It is a “must visit” destination for any die-hard fan of The Andy Griffith Show. Its just so real to me, while still having so much humor. Andys resolution of the problem is a riot. He is being as patient as patient can be, while still maintaining his position of a strong father and sheriff. Home of the single largest collection of Andy Griffith memorabilia, this small but mighty museum features hundreds of items from Andy’s life and his career in theater, film, and music. Nora and Ollie are having the time of their lives, while Uncle Ollie (and matchmaker Nora) are driving Andy crazy. That said, the demolition took place and a little bit of history was gone just like that.įortunately, there is already a wonderful Andy Griffith museum located in Mount Airy, NC. It was a home that Griffith had told some friends that he would have liked to have seen turned into a museum. Andy Griffith / FITZROY BARRETT/GLOBE PHOTOS INC./Image CollectĪbout a year after Griffith’s passing, his widow made the decision to demolish a small Roanoke island home that Andy had purchased in the ’50s. Andy Griffith Show and the Small-Town Family Ideal.

Some folks believe that this is because Andy, despite his public persona, was a private person in life and most likely desired to maintain his privacy in death. the opening of a generational gap that would widen in real life and on television by the 1970s. Griffith is buried on private property on his Roanoke island estate. Since we are talking about Griffith’s burial, while you can visit the graves of Don Knotts, Frances Bavier, and even the mausoleum where Howard McNear (Floyd the Barber) lies, if you would like to visit Andy’s gravesite and pay your respects, you’re out of luck. His gravesite is also private Andy Griffith / Globe Photos, inc./Image Collect

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