The Best Shopping in the Pocono Mountains
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The Best Shopping in the Pocono Mountains

December 23, 2024

From a 100-store outlet promenade to a converted silk mill full of artisan studios, the Poconos' shopping is more varied than a mountain town has any right to offer. Here are five destinations worth the trip.

Shopping in the Poconos splits cleanly into two moods: the big, efficient outlet-mall trip and the slower afternoon spent wandering a historic downtown or a converted mill building. Both are worth building into a stay. Below are five of the region's best, organized by which of our destinations they're closest to.

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01

The Crossings Premium Outlets

Outlet MallGet Directions

Over 100 designer and name-brand outlet stores set along a landscaped, walkable promenade just off I-80 — the region's largest shopping destination by far. The open-air layout makes for a genuinely pleasant few hours of browsing rather than a mall-fluorescent slog, with a mix of high-end designer outlets and everyday brands that suits almost any budget or shopping list. Its location right off the interstate also makes it an easy stop on the way in or out of the region rather than a dedicated day trip.

100+ Outlet StoresWalkable Outdoor LayoutOff I-80 at Tannersville
02

Historic Downtown Jim Thorpe

Historic DistrictGet Directions

A walkable Victorian-era streetscape of independent boutiques, galleries, and antique shops lining Broadway and Race Street, set against the town's dramatic hillside architecture. The shopping here is inseparable from the setting — narrow, hilly streets lined with 19th-century buildings that make browsing feel more like exploring a small historic town than running errands. It's easily combined with a meal or a stop at one of the town's museums for a half-day spent entirely on foot downtown.

Victorian-Era StreetscapeIndependent Boutiques & GalleriesWalkable Downtown
03

Hawley Silk Mill

Artisan MarketplaceGet Directions

A converted 19th-century silk mill on the banks of the Lackawaxen River, now home to artisan studios, a marketplace of local vendors, and a riverside restaurant. The industrial-era building's exposed brick and timber has been thoughtfully preserved, giving the shopping experience a genuine sense of place rather than a generic retail feel, and the working artisan studios mean some of what's for sale is being made on-site. The riverside setting makes it easy to turn a browse into a longer stop with a meal on the water.

Converted 19th-Century MillLocal Artisan StudiosRiverside Setting
04

Olde Engine Works Marketplace

Antique MallGet Directions

A multi-vendor antique marketplace inside a former 19th-century engine works building, with dozens of dealers spread across several floors of vintage furniture, collectibles, and curiosities. The scale here — dozens of independent dealers under one industrial-era roof — makes it one of the more substantial antiquing stops in the region, well suited to a group willing to spend an hour or more working through multiple floors. The building's original industrial character is part of the charm, alongside whatever finds turn up.

Multi-Vendor Antique MallHistoric Engine Works BuildingMultiple Floors of Dealers
05

Antiques Queen

Antique ShopGet Directions

A well-loved antique shop above Jim Thorpe's Broadway storefronts, packed with curated vintage finds, jewelry, and collectibles from the town's Victorian heyday. The upstairs location and dense, curated layout give it a bit of a treasure-hunt feel, rewarding visitors willing to spend real time browsing rather than a quick in-and-out stop. Given Jim Thorpe's Victorian-era history, the inventory here tends to have more genuine period character than typical antique-mall finds.

Curated Vintage FindsAbove Broadway StorefrontsJewelry & Collectibles