The Old Town Shop

It’s fitting that The Old Town Shop’s most popular items incorporate the pineapple, a traditional symbol of hospitality that you can see dotting the city’s historic rowhomes and architecture. This hospitableness is also key to the Old Town Shop, where owner Dawn Davis wants every customer to take a little piece of Alexandria home with them. Accordingly, she stocks her store near the Old Town Alexandria Waterfront with items that channel the beauty, warmth, and creativity that define Old Town. That could be anything from pineapple-shaped salt and pepper shakers to salted Virginia peanuts or a beautiful Christmas ornament. You can also take a deep dive into the city’s history, with books like “George Washington and Alexandria” lining the shelves here. 

 The Old Town Shop opened in 2017, and since then it’s established itself as a mainstay in the Alexandria boutique shopping scene for both tourists and locals. Be sure to stop by for “Old Town OTX” slogan tees, charming Old Town rowhouse prints, and much more.