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Andy Griffith Playhouse – Host too many plays, concerts’ and local music. Includes tickets to Amphitheatre. Phone 800-286-6193 or visit www.surryarts.org
Wally Service Station and Squad Car Tour – Offers a fun and nostalgic way to tour Mayberry. See a replica of the old jail, many photo opportunities. This is an innkeeper favorite. I take this tour every chance I get, phone 336-719-0181. www.tourmayberry.com/
Local Music – Mount Airy is the home to many concerts and jam sessions. Saturday Morning Jam at the Historic downtown cinema, located at 142 North Main Street, walking distance from Sobotta Manor Bed and Breakfast. Blue Ridge Jamboree and Thursday Night Jams – Each Thursday and the Third Saturday of each month at the Andy Griffith Playhouse, contact the Surry Art Council at www.surryarts.org. Tom Fry’s Pickin on the Creek, call (336)786-5039 for details anddates. See the schedule at www.visitmayberry.com/
Bright Leaf Drive In – One of a handful of drive-in theaters still operational. For movie listings, times and pricing call 336-786-5494
Blue Ridge Parkway – Known as “America’s Favorite Drive”. (Only 15 minutes away). Outstanding scenery and recreational opportunities make the Blue Ridge Parkway one of the most popular scenic drives" winds its way 469 miles through mountain meadows and past seemingly endless vistas. Split-rail fences, old farmsteads and historic structures. Great for motorcycle rides as well as a popular spot for mountain biking. www.blueridgeparkway.org
Mabry Mill - One of the most photographed and popular destinations on the Parkway, Mabry Mill is a wonderfully landscaped grist mill. The interpretive trail with other outdoor exhibits is located in Virginia near Rocky Knob at milepost 176. Restaurant on location, phone 276-952-2947 or visit www.nps.gov/blri/galry03b.htm
Horne Creek Farm – Free admission. Bring your family and reconstruct a day of life on the farm. See all kinds of farm animals, savor the taste of old fashioned variety of apples or just sit and enjoy the scenery. Phone 336-325-2298 or visit their website at www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/horne/horne.htm
Historic Rockford Village – Placed on the National Registry in 1976, Rockford is becoming a destination for those looking to the past. Visit the Rockford General Store website at www.rockfordgeneralstore.com/
Pilot Mountain State Park – Made famous as “Mount Pilot” on the Andy Griffith show.
Approach from any direction and see Pilot Mountain rising more than 1,400 feet above the rolling countryside of the upper Piedmont plateau. Dedicated as a National Natural Landmark in 1976, this solitary peak is the centerpiece of Pilot Mountain State Park. www.ils,unc,edu/parkproject/main/visit.html
Hanging Rock State Park - Not far from the cities of the Triad area, off the four-lane highways there's another North Carolina to be discovered—sheer cliffs and peaks of bare rock, quiet forests and cascading waterfalls, views of the piedmont plateau that stretch for miles, phone 336-593-8480 www.ils,unc,edu/parkproject/main/visit.html
Hanging Rock Outdoor Center – Offers half and full day canoe or kayak trips on the Dan river and around the Hanging Rock State Park as well as over night trips around the Dan River, phone 336-593-8283. www.hroconline.com/html/river_trips.html
Tanglewood State Park -Guided Trail Rides are given along the Yadkin River for riders 6 years and over. Open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Cost for 45 to 60 minute ride is $16.00. All trail rides are by reservation only. Please call (336) 766-9540 for availability. www.forsyth.cc/tanglewood/stab_GuidedTrailRides.aspx
Old Salem - Visit a Moravian Community and choose from the following museum options, 888-653-7253.
The Historic Town of Salem
The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA)
The Old Salem Toy Museum
The Old Salem Children's Museum
Reynolda House Museum of Art – Located in the center of Reynolda's Historic District in Winston-Salem, explore the restored 1917 mansion of Katherine and RJ Reynolds. Audio and guided tour available 336-725-5325. www.reynoldahouse.org/index.php
Levering Orchard - Every June, Levering Orchard welcomes more than 20,000 visitors from the Blue Ridge and beyond. Off-season, Levering Orchard owner-operators Frank Levering and Wanda Urbanska stay busy writing, as the authors of “Simple Living” and “Moving to a Small Town” www.leveringorchard.com or to order books orchardgappress@advi.net Phone, 276-755-3593
Yadkin Valley Wines Trail - There are currently sixteen operating wineries and vineyards along the Yadkin Valley Wine Trail ®, open to the public for winery or vineyard tours, tasting and sales. www.yadkinvalleywinetrail.com/
Winery Tours – Booked for our guest thru Sobotta Manor Bed and Breakfast 336-786-2777. Cost is $80.00 per person, includes lunch and the cost of six wine tastings. Six person minimum.
Panos Old North State Winery and Restaurant - 38Vines start out as luscious wine grapes on our North Carolina family farms. We are the Old North State Winegrowers Cooperative Association. Phone 336-719-0003 or www.oldnorthstatewinery.com/
Yadkin Valley Balloon Adventures - For the adventure of a lifetime. Enjoy the scenery and the total solitude. Visit, www.balloonadventure.net/ Phone, 336-922-7207
Korner’s Folly - Körner's Folly (413 South Main Street, Kernersville, 336-996-7922; $6 for adults), 15 minutes outside Winston-Salem on the way to the airport, is the 22-room former home of Jule Körner, an artist and architect who painted Bull Durham cigarette ads on buildings throughout the South. It is a dizzying amalgam spread over three stories and seven levels; ceilings range from 5 to 25 feet. There are intricate mosaic tile on the floors, murals, trap doors and pivoting windows. Open for walk-in tours year-round. 10-3 Thursday, Friday & Saturdays. 1-5 Sundays. Call (336) 996-7922 to discuss arrangements, contracts and applicable discounts. www.kornersfolly.org/
Other Things to Do
Mayberry, hometown of Andy Griffith. Snappy Lunch, Squad car tours. Yadkin Valley WIne Trail. Forty winery;s driving distance.
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