Directly across the street from the Andy Griffith Museum and next to the Blackmon Amphitheater, the Chang and Eng Bunker Museum tells the story of the men for whom the term "Siamese Twins" originated. Mount Airy was the home of their plantation where they retired and down the street from their final resting place. The museum features a chronological display of their lives from young boys in Siam (now Thailand) to family patriarchs in Mount Airy.
The museum is full of artifacts, personal writings, and academic studies of the twins. It replaces a much smaller exhibit that was open for years across the street.
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