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Animal Crossing New Horizons (ACNH) - Shops and Facilities
This is a list of all shops and facilities in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). Learn more about each shop and facility's operating hours, moving cost, and unlock and upgrade requirements.

List of Home Island Shops and Facilities

Jump to a section!
Resident Services RenovatedResident Services AirportAirport MuseumMuseum Upgraded NookNook's Cranny Able SistersAble Sisters
CampsiteCampsite Jolly ReddTreasure Trawler KappKapp'n's Boat Tours The RoostThe Roost HotelHotel

Resident Services

Exterior Interior

Operating Hours and Moving Requirements

Operating Hours Always open
(except on December 31)
Moving Cost Cannot be moved
Land Area 10 x 10

Unlock Requirements and What to Do at Facility

Unlock Requirements
Available at game start.
What can you do there?
Craft items at the DIY workbench
Buy and sell items (until Nook's Cranny is built)
Claim items from the recycle box
  Nook Stop Features
Redeem Nook Miles
Nook Shopping
ABD (ATM)
Loan repayment

Resident Services is a facility that is unlocked from the very beginning of the game, and will be the most vital facility on your island as you progress through the game. Here you can use the workbench to craft various tools, items, and furniture, sell items (until Nook's Cranny is built), and pay back your loans.

What to Do at Resident Services

Resident Services (After Upgrade)

Exterior Interior

Operating Hours and Moving Requirements

Operating Hours Always open
(except on December 31)
Moving Cost Cannot be moved
Land Area 10 x 12

Resident Services Upgrade Requirements and What to Do at Facility

Upgrade Requirements
1 Pay your initial 5,000 Nook Miles loan.
2 Build Nook's Cranny.
3 Build a bridge.
4 Choose where 3rd, 4th, and 5th villagers will live, and build their furniture.
5 After the 3rd villager moves in, Resident Services will be upgraded.
What can you do there?
  Infrastructure Consultation
Build bridges and inclines
Move facilities and homes
Renovate your home
  Island Consultation
Check your island rating
Change your island tune
Change your island flag
Consult about island residents
  Nook Stop Features
Call an amiibo
Redeem Nook Miles
Nook Shopping
ABD (ATM)
Loan repayment

  Other
Craft items at the DIY workbench
Buy and sell items (until Nook's Cranny is built)
Claim items from the recycle box

After upgrading Resident Services, you will be able to consult with Tom Nook about building bridges and inclines, moving facilities and homes, and even buying land to get more villagers! The upgrade also unlocks Isabelle, who will be able to assist you with your island's rating, tune, flag, as well as consulting about your residents.

How to Upgrade Resident Services

Airport

Airport ExteriorExterior Airport InteriorInterior

Your airport color can be green, blue, orange, or yellow!

Operating Hours and Moving Requirements

Operating Hours Always open
Moving Cost Cannot be moved
Land Area Unknown

Airport Unlock Requirements and What to Do at the Facility

Unlock Requirements
Available at game start.
What can you do there?
・Play with your friends with Online Play!
・Go on an Mystery Island Tour with a Nook Miles Ticket.
・Use the Postal Services to buy and send message cards
・Visit Harvey's Island and Photopia

The airport is used to connect with other players, as well as to go on island tours. In order to play with your friends via internet, you will need a Nintendo Switch Online membership.

You can also visit Photopia at Harvey's Island to take fun photos of your character, other residents and even amiibos!

How to Unlock the Airport

Museum

Exterior (Tent) Exterior (1st Upgrade) Exterior (2nd Upgrade)
Interior (Bug Exhibit) Interior (Fish Aquarium)
Interior (Fossil Exhibit) Interior (Art Gallery)

Operating Hours and Moving Requirements

Operating Hours Always open
Moving Cost 10,000 Bells
Land Area 4 x 7

Museum Unlock & Upgrade Requirements and What to Do at the Facility

Unlock & 1st Upgrade Requirements
1 Give Tom Nook 5 fish or bugs
2 Obtain construction kit for Blather's tent
3 Place the construction kit somewhere on the island and Blather's tent will be completed the next day.
4 Donate 15 different fish or bugs to Blathers and the tent will be upgraded into a museum in 2 days
What can you do there?
Assess and donate fossils
Donate bugs
Donate fish
2nd Upgrade Requirements
1 Obtain a Ladder
2 Talk to Blathers at the Museum after donating 60 different Bugs, Fish or Fossils.
3 The next day, Isabelle will announce that a suspiscious visitor is on the island
4 The suspicious visitor is Redd. Find Redd and buy artwork from him
5 Donate the piece of artwork to the museum
6 The museum will close, be upgraded, and will reopen in 2 days (if done after the Ver. 1.2 Update, the art gallery will also be added)
New Things to do After the Upgrade
・Donate artwork (requires Ver. 1.2 Update)

The Museum is a facility where you can become a patron by donating fish, bugs, and fossils.

How to Unlock and Upgrade the Museum

Nook's Cranny

Exterior Interior
Exterior (Upgraded) Interior (Upgraded)

Operating Hours and Moving Requirements

Operating Hours 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Moving Cost 10,000 Bells
Land Area 4 x 7

Nook's Cranny Unlock Requirements and What to Do at the Facility

Unlock Requirements
1 Head to Resident Services after upgrading your tent into a house
2 Advance through the events involving Tom Nook and Timmy
3 Collect the needed materials
4 Decide where to build Nook's Cranny
What can you do there?
・Buy items
・Sell items
・Ask for turnip prices
Upgrade Requirements
1 Buy and sell for a total value of 200,000 Bells at the shop
2 After 30 days, the store will be upgraded
New Things to do After the Upgrade
・Buy more expensive items.
・Choose from an increased assortment of items, in the cabinet.
・Use the outdoor Drop-off Box to sell items (even after normal business hours) at 80% of the in-store sell price.

Nook's Cranny is a store where you can buy and sell various kinds of items, such as furniture, tree saplings, wallpaper, and flooring. The selection of items is rotated each day and increases after upgrading the store.

How to Unlock Nook's Cranny and Upgrade It

Able Sisters (Tailor Shop)

Exterior Interior

Operating Hours and Moving Requirements

Operating Hours 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Moving Cost 10,000 Bells
Land Area 4 x 5

Able Sisters Unlock Requirements and What to Do at the Facility

Unlock Requirements
1 Build Nook's Cranny
2 Talk to Mabel at Nook's Cranny
3 Buy at least 2 items from Mabel, when she starts to appear in front of Resident Services
4 The next time Mabel appears, she will give you the tailor shop kit
5 Place the tailor shop kit on your desired location, and it will be built in 2 days
What can you do there?
・Try on and buy clothing.
・Collect patterns for item customization.
・Use the Custom Designs Portal to save and share designs online (Nintendo Switch Online membership required).

There are a lot of clothing variations you can buy at Able Sisters, and you can use the changing room to purchase multiple items at once! The Custom Designs Portal also allows you to share your work online!

Also, try to talk to Sable each day to get closer to her and you'll receive rewards from her in return!
How to Unlock the Able Sisters Tailor Shop

Campsite

Exterior Interior

Operating Hours and Moving Requirements

Operating Hours Always open
Moving Cost 10,000 Bells
Land Area 4 x 4

Campsite Unlock Requirements and What to Do at the Facility

Unlock Requirements
1 Upgrade Resident Services
2 Ask Tom Nook "What should I do?"
3 Get the Campsite Construction Kit
4 Place the kit at your desired location on the island, and the campsite will open the next day
What can you do there?
・Interact with campsite visitors.
・Invite amiibo villagers, and ask them to move in.
・Earn items or clothing by playing minigames with visitors.

The campsite is where your island's visitors stay, and where you can persuade them to move to and become residents of your island. If you have amiibos, this is the perfect time to use them!

How to Make the Campsite and How to Use an amiibo

Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler

Exterior Interior

Operating Hours and Moving Requirements

Operating Hours Open all day, but only when it randomly visits your island
Moving Cost Cannot be moved
Land Area Unknown

Treasure Trawler Unlock Requirements and What to Do at the Facility

Unlock Requirements
1 Upgrade the game to Ver. 1.2
2 Complete the steps for the 2nd museum upgrade
3 After the museum has been upgraded, find Redd and talk to him. He will lead you to his boat (Treasure Trawler)
What can you do there?
・Purchase artwork (paintings and sculptures), but watch out for fakes!
・Purchase furniture with different color variations

Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler is where you can buy artwork for donating or decorating, but watch out for Redd's fakes!

Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler and Works of Art

Kapp'n's Boat Tours

Exterior Interior

Operating Hours and Moving Requirements

Operating Hours Open all day
Moving Cost Cannot be moved
Land Area Unknown

Kapp'n's Boat Tours Unlock Requirements and What to Do at the Facility

Unlock Requirements
1 Update to version 2.0 or later.
2 Reach 3-Star Island Rating.
3 Go to your dock the next day to see Kapp'n.
What can you do there?
・Pay 1,000 Miles to visit a random island.
・Get rare bushes, trees, and crops.
・Meet Brewster.
・Get Gyroids and Gyroid Fragments.

Kapp'n's Boat Tours is a new feature introduced in version 2.0. Compared to Mystery Islands, Kapp'n can take you to islands with rare features, such as islands with star fragments, money trees, or even free crops.

You can access this feature once you reach a 3-star island rating. The next day after seeing the end credits for the first time, you'll gain access to Kapp'n's Boat Tours.

Kapp'n's Boat Tour Guide

The Roost

Exterior Interior

Operating Hours and Moving Requirements

Operating Hours Open all day
Moving Cost Cannot be moved.
Note: You can move the museum entirely instead for 10,000 Bells.
Land Area Unknown

The Roost Unlock Requirements and What to Do at the Facility

Unlock Requirements
1 Donate at least one of each items in the museum.
2 Reach 3-Star Island Rating.
3 Talk to Blathers.
4 Take Kapp'n's Boat Tour.
5 Talk to Brewster.
6 Go back home and deliver the good news to Blathers.
7 Wait for a day to finish the construction.
8 Isabelle will announce the opening of the Roost!
What can you do there?
・Drink coffee for 200 Bells.
・Invite villagers and other special characters for a coffee break.
・Earn special items by ordering coffee.

The Roost is also a new facility introduced in the 2.0 update. This is a café inside the museum and is run by Brewster, just like in New Leaf!

Brewster offers coffee for 200 Bells per cup. The more you order, the higher the chances of receiving rewards from him, such as the rare gyroid Brewstoid!

Brewster's Roost Cafe: Rewards and Things to Do

Hotel

Exterior Interior

Operating Hours and Moving Requirements

Operating Hours Open all day
Moving Cost Cannot be moved
Land Area Unknown

Hotel Unlock Requirements and What to Do at the Facility

Unlock Requirements
1 Upgrade the game to version 3.0.
2 Reach 3-Star Island Rating.
3 Visit the hotel.
4 Decorate the first hotel room.
5 Participate in the grand opening the next day.
What can you do there?
・Decorate hotel rooms for tourists.
・Recommend hotel rooms for tourists.
・Invite VIP guests via amiibo.
・Access Gram's Catalogue for Souvenir items and clothes.
・Market DIY items as goods to earn tickets.

The Hotel is a new facility introduced in the 3.0 update. This upgrade adds a new hotel next to Kapp'n's Boat Tours at the dock.

This feature is similar to Happy Home Paradise, except you only decorate rooms. You also earn tickets that you can use to buy exclusive items from Grams's Souvenir Shop. The upgrade also includes a new DIY Donation Box, where you can market your goods to earn more tickets.

Hotel Guide: Everything You Can Do in the Hotel

List of Foreign Island Shops and Facilities

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Happy Home ParadiseHappy Home Paradise PhotopiaPhotopia HarvHarv's Island Plaza

Happy Home Paradise

Exterior Interior

Operating Hours and Moving Requirements

Operating Hours Always open
Moving Cost Cannot be moved
Land Area Unknown

Happy Home Paradise Unlock Requirements and What to Do at the Facility

Unlock Requirements
* Purchase the Happy Home Paradise DLC.
2 Place your 1st bridge construction kit
3 Place house constructions sites for your 3rd, 4th, and 5th residents.
4 Tom Nook will visit you the next day and introduce you to Lottie.
5 Go to the airport and select "I want to work."
What can you do there?
・Provide Vacation Homes to all available characters and villagers.
・Build sub-facilities, such a restaurants and hospitals.
・Unlock more decorating features, such as polishing, sounds, and pillars.
・Participate in Happy Home Paradise Music Festival.

Happy Home Paradise is a DLC that allows you to work as an interior designer for Lottie, along with Niko and Wardell. This is a paid DLC, but you can get it for free if you have the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack.
Happy Home Paradise (HHP) DLC Guide

Photopia (at Harvey's Island)

Exterior Interior

Operating Hours and Moving Requirements

Operating Hours Always open
Moving Cost Cannot be moved
Land Area Unknown

Photopia Unlock Requirements and What to Do at the Facility

Unlock Requirements
1 Build Nook's Cranny
2 Place your 1st bridge construction kit
3 Place house constructions sites for your 3rd, 4th, and 5th residents.
4 Talk to Harvey, when he visits your island the next day
5 Go to the airport and visit Harvey's island. There, you will find Photopia.
What can you do there?
    ・Decorate the photo studio with furniture and items, already in your catalog.
    ・Invite residents to your photoshoot.
    ・Dress yourself and your residents with clothing, already in your catalog.
    Shoot photos.
    ・Participate in Reese and Cyrus's Wedding Season event (requires Ver. 1.2 Update).

Photopia is where you can shoot photos of yourself and your neighbors, with decorations and clothing from your catalog (you don't need to bring them with you). Have a fun time dressing up yourself and your neighbors in various scenes and situations!

After taking photos of your neighbors at Photopia, you will be able to buy their poster from the Nook Shopping catalog!

How to Unlock Harvey's Island and Photopia

Harv's Island Plaza

Exterior Interior

Operating Hours and Moving Requirements

Operating Hours Always open
Moving Cost Cannot be moved
Land Area Unknown

Harv's Island Plaza Unlock Requirements and What to Do at the Facility

Unlock Requirements
1 Have your first encounter with Harvey and visit his island.
2 Check your mail.
3 Visit Harvey. He'll introduce you to Harriet and show you the new plaza.
4 Donate 100,000 to each of the Lloids to unlock all services.
What can you do there?

Harv's Island Plaza is a new facility introduced in the 2.0 update. In this expansion, you can access some visiting characters and use their services. New services are also included here, such as the Fortune Shop, Customization Services, and Storage Services.

Each service can be unlocked for roughly 100,000 Bells, since some may already have donations, and you can only unlock one per day.

Harv's Island Plaza: What to Do and How to Unlock

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5 Anonymous Anonymous almost 6 years

i also realized the building's exterior decoration changes depending on the season

4 Anonymous Anonymous almost 6 years

and there goes the museum, gee thanks :>

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