Johnny Junk & Co. is the best antique store in Anoka and one of the top ten antique stores in the…read moreTwin Cities! Johnny Junk is small but don't let size fool you. It's packed with awesome antiques. John carries a lot of high end merchandise like antique gas pumps, signs, jukeboxes, neon, antique clocks, advertising, and vintage coin-op vending. Check out my photos...they'll give you a good idea of what this store is all about. Since there's one owner, John, he's free to sell whatever he wants. I'd say his shop has a lot of appeal for male antique collectors in particular...but not exclusively. I'd also say that a lot of his stuff is expensive and high end...but priced fairly considering the rarity. Definitely worth a stop! I stop by on a regular basis. And my wife and I have dropped some dough in his store. Great stuff and a great guy! -Daddy Maxx Retro

An amazing end to a long day!…read more What a great vintage stop, it had everything I loved and the prices were reasonable! Visiting this hidden gem was not on the plan for the day but just worked out that way, I LOVE LOVE a good vintage haunt, and good golly, this is it. If you go Gollum over your vintage, you best git yer bottom through that door naw ya' her'?!

I always love coming to Wild Things Collective. The booths are well curated and so much fun to…read morebrowse. The price ranges are very reasonable and I have found some great vintage pieces. It's very easy to spend an hour or two just exploring. There is also a coffee shop in the back that has a very cool vibe for when you need some caffeine!

Great selection of just about anything. It's fun to just browse around and look at everything from…read moreantiques to homemade jelly. They have a jewelry case in front with a lots to choose from. Take your time or you might miss something!

This is an adorable gift shop that you can easily spend hours in without ever seeing all there is…read moreto offer! From handmade birdhouses to gourmet foods to throwback candy to inspirational books, this place has something for everyone! Be sure to check out their Facebook page and be informed of upcoming sales and events! They have a special Wednesday night girls night that includes a discount on all purchases. My anti-shopping husband and I went on a Sunday afternoon and I had to drag HIM out of the store! He found so many things that he wanted that he had to start a pile at the register so he didn't have to carry everything while he continued to shop! Our treasures included a pizza oven cook book, a shepherd's hook, a birdhouse, some peach bbq sauce, a handmade pen, a large picture/wall hanging, and a few caramels. We love it all and can't wait to go back! Pro tip....be sure to use the restroom so you can read about the history of this beautiful space. Sounds weird, I know, but what a lovely story abut a well-loved place! This is the PERFECT place to go if you are wanting to buy a unique and thoughtful gift for someone but have no idea what to get. Your gift will be the best one your receiver had gotten! The prices are fair. Not too high but not a discount store either. It is still a boutique. Oh...and the salespeople are just awesome! So sweet and make you feel like you are their closest friends. They wrap your goodies under with care and even offered to help carry things to our car. The whole experience was a 10/10!!!

I wanted to love this place, but it really was more of a 'junk' store with a sprinkling of antiques…read morethan it was a 'thrift' store. I certainly don't think itd be a place you could visit weekly for new finds. However, if you like to just look at shit (like I do) then it was pretty fun and there are likely some fun deals to be had. I have a feeling you could bargain with the owners a bit too if you found something you couldn't live without.

Very cute and clean thrift store with lots things anyone can enjoy, very friendly staff, was…read moregreeted with a warm welcome with a smile. Great prices.

Emerald Isle is one of the best antique stores in Anoka…read more This store is mostly a huge antique mall. It takes up almost the entire "Old Post Office" building on downtown Anoka - 1st floor, 2nd floor, and basement. You enter up the big exterior steps and through the antique front doors. But the actual store entrance is inside the front lobby of the old US Post Office. The number of vendors and the quality of the merchandise is impressive. There seems to be something for everyone. I'd estimate about 10% of the merchandise can be considered non-antique items like hand made crafts and reproduction stuff. I particularly like one of the vendors on the 2nd floor. He has a lot of very high quality, rare, and fairly expensive stuff from early 1900s and a few things from the late 1800s. This dude has really good taste in antiques! My daughter liked the vendor in back, on the first floor, with a lot of music, beer, and Americana related stuff. Many of his things are reproductions but he also has a few originals here & there. My wife really liked the rock & roll stuff in the basement and some of the funky shoes. The two women that own Emerald Isle are also very nice and helpful. We really enjoyed talking to them. Stop in if you're in the area. You won't regret it.

This is a great little shop. With the stop in…read more Prices vary by booth but they are reasonable. We will put this on our visit again list.

Annie's Attic is everything an antique mall should be - awesome!…read more Finally, after a day of antiquing, we found Annie's Antiques! The store is HUGE. And they're packed with an incredible variety of quality merchandise. They have something for everyone. The prices are also very reasonable. I'd go so far as saying that Annie's Attic is one of the best antique malls within an hour drive outside the Twin Cities metro area. BTW, we stopped at the other places in Buffalo and they all paled in comparison to Annie's. (Unfortunately, we didn't make it in time to Walden Woods which looks like it might be pretty great.) The others in Buffalo weren't even worth the stop. But I'm a big fan of Annie's! Thumbs up! -Daddy Maxx Retro

Been to this store 3 times in my life and each time they have followed my husband and me around as…read moreif we were stealing something. Every time. Barely even say hello when we walk in and then just start following us around immediately. Today I was over it and after my husband said hello to the woman following us and she still just stood there staring at us so I asked if we were in her way. She said "no, just watching"!!! Never stepping foot in here again and will recommend to everyone I know to never even think of considering this store. It should be an option to give negative stars. What a dump.

Lot if items to choose from. Don't forget about the basement as well. Super friendly staff and very…read moreknowledgeable as well. Highly recommended!

This place is huge and extremely cluttered and dusty. It smelled like my grandparents basement…read morewhich I honestly didn't hate. I had fun looking through stuff quick before we had food ready to pickup. Both my friend and I found items to bring home. I had a good time digging through all their bins of Beanie Babies and ended up purchasing a vintage ricer for about $14. Costs seem fairly high for the amount of stuff they have, some small items were $5 and were basically just hardware. The gentleman up front was kind

Antiques 101 is an average antique mall on Main Street, in the old original part of Rogers…read more I always check this store when I'm in Rogers. It's bigger than it looks. It's in a 1947 glass front building. But it's also a really long building with a big section in the rear that looks like it used to be the garage or warehouse back in the day. Overall, the whole place is kind of messy, disorganized, and cluttered. The best thing about this shop is that there are several antique stores on the same block, all within a couple hundred feet of each other. So if you schedule time to check them all out, you're bound to find something you like. -Daddy Maxx Retro