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📍 Thrifting in Hixson: A Neighborhood Guide to Thrift Stores and Vintage Shops
Hixson is one of the best parts of the Chattanooga area for a full thrift day. The shops are close together, parking is easy and you can mix charity thrift stores with vintage and craft shops without much driving. Here is how to build a good Hixson loop.
Thrift stores in Hixson
- Bethel Thrift Store (5135 Hixson Pike): known for a strong book and lamp selection, with reviewers praising fair prices and respectful staff.
- Goodwill Store Hixson (1966 Northpoint Blvd): a standard Goodwill shop. Reviews are mixed, so go for the chance of a find rather than a guarantee.
- America's Thrift Stores (Northgate) (248 Northgate Mall Dr): a large store with plenty of finds. Note the store-credit-only return policy.
Vintage, curated and craft
- Vinterest, Hixson (2105 Northpoint Blvd): vintage and handmade goods, with a pet-friendly policy that reviewers frequently mention.
- Crafter's Emporium & Book Exchange (3901 Hixson Pike): a craft and book marketplace on Hixson Pike.
How to plan your route
Start at the shop that opens earliest, then work north or south along Hixson Pike. Save Vinterest for the middle of the trip as a reward, then finish with a charity thrift store while your tote still has room. The Chattanooga thrift trail map will order the shops for you around today's hours.
Fit it in a day
Hixson shops sit near Hixson Pike and Northpoint Blvd, so you can park and drive a short distance between them. Add a coffee stop between shops to keep it relaxed.
Quick answers
Which shops are there?
Goodwill, Bethel Thrift Store, Vinterest and others on the Trail.
Do any benefit a charity?
Bethel Thrift Store supports Bethel Bible Village, and Goodwill supports job training.
Thrift tip: Bring a pet. Vinterest welcomes them, and nothing makes thrifting more fun than a dog in a vintage bandana.
See the full list of Hixson thrift stores and shops with addresses and hours, and the ones in neighboring Red Bank.
Plan a route through Chattanooga area thrift stores, vintage shops and antique malls, ordered around their hours.
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Browse All Shops & the Charities They Support