Mayberry and more

We took a trip to Mount Airy, NC, Andy Griffith's hometown and the basis for Mayberry on the Andy Griffith show. It turns out to be a very quaint, vibrant town with a great main street and lots of neat buildings and culture.


Outside the Andy Griffith Theater with statue of Andy and Opie

We stopped in at Snappy Lunch and had a pork chop sandwich, the most expensive item on their menu at $4.00. The surgeon general recommends only one per person per year.





We added a milkshake on top of that at the malt shop down the street and finished up with some candy at Opie's Candy store next door.



There is a service station that offers patrol car rides in an old Ford Galaxie 500 just like the one on the show. Melvin, the guy in our picture, takes you on a half-hour tour of the town and gives you a history lesson.





We then headed out and visited Pilot Mountain State Park, which offered some impressive vistas.



We finished up at Hanging Rock state park, where the kids got soaked playing below a secluded waterfall.