Alaska Geographic Museum Store
Skagway
NPS bookstore selling classic Klondike tomes and essential Chilkoot Trail maps ($8.50).
Must-see shopping in North America
Vancouver
Just when you think you'll never find that combination licorice and hula-hoop store you've been searching for, here it is. This perky little spot with a…
Chicago
Travel fiends and design junkies alike will delight in this charmingly curated shop, which deals in quirky finds such as tableware from steamships and…
Malibu & Pacific Palisades
This one-of-a-kind store pops from the Topanga Canyon roadside, thanks to skeletons and mannequins dressed like Egyptian eunuchs and Viking warriors,…
Centro de Artesanías La Ciudadela
Alameda Central
A favorite destination for good, and also mass-produced, handicrafts from all over Mexico. Worth seeking out are Oaxaca alebrijes (whimsical painted…
Queens
A whimsical shop that's packed with great gift ideas, including plenty of intriguing Queens-related objects. You'll find vintage wall hangings, hip baby…
Cambridge
If you’re into maps, you’ll be into Ward Maps. It has an incredible collection of original antique and reproduction maps, with a special focus on Boston,…
Chicago
At awesomely academic Seminary Co-op, you might run into a Nobel laureate or three. Local scholars adore this place, where you'll find no less than eight…
The Willamette Valley & Wine Country
Americana folk meets Pacific Northwest heritage at Velour, an aesthetic-forward lifestyle shop curating vintage and handmade clothing, jewelry and…
Alameda Central
Enter this converted art deco building at the edge of the Alameda for inspired shopping, where plants drip from sleek railings and soft lamps. Three…
Los Feliz & Griffith Park
Occupying two adjoining shopfronts, this much-loved Los Feliz institution carries everything from art, architecture and fashion tomes, to LA history…
Los Angeles
Set in the Helms Complex, this is the city's best visual-arts book depot, with new, fine and out-of-print titles on its shelves and in its cabinets. The…
Roma
The store at this playfully hip art gallery sells silk screens, graphic T-shirts and etchings made by popular Argentine illustrator Jorge Alderete and…
Vancouver
Grab a paper bag and some tongs then dive into the pick-your-own drawers of brightly colored treats at this slender, white-walled gem dedicated to Swedish…
Alameda Central
Small market specializing in top-price gourmet food items such as huitlacoche (trufflelike corn fungus), insects, mole pastes, crocodile, ostrich, deer…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
If you want to take a bit of Chi-town home with you, check out these locally made, Chicago-inspired wares – souvenirs with style. Just about anything that…
Toluca
This downtown location of Casart – the state organization promoting local crafts – is fantastic both for its beautiful home, set around a courtyard, and…
Chinatown & Center City East
Occupying the former home of Pauline's, an old art-deco bridal store, Lapstone & Hammer's range of male streetwear and high fashion is artfully displayed…
French Quarter
Grassy vetiver, bittersweet orange blossoms, spicy ginger – New Orleans’ exotic flora has graciously lent its scents to Hové’s house-made perfumes for…
Vancouver
You'll feel like you've entered a tranquil forest clearing when you open the door of this delightful nature-themed photography gallery. Cooper's striking…
Northwest Territories
This excellent shop that doubles as the local information center sells traditional Dene crafts, such as birch-bark baskets and containers, ornately…
Southern Maine Coast
This well-curated independent bookstore dedicated to crime, noir and suspense fiction is a treat, dripping with character and playful attitude. Staff are…
Chicago
Decorated with vintage typewriters and old card-catalog bureaus that serve as desks, this small store for new and used books charms. Sliding ladders…
Coyoacán & San Ángel
The Saturday bazaar showcases some of Mexico’s best handcrafted jewelry, woodwork, ceramics and textiles including silver from Taxco and psychedelic…
Toronto
It's the oldest still-running gay bookstore in the world, making Glad Day an LGBTIQ+ landmark. The store has transformed from a place to defy censorship…
Chicago
This is Columbia College's student store, where student artists and designers sell their wares. The shop carries original, handcrafted pieces spanning all…
Las Vegas
A cut above your normal vintage emporium, savvy secondhand clothing chain Buffalo Exchange features racks of primarily '90s & 2000s club wear, jeans,…
Chicago
Over a hundred indie vendors sell their fair-trade and locally made artisan wares in kiosks spread over three floors. Sweets, coffee, clothing, handbags,…
Prince Edward Island
PEI's longest-running pottery studio is a family affair and a labor of love – it's been operated by the same clan since opening in 1973. The colorful pots…
Nature Coast
What better to accompany your natural Tarpon Springs sponge than some handmade soap from a family-run spot since 1934. Getaguru does fragrant, luxury…
Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni's Room
Chinatown & Center City East
Every shape and shade of LGBTQI book and magazine appears to be on sale at this long-running secondhand bookstore. It carries many other book genres, too,…
Chicago
An impressive and thoughtfully curated collection of beer, wine and spirits, especially the flavored bitters and the prodigious amount of small-batch…
Toronto
Craft Ontario has been promoting the work of artisans in its gallery boutique for over 40 years. Ceramics, jewelry, glasswork, prints and carvings make up…
Ozark Mountains
This neat little shop is full of both toys for kids, and funky gifts for adults, so you'll find everything from vintage action figures to Freddie Mercury…
Fayetteville
In contrast to the lovably messy Dickson St Bookshop, Nightbird is more curated and focused in its selection. It's a lovely, polished independent…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
A society of Maya artists, the ‘Woodlanders’ Workshop’ crafts exquisite handmade books, posters and fine-art prints from recycled paper infused with local…
Eastern Sierra
This large store is a one-stop shop for all your outdoor needs. Rents camping, climbing, backpacking and winter-trekking gear, and sells shoes, clothing…
Portland
This is a great shop for comics, graphic novels and all the fantastically nerdy accoutrements that grow around such goods. There are shelves of horror…
Gros Morne National Park
Besides the great punny name, this is a brilliant spot to pick up local folk arts and crafts, including stuff you genuinely can't find in other shops. The…
