Mount Airy, North Carolina Attractions
Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in Mount Airy and the surrounding area. Small town charm combines with a two-for celebrity bonanza of attractions about Andy Griffith and America's most famous Siamese Twins.
Sights for Oddball Excursions
Andy Griffith Museum
Mount Airy, North Carolina
See Andy's sheriff shirt and badge, Goober's beanie (bronzed) -- and a lot of Andy Griffith relics that have nothing to do with Mayberry. He was a Hollywood actor, not a small town sheriff.
Wally's Service Station and Mayberry Courthouse
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Wally's, a 1937 gas station, is now a gift shop and photo op. Next door, the Mayberry Courthouse is a recreation of Sheriff Andy's official digs.
Chang and Eng, Famous Siamese Twins
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Chang and Eng, the original Siamese Twins, later settled in Mount Airy, where they farmed tobacco, enslaved people, and fathered 22 children.
Hillside of Concrete Statues
Slate Mountain, North Carolina
Along a rural road, an unexpected army of concrete warriors, animals, and saviors crowd a hillside below a concrete statue factory.
Seashell Gas Station
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
A bright yellow seashell that once serviced North Carolina's gas guzzlers.
In and Around Mount Airy
Choice field reports and tips. Or check out: Complete list of North Carolina attractions.
- Mount Airy: Andy Griffith Museum
- Mount Airy: Andy Griffith TV Town of Mayberry [tips]
- Mount Airy: Floyd's City Barber Shop
- Mount Airy: Andy and Opie Statues
- Mount Airy: Chang and Eng, Famous Siamese Twins
- Mount Airy: Five Faces of Andy Mural [tips]
- Mount Airy: Whittling Wall: Brick People [tips]
- Mount Airy: Wally's Service Station and Mayberry Courthouse
- Mount Airy: Sleep in Andy Griffith's Boyhood Home [tips]
- Mount Airy: World's Largest Granite Quarry [tips]
- Mount Airy: Aunt Bee Motel Room Shrine [tips]
- Mount Airy: Metal Sign Man
- White Plains: Chang and Eng's Grave
- Slate Mountain: Hillside of Concrete Statues
- Thurmond: Trading Up Churches [tips]
- King: Giant Milkshake [tips]
- Winston-Salem: Periodic Picnic Table [tips]
- Winston-Salem: Winston the Steakhouse Bull [tips]
- Max Meadows: Fort Chiswell Animal Park [tips]
- Winston-Salem: Memory Wall of Mr. Imagination
- Winston-Salem: The Big Coffee Pot
