Plan Your Visit

What to Do

Shopping

Attractions

Festivals and Special Events

Other

 

Shopping

Barter Theatre’s Gift Shops

Located at Barter’s Main Stage and Stage II. Offering Barter Theatre apparel and souvenirs, as well as show memorabilia. Featuring unique and affordable costume jewelry from all over the world. Gift certificates and gift baskets are available.

A Likely Yarn • 213 Pecan Street • Abingdon, VA 24210 • 276.628.2143

Offering yarns, tools, patterns, accessories, classes, publications and gifts. The shop also offers classes for all skill levels. Hours are Monday noon to 5 pm, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday and Thursday 10 am to 7 pm. Within walking distance from Barter Theatre!

 

Attractions

Arts Depot • 314 Depot Square • Abingdon, VA 24210 • 276.628.9091

Non-profit gallery with working artist studios in a 19th century freight station. Exhibitions feature regional artists. Artists work in watercolor, weaving, ceramics and acrylics, and are pleased to discuss their work. Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and by appointment. Free Admission.

Fields-Penn 1860 House Museum • 208 West Main Street • Abingdon, VA 24210 • 276.676.0216 • 800.435.3440 Walk through this brick home built in 1860 and experience the lifestyles of 19th century families. View the architecture, period furnishings and a regional decorative arts collection. Highlights include an herb and kitchen garden, family bedrooms and a loom room. Open Wednesday - Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 and by appointment.

Star Museum • 170 East Main Street • Abingdon, Virginia 24210 • 276-608-7452
Star Museum, two blocks east of Barter Theatre, makes a dazzling companion attraction. Showcasing rare celebrity memorabilia, see performance/estate pieces from Garland, Presley, Monroe, Joplin, many others. Displays, hours rotate seasonally; reserve tours available. Email star@eva.org or visit YouTube.

White’s Mill • 12291 Whites Mill Road • Abingdon, VA 24210 • 276.628.2960

A working mill offering special community events including the annual Harvest Days in October, when one can enjoy music, fishing and food along the old millstream. Visit the Mercantile while you're at White's Mill. Where else can you refresh yourself with a cold root beer and a Moon Pie? Find handmade quilts, fabric art, artwork of various styles depicting White's Mill and the southern Appalachian region, books of Appalachian writing, CDs of local and regional music and more from over 100 local artisans.

William King Museum • 415 Academy Drive • Abingdon, VA 24210 • 276.628.5005

Non-profit museum accredited by the American Association of Museums featuring exhibition galleries showcasing art of the region and of the world, classes for both children and adults, an outdoor sculpture garden, an historic house museum and museum store. Fully accessible. Suggested donation admission $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, students and members free.

 

Other

Edward Jones Investments • 1619 West Morgan Avenue, Pennington Gap, VA 24277 • 276.546.2650
Edward Jones is a full-service brokerage that specializes in helping the individual investor make sense of investing. We offer products such as IRAs, business retirement plans, equity investments, fixed-income investments and insurance. Call Jason Sturgill today for more information. jason.sturgill@edwardjones.com