5 Best Places to Shop in Charlottesville, Central and Western Virginia

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Charlottesville, at heart an academic community, supports a large number of independent bookstores, especially specialists in used and antiquarian books.

Blue Whale Books

Downtown

Whether it's a rare first edition or a bargain you're seeking, the shop has thousands of books in all categories and price ranges.

115 W. Main St., Charlottesville, VA, 22902, USA
434-296–4646

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Daedalus Bookshop

Downtown

Books are crammed into every nook and cranny of this three-floor shop.

21 4th St. NE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, USA
434-293–7595

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Downtown Mall

Downtown
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six-block brick pedestrian mall houses specialty stores, cinemas, art galleries, restaurants, and coffeehouses in restored 19th- and early-20th-century buildings.

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Heartwood Books

University

Close to the university campus, this store stocks scholarly works, including a substantial collection of theology and philosophy.

5 Elliewood Ave., Charlottesville, VA, 22903, USA
434-295–7083

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New Dominion Bookshop

Downtown

This is the oldest independent bookseller in Virginia.
404 E. Main St., Charlottesville, VA, 22902, USA
434-295–2552

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