My daughter and I wandered in here. I appreciated that it wasn't the average toy store and it…read moredidn't feel like another tourist trap gift store. I got Christmas gifts for my whole family. Something to send to my deployed husband, a harmonica for my four year old son who LOVES any and all instruments and spinning tops to use with my two year old. My little girl loves looking at and plying with everything. This place wasn't overly busy and it was great that nothing was fragile and nothing made crazy noises (like so many of my kids' toys do).

Awesome find in Helen. I collect butterfly magnets from all over the world but I will settle for a…read morebeautiful ornament. Customer service was great! This is the best place to get your locks Machine-engraved at an affordable price. I found some really affordable duck puzzles to hide on our next cruise. Great being able to get so many items personalized.

Wow. This is a three story antique mall so when you walk through the store give yourself a good…read morehour maybe two to explore this place. There's something that unique in every corner each Booth is owned by a different person. So you're going to find all kinds of cool stuff I actually found a really nice necklace. There's a lot to see in here so take your time. Lots of free parking in the front of the building. We didn't make it across the street but I heard it's cool over there too you can buy lots of packages to make bread and cornbread and other baked goods.

If you are looking for a fun shopping experience and love everything Thrift/Vintage/Antique than…read moreThe Nacoochee Village Antique Mall is the perfect place for you. This three-story building is loaded with a little bit of everything and has something for everyone. Nancy found a unique vintage choker-style necklace for about $30 and I found two piano books, one for $5 and the other for $8.95. In my opinion many of the items here are overpriced but there are deals to be had; just not for what I was shopping for. The sellers would not give me a better deal on the books even though I'm probably the only one in the great state of GA that wanted them. I was actually trying to purchase a third book Beethoven Sonatas Book II, but they wanted nearly $30 for it. I could care less that it was old (vintage), I just wanted the material for study. I can buy the Henle version of this book (best quality of music book made) for the same price this Black Friday, so that was a solid NO for that purchase. Staff were friendly and the store was kept orderly. Items were displayed in a logical manner and I did not have to do a lot of digging to find what I was looking for. There are multiple sellers in the store so you might find something such as sports related items in more than one place so be sure to walk all three floors if you have time. We were in a bit of a hurry so we only had about 30 minutes to shop on this visit. I could have easily looked around for another 30 minutes or more. If you are looking for a fun shopping experience while visiting Helen, GA I recommend stopping in and checking them out.

Love this place , nice people great pricing , love the old timey vibe - we will be backread more

We were going to eat at The Roof and explore downtown and happened to park on the street next to…read moreGumdrop. Thanks to the colorful signage and the bouncy house in the yard, this shop was all our kids would talk about and refer to throughout our entire meal. We stopped in for a "brief visit" on our way back to our car and ended up staying an hour+. There is the bouncy house, a porch swing and benches, and toys, and puzzles galore inside. There were some really unique items for kid bedrooms, like paper unicorn heads to mount to the wall or gorgeous rocks and gems to bring their day luck and a bit of pizzaz. Don't forget the huge candy selection, both bulk and pre-packaged. There are also kid tables set up with interactive stations with puzzles and crafts for kids to try out and stay occupied with. We ended up doing gem mining in the back yard of this shop. They have a patio setup where kids can pan for gems and fossils found within sand and sediment in pre-purchased buckets from inside. It was a hit! My kids were so excited. We will certainly stop in here again when in Ellijay. Shop small, y'all!

It is important to preface my review with an interesting tidbit. I've suffered an aversion to toy…read morestores from as far back as I can recall. Trust, I have a memory like an elephant so it's a REALLY long time! I cannot offer any detail as to why this disdain exists, but I've never been a fan of going to the toy store. This holds true even as a small child. Although I wasn't a fan of toy stores, this didn't impede my ability to love and play with a variety of toys. #funfact: Barbies were my absolute FAVE! Moving on to my experience at Blue Ridge Toys... WOWZERS! This toy store is like no other! In stating like no other, I don't mean some grandiose venue such as FAO Schwarz. This store attracted my attention for a few reasons. First, the layout is completely different to that of most toys stores. For example, there aren't aisles nor end caps with stacks of toys. Personally, I find the layout of most toy stores to be boring and overwhelming. In lieu of the traditional setup, there are carefully arranged displays and sections featuring toys and / or related themes. To elaborate, a child who is a lover of unicorns can easily locate a few toys pertaining to this fascination. What's more exciting is he or she may also locate a unique beach ball, book, journal or sticker set representing unicorns. This is huge to me not only from a marketing standpoint, but as a mom who wasn't an advocate of buying toys "just because" for my daughter when she was growing up. My rule was toys are for holidays, but literacy is always. My daughter is almost 19 years old, but I managed to buy her a trinket while perusing this store. She's in love with sharks and I stumbled upon an adorable pen with a shark head. I'm sure this will make her next college essay draft slightly more exciting. ;) Another element of the store I enjoyed is the interaction with the staff. It was evident they enjoyed being part of the Blue Ridge Toys team. My cashier was warm and friendly. Most notable to mention is the store's owner Sandra. She exudes an enormous amount of positive energy and does a terrific job personalizing her guests' experiences. More profound, she is Clayton's best word of mouth! She not only works diligently in her own store, but works tirelessly to promote her neighboring businesses. I highly recommend checking out Blue Ridge Toys next time in Clayton. Whether or not you're in the market for toys, there's a possibility you'll pick up a cute gift or two. Be certain to check out the amazing painting near the entrance by local artist Lizzy Falcon. Some of her Pico collection stickers are available for sale and these are the perfect adornment to your child's binder or locker.

A unique view of the Eastern Blue Ridge Mountains. This is…read morejust a few hundred feet from the Black Rock Visitors Center. It is at the turn right before you arrive at the visitor's center. It has a small parking area right off the road. There is a wooden viewing platform built right off the road terminating in a platform about 8 x 15 feet wide and about 25 feet off the ground. This allows visitors to see below and out across the mountains to the east. It offers a nice view but not as spectacular as the ones from the visitors center. It is important to note that this location offers the Eastern view whereas the Visitor's center offers the southern view so it is unique in that respect. One of the trails originates from this same location. It is nice to see and has a nice informational display built onto the platform explaining the view. When first entering it looks like it is a tunnel through the trees but it opens into a better, broader view. It is worth a stop either on the way to the visitor's center or on the way back from the center. You may also want to visit the Foxfire museum right down the mountain a little bit. Enjoy.

This was my favorite giftshop I found. It was tucked away in the back, but worth looking for. There…read morewas a great selection of souvenirs at fantastic prices. I got the cuttest magnet at the best price out of any of the shops. There was a cute gem mining station near by along with a giant bear and life size garden knome. Great photo opportunities!

A big shop with lots of different types of stuff: T-shirts, jewelry, stones, toys. I bought a…read morecanvas tote with folk music instruments on it, some postcards, and a magnet. The tshirts are all bundled up so check them before you buy because my boyfriend just went by the size but when we got home and he unfurled it he realized it was a long sleeved women's tee and was too small for him ...so new shirt for me!

So this review and rating is based off other peoples' experience in my family. They are the fans…read morehere. If your a fan.....of these toys....its a bit creepy when you see the "birth" of one of them BUT the hospital setting and all sorts of dolls for all sorts of taste is good. It is a drive and NO easy way to get there so go with an open mind and a true fan. Its an experience.

NOT RECOMMENDED!! DO NOT COME HERE!! Unless you just want to shop for Cabbage Patch Kids products…read more This is basically just a big Cabbage Patch store. Their website advertises an hourly Cabbage Patch birthing show, however, while we were here for over an hour there was no show. We even asked several staff members when the next show would be happening. We were told there was no schedule and they weren't sure because they were short-staffed. They also said the show was based on how many people were in the store. What the heck?! There were several other customers in the store that were also asking about this. Everyone had driven hours to get here, as it's literally in the middle of nowhere Georgia. Needless to say, we walked out without buying anything, when we had originally been excited to come here to shop while watching the cool show we heard about. This place sucks, and I hope they go out of business!

I just stopped by the store and have to say, the service was absolutely top-notch! I ended up…read moregrabbing several shirts while I was there. The owner herself was so kind and went the extra mile to dig through the back room and find the exact sizes and colors I was looking for. She was just the kindest and really went above and beyond to help me out. I'm a huge fan of supporting local small businesses like The Corner Store, and it makes it even easier when the people working there are so friendly and helpful. If you are ever in Cashiers and in need of gifts or Tshirts it's definitely a place to visit.

Ladies working there are such sweet souls and it's always so lovely going in. Love that they have…read moretoys you don't see a lot anymore in big stores. just walking in makes me feel like a kid in a candy store. Definitely takes me back to when I was 10. Love this place.

Walked in and immediately felt a wave of nostalgia! GMT has just the right hint of an old school…read moretoy store I remember as a kid (think 60s/70s). We got the grandkids a Play Steam ZT Water Rocket (AWESOME!!!) and a Ravensburger puzzle (the best puzzles, IMHO). The kids loved them!! I spent about 15 mins roaming around -- so many neat things. A shout out to Sherri and Tammy for their wonderful customer service!!! Cheers! RS

Della wrongfully accused me of stealing while I was shopping with my family. She was giving me & my…read morefamily dirty looks the whole time we were in there trying to shop. It was a very uncomfortable and unpleasant experience. I got really upset obviously because I was wrongfully accused of this when I LITERALLY spent money here and I asked her to look through my bag. Snobby bratty disrespectful girl.. I do NOT recommend this place at all!!!!! I can not believe the disrespect my family and I just experienced!!!!

This store is closed…read more it's a shame. it was a fantastic store to go into whenever I was in town and the workers were always great.

Hey! This place is great! Very impressive/attractive store with a TON of comics, graphic novels and…read morefigures. Drawers are push to open, it took me forever to figure out but it's a clever mechanic! And of course, what comic store would be complete without a MTG section? They've got benches and card mats in the back :) so get your Black Lotus on. There's something here for everyone and if you're having trouble the staff will gladly assist! A bit too cool for downtown Blue Ridge, honestly, but I'm really glad it's here. Hopefully it becomes a permanent fixture to the area as the town expands and generates more tourism, it would suck to see a place as cool as this go out of business because of a lack of traffic, which I'm afraid of!

Handmade wooden toys by one of Santa's elves…read more I really like that he makes toys from wood that might otherwise be thrown away. Its a neat shop with fun toys and the lady working in there, Marie is very friendly. Highly recommend this shop