4 Best Shopping in Portland, Maine

This appealing crafts gallery has gift items in glass, wood, and textiles, as well as fine modern jewelry.

The contemporary art at this gallery changes with the seasons. Artists represented include David Driskell, an artist and leading art scholar.

A fixer-upper's dream, Portland Architectural Salvage has four floors of unusual finds from old buildings, including fixtures, hardware, and stained-glass windows, as well as assorted antiques.

Head to the city's Bayside neighborhood for the Portland Flea-for-All, where you'll find all sorts of vintage eye candy from an ever-rotating array of antiques, original art, and goods from artisan vendors—a fun excursion, whether or not you actually buy anything.