North Carolina signature sweet.

12 miles from Mount Airy

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Tory’s Den Cave

An ancient cave with connections to the American Revolution.

18 miles from Mount Airy

Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Mount Airy

Mount Airy, North Carolina

Scoops Ice Cream & Such

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

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7 Cool, Creepy, and Unusual Graves Found in North Carolina

Every state in the union has graves, and their share of unusual burials or cemeteries, but there's something about the Tarheel State's final resting places that carry a sense of history and mystery, from long-forgotten graveyards, to eternal resting places for conjoined twins, to a politician that had himself buried inside a giant boulder.

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