Ahoy! Cool nautical museum with a sweet little gift shop attached. Outside you will find a ship,…read morethe Betsy, and a placard describing its historical relevance. Inside, you walk into the small but unique gift shop. Lots of see-worthy finds including bird feeders, jewelry, chimes, pictures, books, signs, platters, mugs, and knick knacks. There's an area for kids with toys and dress up clothes for the pirate or mermaid in your crew. My purchases consisted of so many mermaid items... bracelets, earrings, decór... I think I almost cleaned them out. The prices were reasonable for this touristy store and the lady behind the counter was friendly and efficient. If you love nautical, beach themed goods, this is the helm of the Yorktown area! I wouldn't steer you wrong!

After visiting Colonial Williamsburg, I took my parents to a local nostalgic place called…read moreWilliamsburg General Store, it's a family owned shop that was filled with snit snat items, apparels, variety of sweet treats, flags, retro toys, hot sauces, specialty soaps, jellies, plush animals and much much more. Also they have a homemade ice cream cafe in the rear of the store called Bigfoot's Ice Cream Shack (formerly Bubba's). All ice cream is made in house with unique flavors such as strawberry cheesecake, pistachio almond, peachy peach, southern blackberry cobbler, orange swirl and many more. There's option from cups, waffle cones, shakes and sundaes. I try their southern blackberry cobbler, peachy peach and salted caramel brownie. They all have their own unique flavors but the blackberry cobbler was creamy, smooth and delicious. All their staff are amazingly friendly, knowledgeable and patient. If I am ever in the area again, I will definitely make another visit to get some gifts since holidays are approaching and can't leave until I try other flavors of their homemade treats. They also have outside seatings too.

Needing gifts for my father's brother and sister, I visited the general store to buy some canned…read morefoods. In addition to the typical assortment of jams, they had canned peaches, beets, and applesauce. If you bought two, you received a discount. The staff were so helpful and patient in taking off the price tags and wrapping them in packing paper for me. I'm glad to know I can find these goods at the general store alongside Simply Southern clothes and other gifts from the area.

In love! I have passed this place a few times heading into Gloucester. They are about 3-5 min on…read morethe left side when you come across the bridge. The store has so much charm! They have decor, jewelry, limited clothing, limited children's items, pillows, some furniture and many great gift items. Farmhouse vibes for sure! Heather was helpful while I shopped. She greeted me when I walked in and informed me of any sales they had. She then just let me shop to my hearts content. Allowing me to place items up on the cash rep area so I could use both hands to shop. She was awesome!

Right over the Coleman Bridge in Gloucester is the Merc. A…read morefamily owned small business is one of my favorite stores to shop at. This store is so unique with items you will not find anywhere else! From home decor, clothing, jewelry, bags, socks etc. If you are in need of a gift for someone this is the place to come! There is a new addition to the store where they will personally help you design your home, equipped with rugs, lamps, furniture and a bunch of fabric to choose from; making your piece personal. The store is very clean and well organized. The social media director is very good at posting new items on Facebook and Instagram. Their marketing skills are amazing! The staff and employees are very helpful and friendly. I only gave this store a 4 stars because the prices are a bit steep, but they always have sales and a clearance section. I myself being a business owner understand and always love supporting small businesses! This is by far my favorite small business to frequently visit!

I love this cute little store. I came in today to get my husband a birthday girl. He is a huge…read morebourbon person and I found some great things! I found Woodford Reserve bitters, and cherries, and some syrup for old fashions. Also some Smokey Bourbon seasoning. Thought it would be a great gift also bought some Smokey Bacon cheddar flavored peanuts. They have a great selection of gift ideas. I highly recommend.

Unique, quality gifts and friendly service. Always find something interesting for myself, family…read moreand friends.

Super cute handmade store in Norfolk! They have a wide variety of products at a wide variety of…read moreprice points and each item is handmade in Virginia. My heart was stolen by an ah-dorable little crocheted narwhal. Swoon. They also have a variety of special events and craft-y classes. Today they we're setting up for a 'Kid's Shopping Night' for Christmas, complete with hot cider and a card making/wrapping station. Can't wait to get back there and check out a craft night or their beginner sewing class!

Cute store with lots of unique trinkets and souvenirs to choose! The store associate was extremely…read morefriendly!

Cute boutique in Yorktown with clothing and gifts. They also do screen printing on shirts and bags…read moreand/or embroidery

This is a super cute boutique with a lot of variety - cups, shirts, hats, fun quirky gifts and they…read morealso do custom work. Parking is easy to find, the staff is beyond friendly and the prices are reasonable!

What a gem! We snuck in at the wire here with about 40 minutes to closing on Saturday last weekend…read morewhile exploring the Hilton Village area of Newport News. The owner inside was friendly and said come on in and take your time. She explained that they had different rooms inside and all were rented out to different vendors who had their own style and items for sale. WIN! Just my kind of shop. This shop is much larger than expected with something like 10 rooms inside and they all do have a very different feel. We found antiques, glasswares, books, stuffed animals, watercolor art, wall art, furniture, jewelry, beads, geodes, you name it, it's probably in here. We actually stayed for the entire 40 minutes and everyone found something to purchase. The vibe was easy and unassuming and the owner left us to browse without hovering at all. She easily said to go upstairs and take a look as there were some rooms up there too and she stayed at the front while we browsed. The side right off the main entry has a space where she said during summer she serves Lolly's ice cream flavors from the VAB area (noms). I saw easily like a dozen things I could've purchased but I'm trying to make better choices so I abstained, but if they're there when I come back to run a race in two weeks I'll call it fate and probably get them, ha! If you are in this area and looking for gifts and decor and love to antique, poke your head in here and give this spot a try for sure. It looks almost like a plant store from the outside as the front has a grown-up secret garden look.

Such a neat shop!…read more Basically people rent out sections in this little house to showcase their products. It's all local and items are either handmade or vintage. It was really awesome going into each room of the house and seeing what products there were being offered. There were pillows, decor, clothing, vintage items of all kinds, vinyl records, jewelry, etc. I guess you could say it's kind of like a flea market in a sense. Definitely a great place for unique finds or gifts!

I loved this adorable little boutique! Close to quite a few antique shops and restaurants and next…read moredoor to the bakery, you can easily find several items you'll want inside. The gal inside was super friendly and welcoming offering suggestions for local businesses to try and making easy small-talk with me while I browsed the store. She had a bunch of cute sparkly resin cups which I love and some really nice shorts and dresses. This is the kinda place where you can find gifts for others and yourself. Loved it!

My friends and I visited this adorable little boutique in November. While my friend and her husband…read morelooked around, I spotted earrings on the wall and made my way over. The young lady didn't make room for me to look, but hey, we're still kinda in the midst of COVID, so I made my way to an opposite wall where I looked at a shirt. It didn't have a price so I asked a second young lady, "How much?". She acted as though I was bothering her when she came over, looked at it, told me the price (without making any eye contact), and then went back behind the counter. That's when I noticed the first young lady, that was previously at the earrings, went behind the counter. The bell went off in my head, "oh she works here." It was at that moment, I said, "Let's go!" I realized they were both being rude and possibly didn't want "me" in the store. I was going to keep it to myself, but my friend said, "Wow she was rude." They must be raking in the bucks, so I'll spend my money somewhere else...and so will all my friends.

This is an amazing place for unique coastal gifts. The ladies were so helpful and thoughtful; not…read moreto mention the beautiful presentation for a house warming gift.

Definitely Bougie . Upscale and wonderful. My favorite is the men's section. Men are always hard to…read morebuy for. They have a great selection and nicely displayed. I wanted to take the whole store home . Christmas gifts are going to be easy to buy for this year. This store is awesome Owners are so nice and they offer information. They are helpful . There is a lot to look at . It was great when I said something about soap they were showing me all kinds of wonderful options . Oh and they have bridal registry. Perfect for bride and groom to register.

Looking for a shopping outing I saw this antiques mall was open on July 4th. My friend and I…read moreventured over to Gloucester and easily located this 65 vendor establishment. We hardly knew where to look but almost every booth seemed well organized. Most items were priced and prices seemed over all not outrageous. There was pretty much something for everyone and many of the booths had a sale going on. Sadly the booths I found items at weren't having a sale. But that's ok. I bought them anyway! If you like antiques malls with a nice variety of items, friendly staff, and an easy location this is a great place to spend a few hours.

This place is big and has a lot of selections we didn't buy but enjoyed the viewing of antiquesread more