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and Snappy Lunch, opened since 1923, where Andy, Barney, Floyd, and other Mayberry char-
Andy ate as a boy and once mentioned it on the acters; fridge magnets; numerous books about
show. It's known for its popular signature pork Mayberry and Mount Airy, including “Mayberry
chop sandwich—but you have to get there early: Trivia: 1,500 Questions About A TV Classic” and
it closes at 1:45 p.m. Down the road there's "Aunt Bee's Mayberry Cookbook: Recipes and
Wally's Service Station, opened in 1937, with a Memories from America's Friendliest Town";
vintage pickup parked in front, a sign on its door: CDs of Andy singing hymns—as well as a 39 disc
“Goober Says Hey!” set of all 249 episodes of the show. It was like
We toured a row of shops—several with so Mayberry on steroids!
many souvenirs—T-shirts plastered with faces of But that's not all: Tourists rave about taking

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