Top Retail Destinations

Grimey’s New and Pre-Loved Music

Grimey’s is one of Nashville’s best independent local record stores, with a knowledgeable staff more likely to nerd out over your purchases with you than sneer at your selections. And it’s even got two floors, with printed material downstairs.

Parnassus Books

A great bookstore doesn’t just peddle books. It starts conversations, launches friendships, changes lives, transmits the passions of its staff and anchors a community’s intellectual life. Parnassus, which is coowned by author Ann Patchett, does all of these things and more.

Hatch Show Print

Need presents for those back home, an outside-the-box wedding gift, or something to distinguish your walls or office cube? This is some of the coolest (and most affordable) art you’ll find anywhere.

Hail, Dark Aesthetics

The walls of this East Side outpost are covered with the heads of various taxidermied critters and framed bat and insect corpses. It’s not all about death and bones, though — they also carry gorgeous Victorian-inspired jewelry, crystals, Garbage Pail Kids cards and goofy vintage patches.

Daphne Quirky | Pretty | Home

Stop by this home furnishing store for casual cottage style that is comfy and quirky, and book a consultation for customized interior design.

The Groove

Just a couple blocks north of East Nashville’s buzzing Five Points neighborhood, The Groove has been a must for vinyl-hunting audiophiles for a decade-plus. The independently owned store offers new and used vinyl, cassettes and CDs, and frequently hosts in-store performances and events.

Marathon Village

It seems many of the folks who head to Marathon Village are hoping to catch a glimpse of American Pickers star Mike Wolfe, who owns Antique Archaeology. But whether you’re there for antiques or cool old cars, definitely take some extra time to check out the other local shops, including The Bang Candy Company and Grinder’s Switch Winery, which offers wine from the Centerville winery.

Music Valley Antiques and Marketplace

This antique mall features inventive furniture, records, knickknacks and memorabilia for every budget, plus a slew of souvenirs worth bringing home.