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Two blocks from the Shenandoah County Courthouse, in charming Woodstock, you’ll find Spring Hollow Antiques, a small shop featuring regional furniture and housewares. Most of the stock tends toward beautifully unadorned wooden pieces—simple cabinets, original-finish trunks—and crock ware, including Strasburg pottery, a Shenandoah specialty distinguished by its distinctive greenish-gray hue and blue painted designs. Six miles south of town is Richards’ Antiques, where for more than 25 years owners Richard Booze and Richard Bushong have specialized in what they call country furniture of a better sort. Their restored 1810 farmhouse showcases an impressive array of very fine antiques, such as delicate spindles, hand-hewn Windsor chairs and glass-front cabinets. The owner of Burt Long Antiques has been buying and selling antiques since he was 10 years old; today he’s a renowned dealer of 19th-century furniture. Long’s collection includes stunning large mantelpieces, breakfronts, chests, sideboards and even an oversize back bar.

(You can stop off at the Meem’s Bottom bridge on your way to Burt Long; it’s Virginia’s longest covered bridge and great for a photo op.)Asian Herbal Weight Loss Pills In the market for a hand-carved Balinese daybed? Indoor Grow Light CalculatorHow about a ballroom-sized chandelier rescued from a shuttered Richmond hotel? Little Red Express Air Cleaner For SaleAt the Luray Antique & Design Center, owner James Jennell says, “there’s something for every taste, from Louis XIV to art deco.” Housed in a former tannery the size of an airplane hangar, this 71,000-square-foot showroom is filled with one-of-a-kind pieces from every corner of the globe. Grab lunch in Luray at the Artisans Grill, a Depression-era deli that today serves sandwiches named for famous poets and painters.

The Rembrandt—house-roasted corned beef and Thousand Island on toasted rye—is a favorite, as is the O’Keeffe, a vegan wrap filled with roasted seasonal vegetables and a sweet-pea hummus. Founded in 1779, Harrisonburg has plenty of history. But over the past decade a downtown renaissance has brought a welcome quirky vibe. In the heart of town is Shabby Love, a vintage shop focused on “upcycled” and reworked antique furniture as well as new pieces made from reclaimed wood. Opened last year, it’s an airy space in a former livery stable. At the Antique Barn, inside the sprawling Shenandoah Heritage Market, you’ll find everything from oak rolltop desks to vintage farm equipment to mid-century milk-glass serving pieces along with stalls selling new quilts, leather saddles and fabric. (Many shops are run by members of Harrisonburg’s Mennonite community.) Don’t miss the samples at the Country Canner, which features a seemingly endless array of fruit jams and preserves as well as pickles and savory chutneys, all made in-house.

A few miles east of Harrisonburg you’ll find a modest roadside building that was originally a service station for Model T cars (and through the years a hardware store, a grocery, a pool hall and a church). Since 2007 it’s been home to Stumps Old Town Antiques, where two dozen vendors peddle farmhouse furniture (rustic pie safes, blanket chests) alongside Civil War pieces and historical political memorabilia. When you’re ready for a shopping break, sample the suds at Three Brothers Brewing Co., a family-run brewpub and taproom opened in late 2012. Besides beers by the glass, Three Brothers offers tasting flights of five beers—the sour Belgian stout is especially good—and live music and food trucks on Friday and Saturday night. Offering upscale cafés, hip coffee shops and offbeat boutiques and bookstores, Staunton is a postcard-perfect small town and a great jumping-off point for a day of antique shopping. Just to the north is the cavernous Factory Antique Mall, whose 240 vendors fill some 115,000 square feet.

Shopping here can be like a treasure hunt: You may find an eight-foot-wide solid copper awning from 1880s Pittsburgh or Christmas nostalgia from the 1960s alongside serious collector furniture. The mall provided several period pieces for the film Lincoln and the Revolution-era TURN: Washington’s Spies, on AMC. In downtown Staunton there’s Sweet P’s, a recently opened shop in a converted 1920s auto dealership. Upstairs you’ll find a mix of antique furniture and funky vintage decor (anyone searching for an oil painting of James Dean?); downstairs is an artisans’ market featuring locally made crafts and jewelry. In the span of just a couple of downtown blocks are three antique malls with furniture, knickknacks and collectibles from dozens of vendors. Queen City Marketplace has three whole floors to browse on; at the Staunton Antiques Center you may stumble on a mid-’50s vending machine; 17 East Beverley has lots of great finds and a trippy clothes attic that feels like your favorite wacky aunt’s closet.

For a mid-shopping snack, step into the Yelping Dog, an unpretentious wine bar specializing in grilled-cheese sandwiches. After all, you have to keep up your stamina: In this part of Virginia you never know if that perfect find is just around the corner. 17 East Beverley Antiques 17 E. Beverley St., Staunton; 3455 Old Valley Pike, New Market; 50 Lodge Lane, Verona; Luray Antique & Design Center 2385 Tannery Rd., Luray; 110 W. Beverley St., Staunton; 14211 Old Valley Pike, Edinburg; 80 W. Water St., Harrisonburg; 121 Carpenter Lane, Harrisonburg; 322 S. Main St., Wood-stock; 19 W. Beverley St., Staunton; Stumps Old Town Antiques 10279 McGaheysville Rd., McGaheysville; 800 W. Beverley St., Staunton; 2 E. Main St., Luray; lunch for two, $25* Three Brothers Brewing Co. 800 N. Main St., Harrisonburg; 9 E. Beverley St., Staunton; lunch for two, $20 RCI affiliated resorts in the Shenandoah Valley include: Woodstone at Massanutten 5711

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