4 Best Places to Shop in Richmond, Fredericksburg and the Northern Neck, Virginia

The square beside the old Main Street Station has been a public gathering place since 1737, and is within walking distance of art galleries, boutiques, and antique shops, many in converted warehouses and factories. Market days are weekends.

is a nine-block shopping-and-entertainment district with more than 300 shops and 25 restaurants. Parking is scarce on weekends.

In the West End, this neighborhood is filled with eclectic upscale boutiques and antique stores.

Walk down Shockoe Slip's cobblestone streets and peruse the stores for unique finds, like furniture from contemporary shop LaDiff, to antiques and rare books.