16. Shirley Pewter Shop
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 229-3668
Address: 417 Duke of Gloucester St.
Description: One of the oldest businesses on Merchants Square, many of the pewter handicrafts on sale here are made by hand in Williamsburg at their workshop on Jamestown Road. Engraving is done on the premises and often can be done the same day.
17. The Toymaker Of Williamsburg
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 229-5660
Address: 415 W. Duke of Gloucester St.
Description: Unusual toys, dolls, puzzles, and games for kids of all ages, including hard-to-find imported goods. Especially popular is the wide variety of toy soldiers and figurines, wooden trains and construction sets.
18. Williamsburg At Home
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 220-7749
Address: 439 W. Duke of Gloucester St.
Description: Home furnishings and accessories, featuring WILLIAMSBURG® furniture, bedding, rugs, lighting, fixtures, prints, fabrics, and wallpapers.
19. Williamsburg Craft House
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 220-7747
Address: 402 W. Duke of Gloucester St.
Description: Dinnerware, flatware, glassware, pewter, silver, delft, fine ceramic giftware, and jewelry.
20. The Precious Gem
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 220-1115
Address: 423 W. Duke of Gloucester St.
Description: Owner and master craftsman Reggie Akdogan, trained in Turkey, is known for his exquisite jewelry designs featuring diamonds, sapphires, and rubies in solid gold and platinum. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, if it’s still there, and it might be since the asking price is $20,000.) The staff can appraise prints, maps, and books for insurance, estate, or tax purposes. They can also assist those with an interest in beginning collections of their own. Annually, the store doubles as a gallery with a themed art exhibition, a nice match for there large collection of original art, antique prints, photographs, and maps. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas.
21. Silver Vault Ltd.
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 220-3777
Address: 416 Duke of Gloucester St.
Description: Sterling jewelry, silver hollowware and frames, sterling and silverplate gifts for babies, plus colorful tabletop accessories.
22. Attic Collections
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 229-0032
Address: 2229 Richmond Rd.
Description: This minimall in a single building includes several individual shops. Don’t let the size of the building fool you. More than 4,000 square feet of treasures reside here, including the useful and the whimsical, the elegant and the amusing. The largest items are furniture pieces, but there is glassware from the 18th century forward (including Depression glassware), buttons, marbles, books, postcards, prints, paintings, posters, lamps, kitchenware, toys, vintage clothing, accessories, and jewelry. Upstairs, you’ll find Forget-Me-Nots and Sugar and Spice, which carry consignment clothing for adults and children, respectively. Closed Tues and Wed.
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Address: 7766 Richmond Rd.
24. Lightfoot Antiques Mall & Country General Store
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 229-8759
Address: 7003 Richmond Rd.
Description: The masked pumps out front indicate that this once was the site of a small gas station. Today the building, located adjacent to the Colonial Town Plaza Shops, is home to myriad antiques, collectibles, and assorted attic treasures. The showroom is packed with lots of goodies, from used skis and old furniture to mantelpieces, lanterns, musical instruments, picture frames, weathervanes, glassware, needlework, and old-timey telephones. If you have a couple of hours to spend digging through the stacks, you just might find that special something you’ve been looking for but couldn’t find elsewhere.
25. Williamsburg Antique Mall
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 565-3422
Address: 500 Lightfoot Rd.
Description: Tucked away off US 60 in Lightfoot (but visible from Route 199) is this collection of 300-plus dealers of antiques and collectibles. This place is unique in that you wander freely, picking up goodies you wish to buy (they supply handy baskets to hold your newly found treasures), and then you leave via a central checkout area. You’ll find just about anything from furniture, jewelry, glass, old photos, clocks, pottery, frames, clothing and decorative textiles, boxes, toys, cameras, and more. Open seven days a week.
26. Bertram & Williams Books And Fine Art
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 564-9670
Address: 1459 Richmond Rd.
Description: This bookstore stages annual art exhibitions and carries a large inventory of books, original art, antique prints, photographs, and maps.
27. Kinks, Quirks And Caffeine
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 229-5889
Address: 1303 Jamestown Rd.
Description: Drop in for a latte and find yourself surrounded by funky and original works by a variety of American artisans. From fine jewelry by artists such as Island Cowgirl, Patricia Locke, Bianca Zoie, Watchcraft, and Olga Ganoudis to beautiful art furniture by STICKS, Shoestring Creations, Avner Zabari, Studio 78, and Dtales, this place offers an eclectic collection of fine crafts and art from around the country. Need a unique souvenir, or something special for a gift or your home? Ask the owner, Jennifer Raines, who goes by the honorific “chick-in-charge.” Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon through Sat and noon to 5 p.m. Sun.
28. Prince George Art And Frame
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 229-7644
Address: 107 Jamestown Rd.
Description: Beautiful prints, graphics and posters from this longtime Williamsburg business grace local homes and offices. Custom framing done here is of the highest quality.
29. This Century Gallery
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 229-4949
Address: 219 North Boundary St.
Description: In a city devoted to its past, this gallery bucks the trend with contemporary crafts and art pieces. Frequent shows feature new artists’ works. Gallery openings are an occasion for the city’s art lovers to meet, socialize, and enjoy the featured artists’ works.
30. A Touch Of Earth
City: Williamsburg, VA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (757) 565-0425
Address: 6580 Richmond Rd.
Description: Located twenty minutes west of Williamsburg on US Route 60, this unique space is the oldest American crafts gallery in the area, offering highly prized American craft work by fine artists in many media. Their “Gloom Chaser” makes a memorable souvenir. Open 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Mon through Sat, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun.