The Big White House — Attraction in Anoka

Of all the antique shops in DT Anoka, this might be my favorite, even being a block or so off of Main Street, away from the other shops.

It's a variety of dealers, so pricing can vary (/side-eye @ those Transformers' prices) but some of the clearance deals in particular are very tempting.

I had fun shopping in the kitchen/pantry & the cute room with the X-Mas lights on the ceiling. Easy place to spend an hour+ in, w/o almost everything being in locked glass cases, w/ hard to see prices.

Be careful buying old carnival glass & painted porcelain (if you want to actually eat/drink out of them) as lead can leach into food/drink.

Though I always roll my eyes at people that get into historical collecting via buying something with a Nazi swastika on it. Genociders...

Always something interesting, beautiful, nastalgic, or just really really cool. Anoka is filled with lovely antique stores, but everyone knows and adores this white house. Even at the local skate shop, Pinewskis, I was asking what would be the thing to do in Anoka for first timers and it was well agreed that taking a stop here is a must! Always finding new awesome things here, I've seen two rustic tables come and go within in one trip here. Ofcourse that might be easy when there are hours that could be spent here. The neon beer sign room is probably my favorite, just something about that glow, feels like how a man-cave probably should. I even get my soap here! (They have...

I think it is safe to say that this is my favorite antique store in the area!!

Not only is there a lot to look at, but the prices of most of the things here are a lot more reasonable than other places that I have been to.

The staff is really friendly and helpful. One of the fun things about this place is that not only is the stuff in the place fun to look at, but the house itself is pretty cool too!!

I love all of the antiques, but I have to say my favorite part is the area where you can buy coffee, tea, and assorted other things. So far I have bought one bag of coffee there, but I shall have to go back soon to try the...