Charleston
Some of the city's best contemporary art regularly appears in this long-standing downtown gallery. Artist Nathan Durfee's experimental work is a highlight…
Must-see shopping in Eastern USA
Philadelphia
In its fifth decade, this friendly indie bookstore is not just a store, but a community worth seeking out and supporting. There's a good selection of…
John K. King Used & Rare Books
Detroit
This cluttered, multistory bookstore is a Detroit landmark sure to delight any bibliophile. Treasures await in the dusty stacks, and exploring the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
This is Columbia College's student store, where student artists and designers sell their wares. The shop carries original, handcrafted pieces spanning all…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Midcoast Maine
This small, friendly bookstore has well-curated stacks that include a solid local-interest section, and a kids' area that's a joy for parents with…
Provincetown
Everything for sale at Loveland Bohemian Marine, from the stationary to the linens, feels like it is chosen with the utmost care. The overall vibe of the…
Logan Square & Fairmount
Sandi and Neil are the couple behind this creative pottery studio and gallery, which opens its doors to shoppers for a few hours each weekend if it doesn…
Connecticut
This funky unpretentious dealer has an eclectic mix of antiques, fashion, fun stuff, furniture, books and bric-a-brac spanning decades, at reasonable…
Midtown
Not merely loved for its Christmas windows (the city's best), plush BG, at this location since 1928, leads the fashion race, led by its industry-leading…
Midtown
Comprising a whopping 650,000 sq ft of retail space, Saks' 10-floor flagship store is home to the 'Shoe Salon,' NYC's biggest women's-shoe department…
Midtown
Ever since Audrey Hepburn gazed longingly through its windows, Tiffany & Co has won countless hearts with its glittering diamond rings, watches, silver…
Midtown
Blockbuster Bloomie’s is something like the Metropolitan Museum of Art of the shopping world – historic, sprawling, overwhelming and packed with bodies,…
Boston
Since 1825, the Brattle Book Shop has catered to Boston’s literati: it's a treasure trove crammed with out-of-print, rare and first edition books. Ken…
Atlanta
Features the largest selection of retail craft beer in the Southeast along with 60 taps to drink from on the premises. The local inventory is obviously…
Nashville
This renowned vintage-instrument store has been serving the Nashville community since 1970. The expert staff and amazing inventory attract musicians of…
Burlington
Every Saturday from May through October, downtown Burlington bursts into life with this enormously popular farmers market. All vendors must grow or make…
Charleston
With more than 300 vendors hawking everything from sweetgrass baskets to piping-hot biscuits, this vibrant, open-air market is one of the nation's oldest,…
New York City
Opened in 2017 by novelist Emma Straub and her designer husband, this independent bookstore has won over Brooklyn's resident bookworms, not only with its…
Chicago
Merz is a true turn-of-the-century European apothecary. Antique pharmacy jars contain herbs, homeopathic remedies, vitamins and supplements, and the…
Chicago
This appealingly curated shop in Humboldt Park stocks vintage modern home goods – from acapulco chairs to retro bar carts to colorful kilim rugs – as well…
Back Bay
Pick out a pile of books and retreat to a quiet corner of the cafe to decide which ones you really want to buy. There’s a little bit of everything here,…
Chicago
This spacious antique market in Edgewater – 75 dealers spread across 20,000 sq ft and two floors – is a treasure trove of 20th-century furnishings, from…
West Virginia
In the heart of the downtown shopping district, this bustling yet intimate gathering place rolls four elements into one: indie bookstore, coffee shop,…
French Quarter
This dungeon-esque store stocks all kinds of vampire-themed gifts. Come here for books, curses, spells, souvenirs and witty banter with the awesome clerks…
