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HISTORIC DOWNTOWN MOUNT AIRY, NC
AMERICA'S FAVORITE HOMETOWN.
Five walkable blocks of local shops, old-time music, and Main Street murals — at the trailhead of the Blue Ridge in Surry County.
ABOUT DOWNTOWN
Downtown Mount Airy is a true Southern town with all the charm of Mayberry — a historic Main Street where local shops, slow lunches, and live music still set the pace, and the Blue Ridge foothills are never far from view.
THE HOMETOWN OF MAYBERRY
WHERE ANDY GRIFFITH
GREW UP.
Mount Airy is the hometown of actor Andy Griffith and the real-life inspiration for the fictional town of Mayberry. You'll feel it downtown — in the squad-car tours, the whittlers on the wall, and a Main Street that genuinely looks like the place television remembered.
It isn't a theme park. It's a working downtown that happens to be the warmest version of small-town America you can still walk through.
WHO LOOKS AFTER DOWNTOWN
MOUNT AIRY DOWNTOWN, INC.
A nonprofit, nationally accredited Main Street America™ program leads downtown's revitalization — recruiting businesses, caring for public spaces, and promoting the district. Meet the team and learn how it works.
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