20 Best Places to Shop in Tucson, Arizona

This exceptional gallery specializes in vintage, classic, and contemporary photography but also represents artists in other media.

This beautiful outdoor mall has close to 50 stores (and four restaurants) decidedly aimed at affluent consumers. The Latin-inspired Blanco and Ra Sushi are the standout eateries. Trendy tenants include Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, Apple, and Tiffany & Co., plus AJ's Fine Foods, a gourmet grocery that also serves coffee, pastries, and casual meals.

Magnificent handblown glass pieces of all sizes, including vases, artwork, table settings, and jewelry, are sold at this gallery and studio at the southern edge of Downtown.

This lovely independent bookstore on 4th Avenue specializes in books by and about women, and sells creative cards, gifts, and T-shirts as well as a broad range of books.

For that Stetson you've always wanted, Arizona Hatters is your best bet.

You'll pass this cactus farm en route to Saguaro National Park East. There's a huge selection of cacti and succulents, and they'll ship anywhere in the country.

This shop is owned and run by the knowledgeable Mark Bahti, whose father, Tom, literally wrote the book on Native American art, including an early definitive work on katsinas. The store sells high-quality jewelry, pottery, rugs, art, and more.

This is a wonderful browsing place for used, rare, and out-of-print books.

A Tucson institution, Bookmans carries an enormous and eclectic selection of used and new books, movies, music, magazines, games, and musical instruments in three spacious locations. Bring your own gently used items for store credit or cash.

This outdoor, Mediterranean-style shopping center originally served the ranchers and orange-grove owners in this once remote part of town, now the city's fastest-growing area. There's a Whole Foods grocery store, the popular Wildflower restaurant, a gelato shop, upscale pizzas at Sauce, Starbucks, and diverse boutiques and gift shops.

This shop specializes in Mexican folk art, jewelry, and Southwest-style clothing.

Bright watercolor canvases and prints of cacti, desert scenes, and animals by the popular local artist Diana Madaras can be found at this gallery.

Take the street car one stop west of Downtown, its turnaround point, and you'll arrive at an intriguing collection of shops and restaurants known as the Mercado San Agustin and the MSA Annex. Along with boutiques, the Spanish Colonial--style Mercado houses the popular Seis Kitchen (Contemporary Mexican), Agustin Kitchen (French), and local favorites like Presta Coffee and La Estrella Bakery. Continue your food crawl across the street at the Annex, a mini mall built of shipping containers, and sample Japanese at Kukai or vegan burgers and shakes at Beaut Burger. A farmer's market is held here every Thursday.

Delectable and beautiful handcrafted chocolates, made with locally grown ingredients like prickly pear, mesquite, and chiltepin, are sold here, along with coffee, tea, and (of course) hot chocolate. Build your own box of bonbons or choose from various packaged chocolate items; your loved ones back home will thank you.

Across from the Tucson Museum of Art, the Old Town Artisans complex of adobe buildings dating back to the 1850s has a large selection of Southwestern wares and locally made art, including Native American jewelry, baskets, Mexican handicrafts, pottery, and textiles. You'll also find regional specialty foods, beer and wine, a record shop, and LaCo Tucson, a pleasant outdoor restaurant and bar.

This busy enclosed mall has an extensive food court, a 20-screen cineplex, and more than 120 stores, including Dillard's department store. Round 1 Bowling & Amusement, offering bowling, billiards, karaoke, and arcade games, is also here.

More than a dozen chic boutiques and galleries are arranged around Spanish-style outdoor courtyards at St. Philip's Plaza. Union Public House, serving food and drink into the wee hours, and Reforma Cocina y Cantina are located here, as is a farmers' and artisan market on weekend mornings.

This indoor mall has Dillard's, Macy's, a large food court, and more than 200 specialty shops. For tasteful Southwestern-style T-shirts, belts, jewelry, and prickly pear candies, check out the shops on "Arizona Avenue," a section on the first floor that's devoted to regional items.

Find good deals on athletic wear from Nike, Adidas, and Under Armour; designer brands like Kate Spade and Michael Kors; and children's wear from OshKosh and Carter's at this large outdoor outlet mall in Marana. A play area, a few eateries, and a Disney outlet store will keep kids happy.