Passport to the South

From Cajun dance halls to the State Fair of Texas, here are 18 Southern rites of passage to cross off your list this year.

North Carolina
Illustration: Tim Kilgore

North Carolina

Where: Downtown Mount Airy in Carolina’s Yadkin Valley

Earn your stamp: Spend a day in the late Andy Griffith’s hometown, which inspired the fictitious Mayberry of tv lore. Squad car tours operates out of a replica of the 1930s Wally’s Service Station and takes you to locations such as Floyd’s City Barber Shop, where you can still get an $8 haircut.

When to go: Mayberry Days (September 26-29) for a BBQ cook-off, checkers tourneys, and cast guest appearances.

Plan it now: $35 tours (up to five people). tourmayberry.com 


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