Today was one of those lowkey days that we decided to stay in town and kick about for a bit. On our radar was a little antique store we’d yet to visit – Newport Antiques and Treasures which was a little place tucked away in a very pedestrian friendly part of town.

Upon walking in I thought this place might be swank, and some of it was – a glass peanut jar for $275 sat in a sweet wooden display cabinet – but this place also had a weird assortment of not antiques? Like a plush chicken I knew came from Tractor Supply less than ten years ago (I have two.) And a voodoo doll and then a little corner containing a terrifying partial ventriloquist dummy missing a jaw and legs and possibly hands too. It just gets creepier the more you look at it. And mixed in with those there were clear humor items that you might find in a tourist shop. It was all very quirky. But I liked it. I have a soft spot for shops that have their own personality.

Now this shop isn’t enough to go to Newport for on its own but there are several other antique shops in town Aardvark Antiques was a lot of fun and if you’re a history buff there’s a TON here. In fact we ended up doing a tour of the Touro Synagogue just a hop and skip away earlier that day.