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Shop Souvenirs Made in Virginia
2025-11-22 12:32:32
MADE in Virginia
Bring home a piece of Virginia, handmade with love from one of our small businesses.
Mill Gap Farms (01) is Virginia’s only organic maple syrup producer, located in the western part of Highland County. Their syrup is tapped fresh from the maple trees of the surrounding Alleghany Mountains.
North End Bag Co. (02) is a small-batch leather bag manufacturer in Virginia Beach. Their bestselling Virginia Beach Tote is available in nine colors and is designed for daily use, with six pockets on both the interior and exterior to fit all your necessities.
Virginia peanuts are world famous, and Whitley’s Peanut Factory (03) produces some of the finest hand-cooked and slow-roasted varieties. Try them salted, sweet, or seasoned with spice blends like Crabby Chesapeake, hot jalapeno ranch, or smoky habanero chili lime.
The team at Julie Ellyn Designs (04) handcrafts high-quality earrings, bracelets, and necklaces in the small town of Crozet, near Charlottesville. Find their jewelry, which you might have spotted on hit shows like “This Is Us and “Only Murders in the Building,” through their website.
withSimplicity (05) started as a new mom’s mission to find natural skincare for their son and is now a cosmetics store and skin spa. Shop beauty products made with clean, safe, and simple ingredients in-store in Harrisonburg.
Lifelong artisan Paul Hansbarger operates Lineage (06) in Richmond with a goal of exceptional quality, using only materials sourced from family-owned mills and tanneries. Their waxed canvas bags are sturdy and refined, available as totes and backpacks.
Hugo Kohl (07) and their team of expert craftspeople use historical methods and modern technology to create timeless pieces. All jewelry is manufactured in their workshop, once an ice factory in downtown Harrisonburg.
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Battlefield Coffee Company is a veteran-owned coffee roaster in Fredericksburg, offering single-origin beans from Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Bolivia, and Mexico. Their flagship blends include the Victory, a medium-dark roast with notes of dark chocolate, orange, and red apple.
The apple butter from Graves Mountain Lodge, hand-picked and -packed in the Shenandoah Mountains, is not to be missed. This sweetly spiced spread is delicious smeared on sourdough toast or fresh-baked scones, and in Virginia, you’ll even find it in barbecue sauce.
Stratford Hall Historic Preserve is home to one of only a few active water-powered gristmills. Learn about its local significance, and peruse the gift shop to find cornmeal and grits milled on site. Use the cornmeal to make Virginia spoonbread, a simple yet classic side dish.
Elk Run Mining Company uses gems mined in Virginia to produce elegant earrings and necklace pendants. Explore pieces crafted with blue quartz from Albemarle County, pink rhodonite from Fluvanna County, and more.
Each Virginia city skyline print, sticker, and magnet design is carefully researched and intricately painted by Thirteenwinks’ founder Carla Ryan. The VA LOVE collection features Virginia cities on candles, hand-drawn postcards, and stickers, perfect for showing someone you care or treating yourself.
Send a Snail Mail greeting card to someone you love from Virginia. These cards are handpainted in Rockville and are perfect for any occasion, or just because.
Sun Theory was founded by Megan Althoff in an apartment kitchen in Richmond. Their allnatural candles are made from 100% soy wax with essential oils and eco-friendly cotton wicks and are available in thoughtfully composed seasonal scents.
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Virginia has no shortage of shopping opportunities, from curated antiques collections to upscale boutiques.
Old Town Alexandria’s King Street has a large collection of independent shops, plus national brands, offering a perfect variety for visitors.
Carytown in Richmond invites visitors to eat, shop, and play at local establishments, including bakeries, chocolatiers, and vintage clothing stores.
Less than two hours from both D.C. and Baltimore, the The Loudoun Street Pedestrian Mall in Old Town Winchester has antiques dealers, art galleries, and other specialty shops.
Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall is a quaint, brick-paved pedestrian area with more than 150 stores and restaurants.
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