Ready to level‑up your weekend antiquing game? This freshly updated guide dishes out the best antique shops in Connecticut—from sprawling warehouse emporiums to barn‑turned‑flea markets—so you can fill that empty trunk with stories (and maybe a Victorian fainting couch).
Each stop includes the essentials—address, business hours, and website, plus my pro tips. Bookmark this page, share it with your road‑trip buddy, and let’s go treasure hunting.
1. Antiques Marketplace
Hours: Wed–Mon 10AM–5PM (closed Tue)
Address: 109 Main St, Putnam, CT
Website: AntiquesMarketplace
I treat Antiques Marketplace like cardio—four floors, 20,000 square feet, and no elevator to save you from the leg burn. Housed in an 1890s Cady & Brown department store, it feels less like shopping and more like spelunking through Connecticut’s retail history.
The second I hit those creaky boards, I’m sprinting between Victorian fainting couches and Ninja Turtles lunchboxes with a latte in hand. The hunt is half the fun, but the real flex is dropping, “Oh this brass lamp? Found it in a Quiet-Corner relic.” Clear your trunk and your afternoon—you’ll need both.
2. Collinsville Antiques Co.
Hours: Daily 10AM–5PM
Address: 283 Main St (Rte 44), New Hartford, CT
Website: collinsvilleantiques.com
Walking into Collinsville Antiques Co. feels like time-traveling through 22,000 square feet of a 19th-century axe factory—only now the steel’s in the rails that hold 100-plus dealer booths together. I grab a free shopping cart (bless them) and weave past industrial pipes and crooning Sinatra, loading up on ‘70s barware, vintage Pendleton blankets, and that neon “OPEN” sign I definitely don’t need.
The building once cranked out blades for lumberjacks; today, it sharpens my treasure-hunting instincts. Paddle the Farmington River in the morning, then let your biceps tap out here instead—no workout beats hoisting mid-century credenzas into your trunk.
3. Stratford Antique Center
Hours: Daily 10AM–5PM
Address: 400 Honeyspot Rd, Stratford, CT
Website: stratfordantiquecenter.com
Step inside the 16,500-square-foot “Big Blue Building,” and suddenly I’m sprinting through a labyrinth of 200 dealer booths like I’m on Antiques Supermarket Sweep. Mid-century bar carts, WWII field phones, and boxfuls of vinyl I didn’t know I needed all jockey for cart space, good thing the place hands those out for free.
The joint started life as a warehouse in the early ’90s, but today it’s Fairfield County’s reigning vintage kingdom where Sinatra croons overhead while your sense of time evaporates. Pro tip: wear layers, between the adrenaline and the maze-like aisles, you’ll forget Connecticut even has weather.
4. Mill House Antiques & Gardens
Hours: Mon–Fri 10AM–5PM (Sat–Sun 12PM–5PM)
Address: 1068 Main St North, Woodbury, CT
Website: millhouseantiquesandgardens.com
Strolling into Mill House Antiques & Gardens feels like sneaking onto the set of Bridgerton—only the 18th-century gristmill is real and every room is for sale. Launched in 1964 and now sprawled across a maze of showrooms that spill into photo-ready English gardens, this spot specializes in 18th- and 19th-century European furniture (think gilt mirrors taller than your landlord’s lease).
I wander past boxwood hedges, spot a Louis XVI commode that begs for a road-trip playlist, and remember they’ll ship worldwide. Pro tip: budget extra time; the resident peacocks (yes, really) and greenhouse café make “just a quick look” an all-day affair.
5. Fairfield County Antique & Design Center
Hours: Daily 10:30AM – 5:30PM
Address: 39 Knight St, Norwalk, CT
Website: fairfieldantiqueanddesign.com
Fairfield County Antique & Design Center is my Pinterest board come to life-roughly 20,000 square feet of dealer vignettes where Milo Baughman chairs flirt with vintage Hermès scarves.
Housed in a former warehouse, the place now hosts foodie pop-ups and art openings, so I time my visit for canapé o’clock. Carts roll smooth, prices range from “weekend splurge” to “please don’t tell my accountant,” and the on-site café keeps me caffeinated enough to negotiate.
6. Clinton Antique Center
Hours: Sun–Tue & Thu–Sat 10AM – 5PM (Closed Wed)
Address: 78 E Main St, Clinton, CT
Website: clintonantiquecenterct.com
The 6,000-square-foot Clinton Antique Center is my rainy-day shoreline hack: nautical brass, uranium glass that glows like kryptonite, and because this is Route 1, an occasional surfboard turned tiki bar.
Built as a hay barn in the 1800s, it now hums with beach-house playlists and the whiff of salt air sneaking through the doors. I always leave with something I can’t carry on the train, so bring wheels or a friend with a pickup.
7. Grand & Water Antiques
Hours: Mon–Sat 10AM – 5PM (Sun 12PM – 4PM)
Address: 135 Water St, Stonington, CT
Website: grandandwater.com
Grand & Water Antiques packs roughly 3,500 square feet of coastal cottage chic into a 19th-century storefront steps from the harbor. Think scrimshaw, pewter candlesticks, and marine paintings that smell faintly of sea spray (or maybe that’s just Stonington).
I pop in after lobster rolls at the wharf, and the owners happily spin yarns about each whale-oil lamp. Budget time for a selfie on the cobblestones, this block looks straight off a Newport postcard.
8. PAST Antiques Marketplace
Hours: Daily 10AM – 6PM
Address: 1650 Hartford-New London Tpke, Oakdale, CT
Website: naturesartvillage.com/past-antiques
The PAST Antiques Marketplace sprawls over 14,000 square feet next door to animatronic dinosaurs. Score a Depression-glass cake stand, then reward any bored kids with a T-Rex roar.
The barn-red building once stored farm equipment; now it houses 90 dealers plus a craft wing that tempts me with hand-poured candles. I treat it like a theme park for bargain hunters: comfy shoes, snack breaks, and a game plan.
9. Antiques on the Farmington
Hours: Daily 10AM – 5PM
Address: 10 Depot St, Collinsville, CT
Website: Antiques on the farmington
Antiques on the Farmington lives in the 1800s Collins Axe Factory, so instead of steel blades, its 10,000 square feet now swings mid-century bar carts and Art Deco lamps.
Drift through 70 vendor spaces while Sinatra plays over the old PA system. Bonus points: the barista across the bridge will pack your fragile finds in yesterday’s Gazette, so coffee and antique mirror can travel home together. Website: antiquesonthefarmington.com.
10. Wright’s Barn & Flea Market
Hours: Sat–Sun 10AM – 4:30PM
Address: 104 Wright Rd, Torrington, CT
Website: WrightsBarnCafe
Wright’s Barn & Flea Market turns a 1930s dairy barn into a two-story picker’s playground, about 15,000 square feet upstairs, pie-scented café downstairs.
The creak of the ramp feels like stepping onto a time machine: farm tools, Bakelite bangles, and that Pepsi crate you thought only existed on Instagram. I never leave without diner pie and at least one object I need to Google on the ride home. Website: wrightsbarn.com.
11. Scranton’s Shops
Hours: Wed–Sun 11AM – 5PM (Closed Mon–Tue)
Address: 300 Route 169, South Woodstock, CT
Website: scrantonsshops.com
Scranton’s Shops squeezes 85 dealers into 3,800 square feet of an 1840s blacksmith shop, translation: beams, bricks, and legit Quiet-Corner vibes. I
haggle for Shaker boxes while the resident shop cat supervises from a Windsor chair. Post-haul ritual: a celebratory pint at Taylor Brooke Brewery down the road, antiques safely seat-belted in the back.
12. Old Village Antiques
Hours: Mon–Sat 10AM – 5PM | Sun 12PM – 5PM
Address: 21 E Main St, Avon, CT
Website: oldvillageantiques.com
Old Village Antiques splits about 7,000 square feet into two Federal-style showrooms that smell faintly of lemon oil and old-money Connecticut. I wander under timbered ceilings, drooling over restored cherry highboys and Persian rugs thick enough to muffle my gasp at the price tags. Good news: they’ll deliver that chandelier you just impulse-bought, saving both your back and your dignity. Website: oldvillageantiques.com.
Plan Your Connecticut Antique Adventure
Ready to roll? Screenshot the map above, plug these stops into Google Maps, and carve out a full‑tank Saturday. Each shop’s hours can change with the seasons, so click the website links before you hit the road. And if you discover a hidden gem we missed, drop a comment below—we update this trail quarterly so fellow treasure hunters stay in the loop.
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