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Baltimore isn't the biggest shopping town, but it does have some malls and good stores here and there. Harbor East, along the Inner Harbor, is quickly becoming the place to indulge in retail therapy. Some interesting shops can be found along Charles Street in Mount Vernon and along Thames Street in Fells Point. Hampden has a few fun shops, particularly for furnishings and vintage items.
The AIA/Baltimore Bookstore carries all kinds of architecture books.
Atomic Books specializes in obscure titles and small-press publications, including independent comics and 'zines, along with videos. There's also a formidable selection of pop-culture toys such as lunch boxes, cookie jars, and stickers.
Barnes & Noble, in the Power Plant complex at the Inner Harbor, is the city's largest general-interest bookseller.
Book Thing takes donations and gives away free books—as many as you like, as long as you promise not to resell them; it's open weekends 9–6.
The Children's Bookstore is a cozy, well-stocked resource for current and classic children's literature.
The Kelmscott Bookshop is known for its enormous, well-preserved stock of old and rare volumes in every major category, especially art, architecture, American and English literature, and travel.
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