Downtown Mount Airy offers visitors a variety of shopping opportunities in a warm, friendly setting. A shopper can find most anything they need including Andy Griffith memorabilia, books, fine wines, clothing and furniture. The hungry shopper can also find satisfaction in the Downtown eateries. From fast food to a full meal, Mount Airy has it.

If you want to experience a little bit of Mayberry, the Downtown has the hotspots. Andy mentioned SNAPPY LUNCH, the oldest eating establishment in Mount Airy, on The Andy Griffith Show. Beside SNAPPY LUNCH, is Floyd’s City Barber Shop. Shop owner, Russell Hiatt, boasts that he used to cut Andy’s hair. Across the street from the barbershop is the Downtown Cinema Theatre. Andy Griffith used to watch live swing bands there, which inspired him to learn how to play the trombone.

Visitors can also be put in jail—with Otis maybe—in Mount Airy’s re-creation of “The Old City Jail.” Have your picture made in the replica of Downtown Mayberry, which is located in the Main Oak Emporium beside the Jail. The Andy Griffith Playhouse and Andy’s Homeplace are not too far away for visitors to take a leisurely stroll to the sites.

Many historic properties can be found in Downtown Mount Airy, such as Trinity Episcopal Church, circa 1896, which is located at 472 North Main Street. Episcopal services were inaugurated in Mount Airy in 1852 when Bishop Sillimon Ives confirmed the two sisters of Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart. Trinity Church is the oldest remaining church in Mount Airy. Other local tales of history will unfold when visitors tour the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History, which is also located in the Downtown area.