Entry No. 16 — the Anchorage file — filed under: records

Rusty Raven Uniques

A cluttered, no-system 'treasure hunt' antique shop tucked in a nondescript Midtown strip mall, run for over a decade. Among the snow globes and 1950s postcards it keeps a soft spot for preserved wildlife and an oddities-and-curiosities corner, with mounts and antique medical-looking instruments turning up amid the vintage clutter. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 11am to 6pm.

The move: Treat it as a scavenger hunt for two: split up, dig through the disorganized piles, and challenge each other to find the single strangest taxidermy mount or creepiest antique gadget in the oddities corner before you leave.

📍 Before you go It sits at 601 W 36th Avenue, a numbered unit tucked inside a low Midtown strip mall (the Bering Village Mall) just off the Seward Highway corridor — easy to drive right past, so watch the suite numbers and use the free lot out front. The shop keeps a midweek-through-Saturday rhythm and is dark at the start of the week, so plan a Tuesday-to-Saturday visit and confirm the day before you commit. Give yourselves real time to dig rather than a quick pop-in. Midtown's coffee shops and Spenard's other vintage and oddity stores are only minutes away if you want to pair the stop.

• 📍 Midtown Anchorage
• 💸 $
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

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Further reading: Yelp · familydestinationsguide.com

last checked: 2026-06-06