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Aug 14, 2022 · That tall, amiable sheriff and his little boy, Opie, heading to a fishing hole on the outskirts of Mayberry, North Carolina, at the start of "The Andy Griffith Show," were actually...
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- Opie’s Candy Store- 135 North Main Street
What did the Andy Griffith show teach us? How to take care of family, love thy neighbor, treat friends and strangers with warmth, help someone in need, and look for the good in people. The show taught us that every problem has a solution, and solving those problems is best done with a sense of humor. Spending time in Mt. Airy, it is easy to see whe...
Heart & Soul Bed and Breakfast – 618 N Main Street
There are no big fancy hotels in Mt. Airy, and just a few hotel/motels on the outskirts of town. Many visitors stay at one of the 400+ campsites at seven areas campgrounds. I chose to stay in town at the Heart & Soul Bed and Breakfast. My hosts for the night were Pam and Chris Bastin. When I pulled up to the four room B&B, Pam and Chris were sitting on the porch, ready to greet their guests. Check-in is from 3-6 pm. If you arrive outside of that time, special arrangements need to be made. Aft...
Barney’s Café – 206 North Main Street
Mostly a breakfast and lunch place, Barney’s offers two dinner specials. My choices were spaghetti with salad and a roll or chicken and dumplings with two sides and corn bread. For either option, the price was $6. Even the prices were from 1963. I opted for the chicken and dumplings with green beans and yams. There was no extra charge for all of the times the waitress called me “sweetie”. I was too stuffed for dessert, but the choices of strawberry shortcake, chocolate pie, pineapple cake, co...
Old Time Jam at the Historic Earle Theater-142 North Main Street
I just happened to be traveling through town on a Thursday night. All year long, every Thursday night at the Earle Theater, the old timers in the area get together for a couple of hours of pickin’ and grinnin’. Everyone is invited. “Come on in,” the greeter announced, as I entered the historic 250 seat theater, and obviously the center of much activity in town. He continued, “I don’t charge people to come in.” “I only charge them to leave. I make more money like that.” Almost a dozen local mu...
I thought bubble gum and candy cigarettes were outlawed long ago. But, seein’ how I was just a stone’s throw from Winston-Salem, home to the R.J. Reynolds tobacco empire, in a time warp, and in a candy store named after the son of the town (only on TV) Sherriff, make believe cigarettes are still available at Opie’s candy store. It is worth a stop i...
- The Snappy Lunch. Stop in at the Snappy Lunch, the only existing business Andy ever mentioned on the show. Opened in 1923, the Snappy Lunch is known for their world-famous pork chop sandwiches and was a popular lunch hangout for students, including Andy Griffith back before the local schools had cafeterias.
- Wally’s Service Station. Located a short distance away on South Main Street, Wally’s Service Station looks so much like its namesake from the show, that you almost expect to see Gomer and Goober come out the door to fill up your tank.
- Squad Car Tours. What better way is there to tour Andy’s hometown than to ride shotgun in a replica 1960’s Ford Galaxie squad car? Meet inside Wally’s Service Station to begin the Squad Car Tours of Mt.
- Mayberry Courthouse. If you’ve always wanted to make a citizen’s arrest, this is the perfect opportunity. Located on the Wally’s Service Station property, visitors are invited to walk right in.
Andy Griffith and Julie Adams in 1962. Beginning in September 1960, Griffith starred as Sheriff Andy Taylor in The Andy Griffith Show for the CBS television network. The show took place in the fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina, where Taylor, a widower, was the sheriff and town sage.
- Enjoy nature at Pilot Mountain State Park. Pilot Mountain State Park is known for its picturesque Big Pinnacle peak that can be seen for miles around. In addition to its natural beauty, the park is a year-round recreation hub for activities like bird watching, camping, and canoeing.
- Take a squad car tour. A squad car tour—in a car like the one Barney drove, of course—is one of the quintessential fun things to do in Mount Airy. On this cruise around Andy Griffith’s Mayberry, you visit Andy’s homeplace and the important Main Street sites like Floyd’s Barber Shop and Snappy Lunch.
- Sample brews at the White Elephant Beer Company. White Elephant Beer Company is the perfect place to hang out in town. They sell excellent beers and ciders—both at the bar and to take home—from around the world and across North Carolina.
- See the Andy Griffith boyhood home. Another one of the popular Mayberry-related attractions is Andy Griffith’s homeplace. Griffith lived in the two-bedroom home with his parents from the time he was six years old until he moved away for college, and many things in the home still look much the way they did decades ago.
Jul 9, 2014 · It was Griffith’s restraint that allowed Andy Taylor to take on mythic proportions—as an iconic father figure and a symbol of fair-minded authority—that no one envisioned at the outset.
Nov 8, 2016 · The evening of February 15, 1960, actor Don Knotts and his wife, Kay, were at Pat Harrington’s house in Los Angeles, California, playing bridge.
