Cookeville Antique Mall

Fun, casual and filled with quirky, interesting finds. Well worth a visit.

They had pretty cool things. I ask a guy at the register about a jersey in the store he said he had no clue on the item.

Located right off I-40, this antique store is easy to find with ample parking. A large store with plenty of antiques, you'll also find art work, jewelry, rocks and minerals, collectables, pottery, and more. Full from floor to ceiling, you never know what you'll find. You'll find something new every visit. Be sure to check for when they hold live auctions.

Go see Sally Grimes booth. I got a beautiful hand blown glass cake dome display from her. With metal vines hand blown glass flowers and butterfly on it. It's breath taking. Thank you again Sally !!!

This place used to be a Cracker Barrel! Had some stuff. I bought a Mad Magazine that someone hadn't even done the fold in in yet.

Awesome prices and variety of vendors! Will be back!

Like shoes, as with everything else, prices gone up and I have to bargain shop!

Neat lil antique mall in what looks to be an old restaurant. Typical antique mall setup where it appears that booths are individually owned. Lots of cool old stuff here. Anything from antique fishing reels, old toy cars, old books... pretty much anything you can think of. Wish we would have had more time to rummage.

Absolutely loved this place!!! Unique finds, & family owned! Had such great convos with the owners! They ended up telling us the hidden gems to go to in Cookeville!

Tis the season to be merry? My new man and I got into town early the night before a family celebration. So, naturally, we found some antique shop to browse and a bite to eat before going to the hotel for the evening. First, the GPS directs you to the front of the old mall. This Antique mall is hidden in the back. Common sense dictated to drive around, or otherwise leave. The front of the building is junked up. It's overcluttered, so much so that any curb appeal is erased, and the clutter is so tight that much of it couldn't even be browsed through. My man and I made remarks about that issue, but we went in anyway. Be warned. There is this tremendously loud bell at the door, to alert that someone just came in, but it is truly a scare, and more of a put off. The building boasts 9000 square feet. Honestly, it's footprint doesn't feel much bigger than my previous 1850 square foot house. We browsed everything, while the same, singular Chrismas tune played repeatedly from behind the checkout counter. Like most places, much of the layout is both rental spaces. Some booths were clean, others heavily dusted. Some were merchandise with some Christmas items. Some booths had sale percentages off. Aside from the rental booth space was a big signage room, perfect for man cave items. The t-shirt booth, with all new items, in an antique store, really felt like a stretch. I will point out that there were two very obvious places in the building where the roof was heavily leaking. Personally, I believe that antiques, and exposure to rain/moisture are a really bad idea. Bad for the antiques, the booth renters, and bad for the business in general. My personal experience? I had one item that I found early on in the visit there. I simply had to get it, and it was only $12. It was two-piece, fragile ceramic, and I knew it was best to set it down. The older man at the counter acted really disinterested in me, or me asking if he would hold it behind the counter with him til we were done. "Just leave it here" he said, as if he allowed me all of the 6" of corner counterspace with my insignificant find. I said, "We'll don't let anyone else get it because it would have looked like a Christmas sale item on display." He later placed it in a sales bag, on the front counter, as if that made much improvement to my request. I quickly lost my enthusiasm for shopping, but we finished our browse anyway. I don't understand why the older man doesn't understand the concept of customer service, or Christmas spirit. Antique'rs and Pickers may only stop at your business once, in any town, especially traveling through. Why not give them a good personal experience? 2.5 stars to be fair, since its Christmas.