Ashley Doufexis

Sep 10, 2022

Planning Your Trip to Vintage Pickin'® + local recommendations, good eats & more pickin'!

Updated: Apr 27, 2023

Spring Market April 28-29 Get info Here

👋 Hey, Pickers! We know so many of you are traveling from out of town to come to Vintage Pickin' in Fort Payne, Alabama. So, we wanted to give y’all a list of our favorite shops, restaurants, recommendations of things to do & places to stay!

THINGS TO DO

PARKS, PRESERVES & WATERFALLS

  1. Little River Canyon National Preserve Little River is unique, flowing for most of its length atop Lookout Mountain in northeast Alabama. You can view the Little River Falls from either the pedestrian walkway on the GE Hill Bridge or by walking down a board walk with minimal stairs. Great parking & picnic tables are available. Get Info

  2. Little Falls - mini-waterfall can be accessed from the paved Little River Falls parking lot on Highway 35. The Little Falls Trail is a .75 mile hike that leads to 137 stone stairs down into the canyon to the river

  3. Little River Canyon Rim Parkway (Scenic Drive) 23 miles, 8 overlooks, 4 trails, 1 unique rock formation and a thousand memories ready to be made! Travel time from the Little River Canyon Center to Canyon Mouth Park along the Little River Canyon Rim Parkway takes approximately 45 minutes (without stopping at overlooks)

  4. Buck's Pocket State Park Get Info

  5. Desoto State Park Get Info

  6. Waterfalls Get Info

MUSEUMS

  1. "Alabama" Band Fan Club & Museum Get Info

OTHER

  1. Tigers For Tomorrow Get Info

  2. True Adventure Sports Get Info (Hiking, Camping, Rock Climbing, Rappelling, Zip Lining, Kayaking)

  3. Green Axes: Offering indoor axe throwing sessions for individual and group gatherings. Get Info

LOCAL PICKIN' SPOTS

The shopping doesn't have to stop when you leave...check out our recommendations below of other places to shop after Vintage Pickin'.

FORT PAYNE » Myrtle Janes, Big Mill Co - Artisans & Antiques, Boom Town Makers Market, Cotton & Pine, Peddlers, Inc. Blue Charm Boutique, Relics, Fort Payne Footworks & Outdoors, Elizabeth's Closet, Southern Craftsman

HAMMONDVILLE » Daves Antiques

FYFFE » The Cupboard, Two Peas in a Pod

SCOTTSBORO » The famous Unclaimed Baggage Center & Patches Consignment & Resale Market

LOCAL EATS

FORT PAYNE »

Burgers & Brews, Mater's Pizza, The Spot, The Bakehouse Downtown, Vintage 1889, The Strand, The Blue Jug & Buttersnob Bakery, Lookout Mountain Creamery, Roadside 'Que, The Spot Coffee Shop, Tacos Town Food Truck, Not Your Mamas Deli, F.C., Fontana's, Wingstop & Toke Sushi,

MENTONE »

Wildflower Cafe, Elevation Bistro, Fontana's Fontastic Food, & Mentone Market

VALLEY HEAD »

Tigers Inn, The Rib Shack & The Lunchbox

ADAMSBURG »

Adamsburg Grill

RAINSVILLE »

50 Taters, Nancy's Lunchbox, Toki Sushi, Topher's Wings & 50 Taters

TRENTON »

Canyon Grill, Lookout Mountain Pizza Company

SCOTTSBORO »

Payne's, 50 Taters, Buenavista, Liberty Restaurant, Geno's Pizza, Kim San, Tokyo Japan & The Docks

ALBERTVILLE & BOAZ »

Mater's Pizza, Barry's BBQ Legghorn's Cafe, Giovanni's Pizza, El Sol King Pollo

GUNTERSVILLE

Top 'O The River, Papa Dubi's, Rock House Eatery, Wintzells Oyster House, Crawmamma's, The Brick Grill & Bar, Sakura, Still Water Bar & Grill, Bubba Ritos, Moe's Original BBQ & Aqua

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FORT PAYNE / MENTONE / RAINSVILLE / SCOTTSBORO / ALBERTVILLE / GUNTERSVILLE / BOAZ


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