Vintage Junky is an antiques "group shop" on the main road into Berlin - Rt. 16. It opened last fall. They have an excellent, and constantly changing, wide ranging inventory of everything from small knick knacks to larger pieces of furniture. I prefer group shops because with all the different vendors you get a better variety than with a single owner, who tends to specialize in one thing. For example, there is one person who specializes in old tools, anvils, etc., which are generally hard to find. There is also some nice old advertising posters from the Berlin area and white mountains area in general. A big trend in antiques now is "repurposing", where someone takes and old machine base, or sewing machine wrought iron base, and puts a butcher block top on it to make a cool table or island. This store has some great stuff for that type of thing.
Berlin made a huge decision last winter to allow the ATV's full use of the city streets, as long as you are going to a business in Berlin. This will now open the floodgates of tourism to the area, as Berlin is now the most ATV-friendly city in America west of the Mississippi river. When visiting the area, this is a great place to stop in and do a little "treasure hunting". The owner, Maureen, is super nice and very helpful. And I've saved the best for last - the PRICES ARE TERRIFIC!! If you are driving up from southern NH, etc., you just might be able to find a super deal here, sell it back home at a profit, and pay for some or all of your gas money - win win!! . read more