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.

From time to time in this space, I remember the memorable year I spent working as a newspaper reporter in Mount Airy, N.C., often walking out the front door of my bureau office to bus loads of ...

Fifty-five years after its final episode, “The Andy Griffith Show” is making more of an impact than ever on Griffith’s hometown of Mount Airy. The small city in the hills of Surry County, about 100 ...

Andy Griffith, the beloved star of the 1960s TV sitcomThe Andy Griffith Show and the '80s drama series Matlock, is being celebrated on what would have been his 100thbirthday. The actor, who was born ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. The new 2,500-square-foot Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, N.C., houses a treasure trove of items collected by Emmett Forrest, a schoolmate and close friend of Griffith. Forrest's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the center of it all (though she’d never say so) is Tanya Jones, the executive director of the Surry Arts Council and, in many ...

John Peters jpeters@mtairynews.com Jun 2, 2026 Jun 2, 2026 While fans of Andy Griffith know he was a man of many talents -- singer, actor, musician, writer and director -- few knew he also was a time ...

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, ...

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 ...