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People gather around a statue of Andy and Opie Taylor, characters from "The Andy Griffith Show," at the Andy Griffith Playhouse in Mount Airy, N.C.

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Visitors look at exhibits in the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, N.C. The town served as the inspiration for Mayberry, which was the fictional setting for the popular 1960s TV show "The Andy Griffith Show."

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Kevin Mixon helps his wife, Donna Gail Mixon, of Walterboro, S.C., from a sidecar in the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy.

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Melvin Miles and D.C. Rawley, right, chat outside Wally's Service, a replica from "The Andy Griffith Show," in Mount Airy, N.C.

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Mike and Terry Jones sit outside Wally's Service in Mount Airy, N.C. Tourism in Mount Airy is up since Andy Griffith died July 3.

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Well-wishers often place bouquets of flowers at the foot of a statue of Andy Griffith at Pullen Park in Raleigh, N.C.

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Cast members from "The Andy Griffith Show," included Don Knotts, left, as Deputy Barney Fife, Ron Howard as Opie Taylor and Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor.

An exhibit at the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, N.C., includes keys to the jail from "The Andy Griffith Show."

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In the town of Mayberry from "The Andy Griffith Show," a small-town sheriff and his trusty deputy always outwitted big-city crooks, and problems never got much bigger than a trigger-happy kid with a slingshot. But while Mayberry was fiction, it was inspired by a real place: Mount Airy, N.C., the late Andy Griffith's hometown. Fans are still coming to Mount Airy, looking for a glimpse of small-town life and the simpler times portrayed on the show.
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    • People gather around a statue of Andy and Opie Taylor, characters from “The Andy Griffith Show,” at the Andy Griffith Playhouse in Mount Airy, N.C.
    • Visitors look at exhibits in the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, N.C. The town served as the inspiration for Mayberry, which was the fictional setting for the popular 1960s TV show “The Andy Griffith Show.”
    • Kevin Mixon helps his wife, Donna Gail Mixon, of Walterboro, S.C., from a sidecar in the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy.
    • Melvin Miles and D.C. Rawley, right, chat outside Wally’s Service, a replica from “The Andy Griffith Show,” in Mount Airy, N.C.
    • Mike and Terry Jones sit outside Wally’s Service in Mount Airy, N.C. Tourism in Mount Airy is up since Andy Griffith died July 3.
    • Well-wishers often place bouquets of flowers at the foot of a statue of Andy Griffith at Pullen Park in Raleigh, N.C.
    • Cast members from “The Andy Griffith Show,” included Don Knotts, left, as Deputy Barney Fife, Ron Howard as Opie Taylor and Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor.
    • An exhibit at the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, N.C., includes keys to the jail from “The Andy Griffith Show.”
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