These two shops were interesting to walk through... some items were just for show but also antiques. The location is near the Mississippi river too so you can get nice pictures from there too. But you can get nice gift items from the show here too. I wish we could've seen Mike from the show but the cashier lady said he comes and goes....
What a great place to visit. Right on the Mississippi River. The staff were wonderful. Really had a great time there. Highly recommend a visit there. Pricing was fair. Something there for all levels of income. Thanks again for a great time.
We were in the area and drive to LeClaire, Iowa and pay a visit to the Antiques Architecture store - home of American Pickers. It's was fun to see in person what we've viewed on TV for years. Both shops were jammed full of stuff for sale. Bigs and littles. The garage had a lot of Mike's favorite picks that were not for sale. Glad we made the effort to go there. The little town along the banks of the Mississipoi River is nice and doing well.
Very nice place and would recommend. We found out about a swap meeting in town that Mike was at, but we could not find him. We were looking all over for him, but still had a blast.
The building was exactly what you expect if you're a fan of the show, but the people are even more welcoming in person. It was an amazing day trip & experience for our whole family. We will definitely visit again soon!
Cool store. Lots of merchandise for sale. Not a ton to choose from as far as smalls. But I did find a cool old oil pump can. But overall, cool just to see some things you see on tv. Check it out. I did and don't regret it. I went twice. Friendly staff as well.
Love American Pickers show so on our road trip we decided to make a little detour to the store. I'm glad we did.
There's two stores, the main building and garage building. Both are well curated with a large variety of picker merchandise (t-shirts, hats, magnets, drinkware, stickers, etc etc). They also have a large variety of antiques and oddities you can purchase. Some are "smalls" and can be had for a couple of dollars and others will put a dent in your pocket book. Some are not for sale so it's kind of like part gift shop, part antique store and part museum. Wide range of items, eras and topics.
Definitely worth a visit. Parking can be tight but we had a large travel trailer and parked down the block and walked. Go check it out!
Such a great place to visit... Mike Wolfe was there and he was very down to earth, easy to approach and made it feel like we've known him forever. LOTS of things to see and buy.
Very cool experience! I went just a little outta my way to visit the location, but I tell ya, do not miss the opportunity if it were to ever arise for you. Great time!
Bucket list ✅ off. I was excited to see items that you saw them pick up on their adventures.
Le Claire, IA is a quaint & friendly little town along The Mississippi River.
This was fun! Not your typical junky antique store, certainly a cut above. Friendly staff, love their TV show. Amazing old motorcycle displays from Mike's personal collection. Mike's passion for preserving things of the past comes shining through.
So awesome to go visit the actual business from the tv show and meet the nicest people from LeClaire. The women working were incredibly sweet and took the time to talk to me and give me information. I had a great talk about the town and the area in general. I went early and was the only person there for about an hour. Great experience.
Cool place to look at the items for sale and some not for sale. Not real big only need about an hour to go through. There are unique things and tourist types items to go home with, my hubby got the shop towels. Fun stop while antiquing. We will be back. ??
Discovered this while visiting this river town. Cool antiques that have added interest due to the pickers TV show. Touristy souvenirs are available besides the antiques.
Very cool place to visit and see. Looking around, you notice items from the TV show. Some are available for purchase, and some are on display. We hear there is a chance to see someone from the show but we didn't when we were there. The staff on hand were very friendly. This is a must-see vacation stop. You dont realize from the show how close they are to the Mississippi and downtown. When you're finished, go into the cute little town of Le Claire. Cruise through, stop at a few stores. People are friendly and happy to have you.
Clean place, easy to get to.pretty level parking. But the stone in front of red brick building , brick area Is breaking up if you have trouble walking or older person. Great for a visit, more shirts and decals then typical low cost thing to pick. My viewing of there may be different from yours.
It is worth stopping if you like the show, there is a lot of expensive large items, a smaller variety of inexpensive items like postcards, keys, patches. There is a lot of souvenir stuff like shirts cups bandanas. Service was friendly. There are 2 buildings to visit, and there is a lot of NFS items especially in the second one. They are both very small. You can be in an out of both buildings in under 20 minutes unless it’s busy.
The shops were very cool to experience, especially if you’re a fan of the show. They hand some very unique and old pieces, a lot of which are for sale, some which are not. They also had a lot of their own merchandise to purchase. Both shops are not super big and the parking lot isn’t huge but it wasn’t very busy either.
One of my all time favorite shows. Finally got to visit here and enjoy some of the stuff I’ve seen bought over the many years. It’s an awesome place to see and think of all the history stored there and in Mike, Frank and Robbie’s minds. We almost didn’t make it on time but we did get a surprise while we were there. Mike was as nice as I imagined very cordial and took a few minutes to speak to us.
Loved this place ! Its completely a retail set up now but it takes you back and into the show in your mind ... It was also well stocked. Most items though are overpriced especially the apparel. You can find a cheap trinket if you are on a budget driving cross country. There are a few picked items and many modern tourist souvenirs to choose from. Much better than the Nashville addition to the franchise. The parking situation sucks but people aren't here more than maybe 20 minutes at a time. A plus is that it is located along a very pretty section with a partial view of the Mississippi river. The price and the parking keep it from a 5 star review for me
Was thrilled to see many items we watched them pick over the years. Several items for sale that weren't out of our price range for a take home souvenir. Staff was very friendly and chatty , answering all questions... we were told negotiated prices are approved by Mike himself unless he's unavailable. Then sister, Beth, is the negotiator..and we were excited she was in the store during our visit. Totally happy we went out of our way to make this stop...not to mention the two buildings are just off the street that runs alongside the Mississippi River!! Pretty cool. Pictured are my prizes ..a severely cracked cheese preserver that holds my Michigan rocks from this trip...and a cool Exit light globe.
Antique Archeology was neat to poke through, which they encourage. Yes, they have tee shirts and stuff but it doesn't feel tourist-trappy. If you are in the area, or 50 miles away, highly worth the side trip.
I wouldn't travel all the way to Iowa just to see it. An hour or so and you can see it all, but it is an amazing collection of Americana.
Had to visit just because we could!
No Danielle or Mike there but we had a look round the two buildings and took some photos.
This is located in a fantastic area so it's well worth a visit.
Stopped by on roadtrip and was surprised by amount of their own merch placed throughout both buildings. I think in my head was expecting something different, more like your typical antique shop. Don’t get me wrong they had super cool stuff to look at, a lot that was not for sale. Ended up finding a super cool old candy box from England.
Watched the show for many years and it was always on my list to go see the shop. I’ll agree with what others have said about it being made for tourists and to sell their merchandise. But I still thought it was really cool and I enjoyed myself. The staff was super friendly and pointed out a few neat things to my kids. Overall I would visit again.
Neat little shop set up where you can buy things they picked. Nice variety of t-shirts and other souvenirs. They offer military discount as well. Me and my husband both have Indian Motorcyles so of course those items stood out to us.
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