Hoosen's Choice: Mayberry

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD Finding Mayberry in North Carolina, and the Appeal of a 1960s Sitcom that was Already Out of Date When it First Aired

Wishing you were here! Mayberry, home of 1960s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show . Mayberry isn’t real, and I’m not sure that Mount Airy, its inspiration and doppelganger, is either. But it’s doing its best. Image: Annette Laing

Non-Boring History is the work of British historian in the US Dr. Annette Laing, and a crack team of Gnomes who live in the basemen…