Photo: AI-generated imageThe Nashville outpost of Mike Wolfe's American Pickers shop, stocked with vintage finds, rusted-and-restored oddities, and a heavy dose of the show's merch — set inside the same brick-and-timber factory floor where Marathon cars were once assembled.
Mike Wolfe opened this location as the second Antique Archaeology store after the History Channel show American Pickers turned his LeClaire, Iowa shop into a destination in its own right, and Marathon Village made sense as the Nashville home — the factory's exposed brick, timber trusses, and worn concrete floors are exactly the kind of found-object backdrop the Pickers aesthetic is built around. Fans of the show come for the connection to Mike and Frank; everyone else tends to stay for the actual browsing.
Inventory rotates constantly since it's genuinely sourced the way the show depicts — vintage signage, old bicycles, industrial furniture, denim, license plates, and a wall of American Pickers branded T-shirts and caps for anyone who wants the souvenir version. It's less a curated design shop than a picking-through experience, which is the point: the fun is in not knowing what's on the shelves this month.
It's an easy pairing with the rest of Marathon Village — a 20 to 30 minute browse before or after Corsair's tour, or on the way to the Motor Works museum. Parking is free along Clinton Street and 14th Avenue if you don't mind a short walk; the lot directly across the street charges.
Highlights
- —Owned by American Pickers star Mike Wolfe — the show's second retail location after LeClaire, Iowa
- —Inventory changes constantly: vintage signage, furniture, bikes, and collectibles
- —Sells exclusive American Pickers branded merchandise
- —Housed in the original Marathon Motor Works factory space
- —Free street parking on Clinton St and 14th Ave; paid lot across the street
Insider tip
Go on a weekday morning right at open if you actually want to shop rather than shuffle through a tour-bus crowd — it draws a steady stream of American Pickers fans on weekends and afternoons.
Address
1300 Clinton St Suite 130, Nashville, TN 37203
Phone
(615) 810-9906Hours
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12pm-5pm