Mount Pleasant is a town in Piedmont region of North Carolina.

Get in

• From Charlotte, take I-85 N, take exit 48 for I-485 S, then take I-485 to exit 33 for Hwy 49 to Harrisburg. Pass Harrisburg and continue for about 14 miles.

See

Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute Historic District

• Historic Gold Hill. An 1850 mining town 
• Eastern Cabarrus Historical Museum, 1100 N. Main St., ☏ +1 704 436-6612. $3. (updated Jun 2017)
• Mt. Pleasant Collegiate Historic District. 

Do

• Uwharrie Tours. Guided tours including shopping and sightseeing, kayaking, canoeing, mountain biking, horseback riding, golfing and wine tours. 

Buy

Shop in nearby Harrisburg (North Carolina)

Eat

• Troutman's Bar-B-Que, 8335 Franklin St W, ☏ +1 704 436-9806. A local favorite 
• Angela's Seafood & Family Restaurant, 1470 South Main St, ☏ +1 704 436-8644. 
• Rick's Cafe & Takeout, 7979 West Franklin St, ☏ +1 704 436-9888. 

Sleep

• The Bed & Bike Inn, 15750 Matton Grove Ch Rd, ☏ +1 704 463-0768. Gold Hill. 
• Franklin Street Bed & Breakfast, 8501 E. Franklin Street, ☏ +1 704-436-REST (7378). 
• Inn at Mt. Pleasant, 682 N. Main Street, ☏ +1 865 313 5698, innatmountpleasantnc@gmail.com.