ALAlabama field entry
Possum Emporium
Mentone, AL
A former church on Lookout Mountain turned antiques-and-curiosities market, mixing vintage furniture, collectibles, crafts, home décor, oddities, musical instruments, and fresh farm produce.
Possum Emporium combines an indoor vendor market of antiques, vintage goods, handmade crafts, décor, collectibles, instruments, and curiosities with an outdoor produce and pop-up-vendor setup in a converted church outside Mentone.
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Why it belongs
Antique mall, curiosities shop, craft market, produce stand, occasional food stop, and community hangout occupying a former church.
The unusual part is the collision of mountain-market culture rather than antiques alone: vintage furniture and musical instruments inside, farm vegetables and changing vendors outside.
Opened in a former church just off Alabama Highway 117, Possum Emporium brings multiple vendors under one roof with antiques, collectibles, furniture, crafts, home décor, oddities, and musical instruments. Outside, the market has also offered fresh Mennonite vegetables and occasional food or pop-up vendors, turning a browse through old goods into a rural market stop.
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What you will find
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Known for
- Antiques and vintage furniture
- Curiosities and collectibles
- Handmade crafts and décor
- Musical instruments
- Fresh Mennonite produce
- Converted church setting