Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa
Wild beading ambitions strike suddenly within these walls lined with bulk beads, inducing visions of DIY drag and handmade holiday gifts like sparkling…
Must-see shopping in North America
Huntington Beach
Towering behind the statue of surf hero Duke Kahanamoku at the corner of Pacific Coast Hwy and Main St, this massive store supports the Surf City vibe…
Québec City
Displaying a fanciful, wildly colorful mix of designer eyewear from Québec, France and Spain, this is a fun place to browse, even if you’re not…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Give your next camping trip a Manhattan makeover at this store/design-studio hybrid. Pick up handcrafted axes, leather duffel bags, sunglasses, enamel…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
Crowdsource fashion choices at Betabrand, where experimental designs are put to an online vote and winners produced in limited editions. Recent approved…
Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa
On the cutting edge of the Tenderloin, Hero transforms casual browsers into SF fashionistas with statement pieces by rising-star local designers: Stevie…
Lake Louise
This friendly outdoors shop sells pretty much everything a camper or backcountry adventurer could need. It also rents a full range of bikes – mountain…
Thorncrest Farm and Milk House Chocolates
Connecticut
Imagine if you could hand-pick the cows you wanted to produce the milk you use to make daily batches of delectable chocolates. Well, that's what Kimberly…
Hamakua Coast
If some of Honokaʻa aunties emptied their attics, basements and garages, the results would look like this hangar-size store. Weave through a mesmerizing…
Denver
A large collection of exclusive international brands (Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Ralph Lauren, Tiffany) decorate the corridors of Denver’s high-end shopping…
Victoria
This branch of Vancouver's charming hipster stationery store is socked into a quirky space resembling a hotel lobby from 1968. You'll find the same clever…
New Brunswick
Grand Manan is one of the few remaining producers of dulse, a type of seaweed that is used as a snack food or seasoning. Dulse gatherers wade among the…
The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers
Specializing in odd lots of sporting goods at closeout prices, this 80,000-sq-ft sports-and-camping emporium is also the best place to rent wet suits for…
Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy
A mecca for home designers and decorators brainstorming ideas, this beautifully curated, seven-level temple to good taste heaves with all sorts of…
San Francisco
Spiff up your pad with original Bay Area art at great prices. Featured works show a strong sense of place, including Michael Reardon's lightwashed…
Savannah
Find some of the best vintage deals in town here – and once you've had a good run with your garments, Civvies just may buy them back from you. The racks…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
Salvador Dalí probably would've shopped here for all his taxidermy and gardening needs. Get a surrealist home makeover with animal-skull puppets,…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
With more crime per square inch than any other corner of the city, this mystery-themed bookstore peddles everything from classic espionage and thrillers…
North Shore & Upcountry
If you're driving past this large produce stand in October with the kids, you will have to pull over for the happenin' pumpkin patch. Resistance is futile…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
Post-apocalyptic art-school surf shack is the vibe inside this curated storefront, featuring the work of sundry indie makers on plywood planks. Items for…
The Haight & Hayes Valley
If you see chic California-made leather clutches in your future, you must be ClareV-oyant. Buttery Italian leather gets splashes of California color – a…
Boulder
Committed to socially responsible and environmentally friendly business practices, Momentum makes you feel good about shopping. It sells the kitchen sink…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
Directly opposite the Southern California Institute of Architecture, this spacious new-and-used bookstore focuses primarily on design in its various forms…
Boston
The North Bennet Street School has been training craftspeople for over 100 years. Established in 1885, the school offers programs in traditional skills…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
Whether you're a social-media millionaire who runs Parkour or you just rock that look, Triple Aught has your back, with zip-up urban sweaters and multi…
Boston
While the flagship Salmagundi store in Jamaica Plain has a bigger selection, this second location in the North End still offers some 4000 hats for your…
White House Area & Foggy Bottom
Not to be confused with the official White House gift shop in the White House Visitor Center, this store sells official souvenirs alongside less-orthodox…
San Francisco
This indie art and craft gallery may be off the beaten path, but its fans are legion. Curator-owners bring California's outlandish outlooks indoors with…
Vancouver
An irresistible, white-walled, double-sized store that appeals to design-minded individuals with its carefully chosen array of Tivoli radios, molded…
Southern Alberta
Waterton's most comprehensive equipment store stocks everything from backpacks to bear spray. It offers guides for one-day and multiday treks and shuttle…
Nashville
It's easy to get turned around in this sprawling antique mall, home to 160 spaces and consistently named Nashville's best antique store. From china and…
San Francisco
Emerge with confidence from this men's designer resale boutique, sure that nobody but you will be working your look. The well-curated collection of…
Midtown
It's not all trains at Grand Central. The station also holds a 240ft corridor lined with perfectly coiffed fresh produce and artisanal treats. Stock up on…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
This women-owned tattoo parlor gets it in ink with designs ranging from honeycomb-pattern bicep graphics to shoulder-to-shoulder Golden Gate Bridge spans…
San Francisco
You can't take Golden Gate Park home with you – the city would seem naked without it – but Foggy Notion specializes in sense memories of SF's urban…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Well known for its coveted wristwatches, Detroit-based Shinola branches out with a supercool selection of Made-in-USA life props. Bag anything from…
Wicker Park Secret Agent Supply Co
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
This place sells 'espionagical wares' (aka crazy spy and detective gear): mustache disguise kits, underwater voice amplifiers, Sherlock Holmes deerstalker…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
Detroit design company Shinola is well known for its wristwatches, as well as its beautiful, handcrafted leathergoods, from stylish wallets, iPhone covers…
Northern Vermont
Boaters for miles around cast anchor at this popular general store, whose amusing wall display of ‘World Time Zones’ features four clocks showing…
Chicago
An Andersonville mainstay, this feminist independent bookstore has been around for more than 35 years. Book signings and author events happen most weeks…
