This is our home: Spend a day in The Andy Griffith Show’s ‘Mayberry’ by visiting Mt. Airy

Mount Airy invites visitors to feel the nostalgia of "The Andy Griffith Show," offering museums, shops and attractions that bring the iconic small town of Mayberry to life for a nearby daycation.
Raleigh News & Observer

A House bill would make ‘Andy Griffith’ NC’s official TV show. Well, don’t that beat all?

The Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy is one of many stops pilgrims make in the actor’s childhood hometown. It’s filled with memorabilia gathered by his longtime friend Emmett Forrest. CBS Photo ...
Dothan Eagle

Andy Griffith Museum proves a draw for Mount Airy, N.C.

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. - The newest exhibits in the Andy Griffith Museum include the keys to the Mayberry Jail and a wooden gavel that was on Sheriff Andy Taylor's desk. The museum, which opened Nov. 6, ...