We stopped at several locations so I am breaking this blog into two. The first one will be about our trip to Mayberry, NC. If you are old like me (haha), you will remember Andy Griffith. You will also remember his humor. I love laughing. Anything comedy is for me. So, of course, my heart is warm whenever someone can make me laugh. I loved the Andy Griffith show and even his other performances. So, of course, I want to go to Mayberry and see everything.
Let's start with the Andy Griffith Museum We went here first and it did cost to go to this. It is $8 a person. When you walk in you get a map of all the places to visit and become a sheriff. The museum is very interesting and has information from the time he was a baby until he passed away They had replicas of the courthouse and jail. And of, Andy telling jokes. I loved walking around and hearing his voice. The memories were wonderful but the laughter always makes me smile. If you have time this is a must-see. We left the museum and they have a mural of the show covering an entire room inside downstairs. You can be Barney Fife and get a kiss on the cheek. Lifesize photo opportunity of course, once you go back upstairs there is another museum that includes Betty Lynn and the siamese twins Chang and Eng. There is an additional room with more on the life of Andy Griffith. All of this was pretty cool and all of it was free except the main museum. There is a statue of Andy and Opie in front of the building and there was a photo inside with Andy leaning on it. So just imagine he was right there at one time. Then we went by Floyd's Barber Shop and Snappy's Lunch. You can get your hair cut but walking in is free. Then we rode but Andy Griffith's childhood home. You can actually stay the night here so just driving by will have to do. If you are not staying ther is the courthouse and jail. All set up just like in the show You can sit at the desk or get locked up All in the name of fun of course Right beside that is Goober's garage. The garage is now turned into a gift shop. You can ride in an old police car from here and see all the sites for $40 a car ride. I think it is 4 or 5 people per car. It was super exciting to feel and hear all the memories of Andy. I would recommend this trip. There is another museum downtown. We didn't take the time to go to. I will surely have to check this out at a later time. The grave of Chang and Eng are also in Mayberry but we didn't go to this either.
Before I leave Mayberry, I want to mention the people carved into a brick wall. They are life-sized and carved as if they are sitting in seats in the wall. These are famous people and it is an amazing sight to see. I also want to mention right outside of Mayberry is the Largest Granite Quarry in the world. They have an overlook for you to look down into it It is interesting to see the process this takes to get little rocks starting with a solid mountain of granite I would love to go back when they are blasting.
There is so much to tell about this place which is why Facebook never allows me to have enough room. I have added a few of the pics I have but there was so much to see. I do think this is a worthwhile and cheap experience You can get caught up in the tourist traps if you want but we did not and just visited the places we wanted to see. What I mean by tourist traps is the stores that line the downtown area pulling you in with ads of items with on the An Griffith show. Not a bad day trip.
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