Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.ĬOST OF ENTRY: $8 per adult, or $6 for ages 12 & under.
The Andy Griffith Museum The Andy Griffith Museum InfoĪDDRESS: 218 Rockford Street, Mount Airy NC 27030 Read on for our guide to visiting the Andy Griffith Museum in Mt Airy NC, including info on museum hours, cost of admission, history, and other attractions where you can indulge in Mayberry nostalgia. You can also check out a show at the Andy Griffith Playhouse, and drive by (or even spend a night at) the actor’s childhood home.Įven the restaurants in Mt Airy pay tribute to the many adored characters from the show, and Mayberry-related knick-knacks can be bought from just about every souvenir shop in town. We later hopped in a vintage police car and drove around Griffith’s hometown while learning more about Mount Airy history. Visiting The Andy Griffith Museum was just the beginning of our tour of the charming town. The fictitious town of Mayberry was clearly based on Griffith’s hometown of Mt Airy NC. The Snappy Lunch diner was mentioned in the “Andy the Matchmaker” episode, as was the Mount Pilot (now Pilot Mountain State Park). The immensely popular show ran from 1960-1968, but still lives on in syndication today. Of all the characters Andy Griffith played in his 7-decade career, none is more beloved than Sheriff Andy Taylor. In our experience, many folks living in Mount Airy NC would like to believe so.Īs you walk down Main Street in this friendly little North Carolina town, you can’t help but notice the many homages to The Andy Griffith Show. Is Andy Griffith’s Mayberry a real town? That depends on who you ask.
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