"Independent Shops, Restaurants, and Attitude For visitors, Carytown, located near the downtown hotels and the Museum District, is the preferred place to shop. This several-block stretch of West Cary Street is full of independently owned shops and restaurants, as well as the historic Byrd Theatre, a 1920s movie palace showing recent and classic films at bargain prices. A few notable shops are Mongrel, an all-occasion gift shop with a great selection of Richmond- and Virginia -themed items, World of Mirth, a colorful, kitschy toy store that's fun for all ages, and Eurotrash, featuring fashion-forward European women's clothing for all styles and budgets."