Darlin family farm is not an actual farm. Instead it is a homage and building facade to characters…read moreof the famed tv show the Andy Griffith show in historic downtown mount Airy North Carolina aka Mayberry. This barn and truck are simply Photo ops and sit next to other Mayberry photo ops and the gift stores inside Wally's and the Mayberry hotel. Overall a really fun photo ops and it's cool to see an homage to the whacky darlin family that was lovable reoccurring characters in the show.

Darlin family farm is not an actual farm.My buddy and I visited Mayberry over the summer. We had a…read moregreat time and it was very fun to see all the sights and scenes from the beloved TV show. This is a great addition to the tour and the town. I would recommend checking it out as it has many fun tidbits from Andy and Barney. Goober says hey! Hey to Goober.

There is more here, in front of the Patrick County Courthouse in downtown Stuart. Of course, the…read moremarker. But there is also a monument dedicated to the memory of Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart. It features a relief of the general with "Our Heroes" and two flags of the Confederacy with a soldier on top. The soldier is leaning on his rifle. The marker reads, "This place, first known as Taylorsville for George Taylor, early settler, was established in 1792 after the formation of Patrick County. In 1849 it contained about fifty dwellings. The name was changed to Stuart for General J. E. B. Stuart, C.S.A., who was born in the county. The courthouse was built in 1852 and remodeled in 1928." A time capsule is buried to be opened in 2091. If you're here on Yelp in 2091, perhaps you can provide an update? There is street parking. I know that Confederate memorials are being removed or moved out of site all over. Somehow, I think this one will be here for a while since the town is literally named after the guy. Though if the name can be changed once, it can be changed again. [Review 13752 overall, 1073 of 2020, number 1187 in Virginia.]

Located on a corner that could use some trimming of the undergrowth, this marker remembers a local…read more It reads, "Hardin Taliaferro, 1811-1875. Humorist, minister, and editor. Wrote Fisher's River Scenes (1859), a collection of folk tales with local settings. He was born 2 miles Northwest." There is much more information online. "Taliaferro (1811-1875) portrayed the mountain people amongst whom he grew up in a more sympathetic light than was typical of the genre. Young Taliaferro (pronounced "Tolliver"), born and raised on Little Fisher's River in Surry County, worked as a tub-boy in the grist mills of the relatively isolated area, where storytelling was a principal form of entertainment. He moved at age eighteen to Tennessee where he married and six years later moved to Talladega, Alabama, where he worked as a tanner during the week and a preacher on Sundays. Soon all other work "was distinctly secondary to his passionate commitment to the ministry of Christ." In 1855 he became editor of the South Western Baptist. He would remain an editor until his retirement back to Tennessee in 1872." "In 1857 Taliaferro paid a return visit to Surry County where he began to write down sketches and anecdotes about his old neighbors. In 1859 Harper and Brothers of New York published the work under the title Fisher's River (North Carolina) Scenes and Characters By "Skitt," "Who Was Raised Thar". Taliaferro had a particular talent for catching the local dialect. His narrations used the ironic, mock-heroic tone typical of humorists of his day and later of Mark Twain. The publisher commissioned thirteen steel engravings to accompany the tales. Aside from nine other sketches published in the Southern Literary Messenger between 1860 and 1863, the book accounted for the whole of his non-religious writing. His work received little critical comment until its rediscovery in 1934 by folklorist R. S. Boggs. In 1937 Guion Johnson drew on the sketches to portray life in antebellum North Carolina." "Fishers River, North Carolina: Scenes and Characters" is available on Amazon, https://www.amazon.com/Fishers-River-North-Carolina-Characters/dp/1163272590/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=hardin+taliaferro&qid=1598835556&sr=8-1. [Review 13750 overall, 1071 of 2020, number 2525 in North Carolina.]

The rock observation deck is a viewing area for the United States largest open granite site…read more Located in mount airy North Carolina just a few miles outside of the famed Mayberry setup of the town. Rumor is on the right day and right time you can come watch some granite blasting here and it's a unique experience. On our trip we didn't really find a designated observation deck and it was rainy so not much happening. Overall it was still Interesting and unique to see so much open space with all granite. Reminded me of some of the planet surfaces you see from mass photos of other planets or a Star Wars themed set.

Hubby and I wanted to explore Mt Airy on this lovely Monday early morning. Tickets are 10.00 a…read moreadult and plenty of parking around the museum. There are two small section one upstairs and the down stairs. I would say this museum is on the smaller side. We were done within 25 mins. It's nice to see things from the show since I did grow up watching this over at my grand parents house.

Nice museum with plenty to take in! There's beautiful…read moremurals outside for photo opportunities. Employees were friendly and both buildings were clean. You can get a deal on the museum across the street if you buy tickets for both places. It also includes the Earle theater. If you're in town definitely check it out.

Final resting place of the most famous conjoined twins, this cemetery in Mount Airy is adjacent to…read moreUS-74. The twins were born in 1811 and traveled the world. They were joined by a bridge of cartilage. Why are they here? Well, during a trip to North Carolina, they simply fell in love with the state (Who wouldn't?) and in 1843, married Adelaide and Sarah Anne Yates, sisters native to the area. The brothers ran the plantation and lived together until tensions between Adelaide and Sara Anne forced them to set up separate households in the town of White Plains. Between their two marriages, the brothers produced a staggering 21 children. They passed in 1874 and their wives were buried next to them in their final plot. Some 1500 descendants of the twins still reside in the area. The grace is easy to find behind the church. There is parking in the church parking lot. And if you're staying at the neighboring RV park, there is an unmarked path to the cemetery. [Review 14983 overall, 485 of 2021, number 2849 in North Carolina.]

This was a fascinating find for me, as I am (by marriage, albeit not by blood) related to the…read morefamous Bunker twins. My grandfather's aunt (i.e., my great-great aunt) Elizabeth "Betty" Lee-Jones married (I believe) Chang Bunker's grandson, Franklin Davis Jones, in nearby Surrey, North Carolina in 1904. (The couple moved to Idaho. He died in the early Sixties; she died in 1973.)

This place would be 5 star if not for the Library Nazi Woman that speaks through her nose and…read moresnorts often. She also looks for anything to complain about. I once had a sealed bottled water in my bag and she wanted me to close my bag. She is repulsive, but the rest is top notch.

I stopped by today to early vote but was told that they are not doing it this year until the 27thread more

Andy Griffith Painted Guitar is a colorful painted guitar that is located in Mayberry aka Mount…read moreAiry North Carolina and is part of an art series featuring other paint guitars around the historic Main Street area This one sits outside of the visitors center and celebrates the man who brought fame into this little town of Andy Griffith. Mount airy s favorite son. Overall a really cool art initiative that was fun to walk around and discover.

Andy Griffith Painted Guitar is a colorful painted guitar that is located in MayberryThere are…read moreabout 6-8 of these little painted guitars all across downtown Mayberry. We looked around and found all of them and added them on here for everyone to see. It was a fun little scavenger hunt to locate them. Its a nice colorful addition to the nice little TV town of Mayberry.