Location: Mount Airy
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Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,388. The town is widely known as the home of actor Andy Griffith and the inspiration for the fictional town of Mayberry on his eponymous show.
Restaurants in Mount Airy
1. The Mount Airy Visitors Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 420 reviews
The Mount Airy Visitors Center is located in downtown Mount Airy and housed with The Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce Building at 200 N. Main Street, Mount Airy NC 27030. Please stop by the Mount Airy Visitors Center as we are open 7 Days a week Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm, Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 12noon-4pm. We can assist with planning your trip while visiting Mount Airy "Mayberry" North Carolina.
Reviewed By pzampino
The gentleman we encountered when we stopped in at the beginning of our first-time visit to Mt. Airy was very helpful. He even called down to Wally's to schedule our squad car tour for us. It's worth stopping here if you've never been to Mt. Airy before.
2. Floyd's City Barbershop
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4.5 based on 445 reviews
Reviewed By Benjibox
We met the real Floyd's son, who owns the barber shop and employs two barbers. He was SO friendly and full of local history and stories about all the different people that he has met over the years. Original cash register and at least one original barber chair.
3. Wally's Service Station
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4.5 based on 296 reviews
Step back in time when things were not so rushed. Enjoy relaxing in our rocking chairs while drinking a cold bottle of pop and enjoying the simple life of Wally's.
4. The Andy Griffith Museum
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4.5 based on 984 reviews
Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina is home to the new Andy Griffith Museum. Come see the largest collection of Andy Griffith memorabilia collected by his friend Emmett Forrest. The collection features hundreds of items from the life and career of Andy Griffith in movies, television, and music as well as a variety of memorabilia. There are even actual props from The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock given by Andy Griffith himself. The collection also includes items donated by cast members and actors from The Andy Griffith Show, as well as a special exhibit on the career of actress and current Mount Airy resident Betty Lynn who played Thelma Lou. Admission to the Andy Griffith Museum also includes an exhibit on the Siamese Twins; a photography exhibit "Mount Airy to Mayberry," and the Old-Time Music Heritage Hall at the Historic Earle Theatre, all within walking distance of the museum. The Andy Griffith Museum is open 7 days a week. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Reviewed By FancyFree55 - Florida, United States
Of all the historic sites we visited in Mount Airy, the Andy Griffith Museum was the only one that charged admission ... a whopping $8 per person. And that eight dollars buys a whole lotta history. You gain entrance to the main museum, the separate Siamese Twins Exhibit, the Mayberry mural exhibit in the bottom floor of the theater, PLUS admission to the Historic Earle Theatre a few blocks away. Every one of these is interesting in its own right. It was a wonderful coincidence that we happened to visit on the anniversary of Andy's birthday. He would have been 93 years old June 1st, and the museum honored the date with a Happy Birthday Andy display. I learned a lot about Andy Griffith that I didn't know before. He was a recording artist who released several albums and actually headlined with Elvis Presley, July 1955 in Jacksonville Florida. Mental note for trivia night - one of the Danny Thomas TV show episodes was the pilot for The Andy Griffith Show. Andy Griffith played a leading role in a dozen movies, in addition to his three TV hit series (The Andy Griffith Show, Andy Of Mayberry, and Matlock). One of my favorite movies of all time - Waitress - featured Andy and Keri Russell, and was his last movie in 2007. The museum houses the largest collection in the world of Andy Griffith memorabilia, many of the items donated by Andy himself and his wife Cindi, including TV sets, scripts, awards, theater playbills, original record albums. We probably spent an hour in the main museum, and we moved along quickly because there was so much else to see. I'd advise allowing at least two full hours to check out all four exhibits.
5. Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
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4.5 based on 143 reviews
Reviewed By lisanng2016
This was a new event held on November 2nd All Sould Day. What a Fabulous job their organizers did putting on a beautiful informative fun experience. I have heard of this and wanted to go to one but never had the chance and to think it was right in my home town. They had a traveling exhibit from Wake Forest University's Anthropology department on the history and origin. Along with actual artifacts. An Offenda (a type of alter) where you could place pictures of your deceased loved ones along with tokens of remembrance. Beautiful. They had several arts and crafts for children of all ages to do free of charge as well as Wonderful dance groups and music by a real Mariachi band and food vendors with authentic foods to round out the funniest day I have ever had at a museum. Cant wait for next year! Thank you for a Great time
6. Opies Candy Store
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4.5 based on 95 reviews
Reviewed By davidhH3816ZT - Lake Waccamaw, United States
Stopped in with my wife while we were visiting Mount Airy, NC. This store had quite a unique selection of old fashioned candies, all loose and you self-bagged your selections. Gloves were provided to add to the sanitization of the store. The prices were very good compared to other similar stores we have visited. The service was friendly and efficient. We enjoyed our time there and got some tasty treats for later.
7. Mayberry Replica Courthouse
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4.5 based on 279 reviews
Reviewed By ChuckY222
We had a great time seeing Wally's service station, the replica courthouse and jail and other areas from the show like the Darlings' cabin.
8. Downtown Mt. Airy
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4.5 based on 478 reviews
Reviewed By Bostonterrier61 - Huntersville, United States
We were in the area and ended up strolling the streets of Mt Airy. It is a beautiful little country town with lots of shops and restaurants all using the Andy Griffith scene as the draw. We enjoyed our time here.
9. Riverside Park
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4.5 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By Royale22
Granite City Greenway.....sooooo nice! Such a fun afternoon, round trip bicycle ride—-out and back about 13 miles. Very little elevation change , paved, along a meandering waterway, and just brief views of businesses along the way keeps this an enjoyable adventure.
10. Old City Jail
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4.0 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By olivefinder - Charlotte, United States
Having grown up loving Andy Griffith and all the characters, my friends and I were delighted to find this perfect recreation of the Mayberry Jail. The details here are classic tv - Otis' cell, the key, Andy's desk (down to the phone and typewriter!) This is a fun part of any trip to "Mayberry" Mount Airy, NC.
