You Won’t Want To Pass Up This Old-Fashioned Soda Fountain In North Carolina

Few things feel so much like a trip down memory lane as sitting at the counter of an old-fashioned soda fountain ordering up lunch and Root Beer float, or even just a milkshake or banana split. As if a trip down memory lane can’t get any better, it actually can…

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At Walker's Soda Fountain on Main Street in Mount Airy, North Carolina, a meal, a shake, or dessert isn't like it is anywhere else in the Tar Heel State.

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Or, if you prefer, grab a flavorful ice cream soda with lunch.

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Many items are served with good, old-fashioned crinkle cut french fries. Yum!

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Perhaps it's all of the memorabilia of "The Andy Griffith Show" on display, or the related items for sale at the gift counter. Since its premiere on CBS in 1960 with a subsequent eight seasons, the show has been a fan favorite for decades. (I watched two episodes just the other day!)

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The food here is almost as famous as all of the memorabilia that covers every nook and cranny in the restaurant — so you know you won't leave disappointed, or hungry.

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Which did you order: the milkshake, an ice cream soda, or the malt?

The traditional old-fashioned soda fountain in North Carolina is becoming a thing of the past but not in Mount Airy, where Walker’s Soda Fountain has been serving Mayberry, err.. Mount Airy, since 1925. And that’s long before the Andy Griffith Show was first aired on CBS. Learn more from their Facebook page here.

Address:175 North Main Street, Mt Airy, NC, 27030

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