Shopping in and Around the Historic Area

Shopping in the Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg is both a learning experience and a means to acquire some wonderful 18th-century possessions. We'll even deliver your purchases to your room at any of the official Colonial Williamsburg hotels or to the Visitor Center.

Historic Area Shops

You'll find three-cornered hats and decorative bonnets, quills and ink, block printed stationery and sealing wax, candles, soaps, hams, jams, brass, pewter and jewelry in our shops in the Historic Area. Please call Colonial Williamsburg at (757) 229-1000 and ask for the store by name.

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  McKenzie's

  Cure your ills with remedies similar to the ones Dr. Kenneth McKenzie purveyed in the 1740s and 1750s-medicinal herbs, spices, candied ginger, rock candy, and horehound drops.

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  Colonial Nursery

  Shop for herbs, flowers, seasonal greens and wreaths along with clay flowerpots, bird bottles and watering cans.

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  Greenhow Store

  Select a memento from the wrought iron, willow baskets, fine imported porcelain, floorcloths, fabrics, cooper's items, tinware, craftsmen's tools, and other goods similar to those sold by Mr. Greenhow in the 18th century.

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  Mary Dickinson Shop

  Adorn yourself with a beribboned hat, silver or gold jewelry, or embroidered stockings like those milliner Mary Dickinson sold in the 18th century.

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  Colonial Post Office

  Catch up on the news from 1774 with a copy of the Virginia Gazette, select a print for the living room, or replenish your letter-writing supplies. This store is also a United States Post Office, so you may send letters and postcards hand-canceled with a replica of the 18th-century Williamsburg postmark.

  
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  Golden Ball

  Purchase silver and gold jewelry, sterling silver hollowware, and other items inspired by the 18th century.

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  M. Dubois Grocer

  Choose from such traditional southern favorites as smoked hams, peanuts, preserves, wine, Chowning's Tavern Ale, and King's Arms Tavern root beer in this reconstructed store on the site where Monsieur Dubois operated a grocer's shop in 1779. Learn more.

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  Prentis Store

  Prentis store is an exclusive location for one-of-a-kind items handmade by the skilled members of our Historic Trades program. In addition, browse beautifully handcrafted leather goods, iron hardware, and reproduction pottery.

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  Raleigh Tavern Bakery

  Satisfy your hunger and quench your thirst with gingerbread, queen's cake, cookies, ham biscuits, Sally Lunn bread, rolls, cider, King's Arms Tavern ginger ale, and Chowning's Tavern root beer.

  
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  Tarpley's Store

  Stock up on imported English creamware, first made popular by Josiah Wedgwood in the mid-18th century. Goods imported from England as well as objects handcrafted by Colonial Williamsburg tradespeople are sold here.

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  Tickets, Treasures, & Books

  Books, souvenir apparel and children's items.

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  Market Square

  Offered seasonally, bid during a colonial auction or browse the wares being hawked by vendors at this open-air market.

Shops Near the Historic Area

• Gift shops tucked into our hotels and museums offer the utmost selection and convenience to visitors.

  Our hotel shops carry fine fragrances, luxury linens and other exquisite gifts, as well as necessities you may have forgotten to pack. Our museum shops are treasure troves of charming keepsakes inspired by art in our galleries. They also feature musical recordings and books on the decorative arts and American folk art.

• Hotel and Museum Shops

  Please call Colonial Williamsburg at (757) 229-1000 and ask for the store by name.

• DeWitt Wallace Museum Shop

  Gifts, reproductions, publications and recordings reflecting the current museum exhibitions and programs. (757) 229-1000, ext. 2937

• Williamsburg Inn Gift Shop

  Exquisite gifts and decorative accessories that bring the elegance of the Inn home. (757) 229-1000, ext. 2574

• Golden Horseshoe Gold & Green Course Pro Shops

  A large selection of apparel for men and women and gift items for avid golfers. (757) 229-1000, ext. 8470 or 7767

Visitor Center Complex

• Commonwealth Coffee & Tea Company

  Gourmet coffees and teas, lattes, cappuccino, soft drinks and delectable pastries. Located inside Williamsburg Booksellers.

• Williamsburg Booksellers

  Books, videos, CDs and audio tapes relating to the American Revolution, plus many other publications and stationery. (757) 229-1000, ext. 2753

• Williamsburg Revolutions

  Gifts and decorative accessories, games, toys and a large selection of souvenir Colonial Williamsburg apparel and accessories. Costume rental program available. (757) 229-1000, ext. 2751