Beacon Hill & Boston Common
This tiny shop has a remarkable selection of antique prints and maps, especially focusing on old Boston. Follow the history of the city’s development by…
Must-see shopping in The USA
The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers
Discover new favorite Californian vintages for under $25 at the distinctive wine boutique that won founder and Governor Gavin Newsom respect even from…
Memphis
The 'Clothier to the King,' this mid-century men's shop once outfitted Elvis with his two-tone shirts. Today it has a retro line of menswear (including…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Vases with handlebar mustaches and cookie jars labeled "LSD" may seem like holdovers from a Big Sur bachelor pad c 1974, but they're snappy interior…
West Texas
The best bookstore in town is open daily and has a smart selection of new, used and out-of-print titles, as well as a good selection of regionally themed…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
Anyone with a yen for '70s-inspired prints should take themselves to the Trina Turk boutique. The wife and husband team behind the unisex brand have…
Phoenix
This museum store has a top-notch collection of American Indian original arts and crafts; the variety and quality of kachina dolls alone is impressive…
Detroit
Pewabic’s famed tiles, known for their iridescent glazes, grace the Guardian Building and other landmark structures around town. The century-old studio…
Hanalei Bay & the North Shore
This Kilauea outpost of the Hanapepe original is an artist-owned gallery selling colorful, appealing ceramic tiles and dishware, almost all designed by…
Denver
Part of a growing nationwide chain, Buffalo Exchange on South Broadway is a huge space with new and used clothing: retro, futuristic, trad and garish. You…
Midtown
As one shopper put it, 'They have some fabulous shit in here.' Welcome to the Hell's Kitchen branch of this beloved thrift-store chain, where Paul Smith…
Chicago
Optimo is a Chicago institution, the last custom hat-maker for men in town. Want a lid like Al Capone's? Get one here, made with serious, old-school…
Phoenix
The largest farmers market in Arizona brings the state's best produce to one open-air jamboree of good tastes. Alongside fresh fruit and vegetables, you…
South End & Chinatown
Boston's original art market, this outdoor event is a fabulous opportunity for strolling, shopping and people-watching. More than 100 vendors set up shop…
New Orleans
This place is so cute – or should that be mignon? Or joli? We haven't taken French in a few years, but we could brush up here – the largest French…
Hanalei Bay & the North Shore
The pick of several such shops on Kaua‘i, in enlarged new premises but still making its soap in-house. Botanical lotions, body butters, bath oils and…
The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers
Local scent maker elizabethW supplies the tantalizing aromas of changing seasons without the sweaty brows or frozen toes. 'Te' smells like a Georgia porch…
French Quarter
Peeking in the window, you’ll see a battery of ancient copper pots that appear to have generations of dents tinkered out of their bottoms. Owner Patrick…
Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa
Only in San Francisco would you find an S&M superstore, with such musts as suspension stirrups, latex hoods and, for that special someone, a chrome-plated…
South Philadelphia
Julia and Isaiah Zagar set up this gallery specializing in folk art, fashion and jewelry in 1968 as a place to sell Isaiah's work along with that of…
Chicago
This slick shop outside Wrigley Field has every Cubs-logoed item you could dream of. Browse two stories of official team paraphernalia, including an…
Streetcar Suburbs
Boing! is fun. It's fun that they have an exclamation point at the end of their name and crazy colorful creatures adorning their facade. And it's really…
Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa
At a time when most SF dispensaries still feel like clinics and give off a buzz-killing, prescription-only vibe, this place feels decidedly recreational…
Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey
You've learned to eat, talk and appreciate art like a Venetian; now get around like one. The ultimate Venice bike shop assembles sturdy, steel-frame bikes…
Sedona
Founded in 1976, this Sedona institution offers the area's best selection of rugs, and sells other American Indian crafts too, both current and vintage…
Las Vegas
Near Downtown's Arts District, this flamingo-pink-painted antiques shop is a primo place for picking up mid-20th-century modern and swingin’ 1960s and …
Woolly Mammoth Antiques & Oddities
Chicago
Part morbid curiosity shop, part eerie art installation. Creepy doll heads, a stuffed groundhog wearing a Superman cape, death masks, Victorian medical…
North Georgia
REM guitarist Peter Buck once worked these hallowed halls of vinyl and CDs, and it is here where he and singer/customer Michael Stipe first forged the…
Seattle
Ada’s plush interior is done out in clean white wood with royal blue accents. There’s a cafe on one side and a well-curated collection of books on the…
Lahaina
Bob 'Ole' Olson has come far from South Dakota, where he was born in 1929. One of the world's foremost surfboard shapers still plies his trade in an…
Nashville
If ethical beauty brands are your thing, Thistle Farms has everything your bathroom needs for the ultimate relaxation. Thistle Farms is more than a beauty…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
This small indie bookstore in the thick of the gallery district shelves great selections of fiction, history, travel, art and criticism. Rotating art…
Atlanta
Clocking in at over 46,000-sq-ft and 30-plus vendors, this massively cool vintage shop inside an old mattress factory will floor you with its tragically…
Boston
Artists for Humanity is a local charity organization that encourages urban youth to get in touch with their creative sides. That means you're doing a good…
New Mexico
Alma General Store, we like you. Not only do you offer gas, gummy bears, sodas and restrooms on the edge of nowhere, but you're also darn helpful when it…
Boulder
This tiny shop is a chocolate emporium, with a glass case of handmade chocolates, dipped snacks whipped up on-site and shelves of imports from milk to…
San Francisco
For vacation reading that matches the Castro scenery, head into Dog Eared for a wide selection of San Francisco literature, LGBTQ+ memoirs and novels…
Denver
Hope Tank sells quirky and fun gifts – cheeky magnets, cool kids' clothes, handcrafted jewelry, tees – many with a hooray Colorado bent. All items are…
Honolulu
Kamaka specializes in gorgeous handcrafted ukuleles made on Oʻahu since 1916, with prices starting at around $1000. Call ahead for free 30-minute factory…
Streetcar Suburbs
Down a narrow alley and marked by a discreet sign, this woman-focused sex shop is worth seeking out. The tasteful and tantalizing boutique offers sex…
