6 Best Places to Shop in Annapolis and Southern Maryland, Maryland

The Annapolis Bookstore is one of the most charming bookstores on the planet, more like visiting the living room of a discerning collector of gently used books. There is a wonderful children's section in the back room.

At the Annapolis Pottery you can actually watch the potters at work as you browse the store filled with their wares.

A destination in itself, the Arundel Mills shopping mall holds more than 200 well-known retailers and eateries, including Ann Taylor Loft, Kenneth Cole, Bass Pro Shops, and T.J. Maxx. Many of the shops are outlets with great bargains, making the 40-minute trip from Annapolis well worth it.

Inside the Annapolis Marriott Waterfront, Pussers Company Store is part of a small chain originating in another big sailing destination, the British Virgin Islands. The store peddles Pussers Rum merchandise as well as seasonal chutneys, nautical knickknacks, purses, and sundries, but the main product here is nautical clothing—raffia hats, khaki shorts, and pin-striped shirts with collars—that will have you looking the part of a sailor.

Fittingly for a town obsessed by sailing, this shop sells clothing and bags made of recycled sails.

Ron Snyder Antiques specializes in 18th- and 19th-century American furniture displayed in seven tastefully decorated rooms.