3843 Best Places to Shop in USA

Midway between Salida and Buena Vista, the Rock Doc is an enormous shop with gold-panning equipment, metal detectors, and rock art.

Decidedly contemporary, with a Scandinavian bent, this well-curated boutique stocks offbeat cards and letterpress stationery, locally handcrafted goods, jewelry, and one-of-a-kind objects for the home.

Ostensibly a record store, with the largest collection of new and used vinyl in Montana, the original hipster department store is best known as a unique and eclectic gift shop that will keep you entertained for hours even if you forgot your wallet. Locals know it well, and every first-timer comes away gushing superlatives and swearing they'll be back. Great place for T-shirts, jewelry, cards, journals, and so on.

You'll find a quick fix for your sweet tooth here, and you can watch them make fudge, dozens of different caramel apples, and other scrumptious treats. There's another location at 1385 Lowell Avenue.

The rare store that carries wine, cheese, and space heaters, Rodman's is a fascinating hybrid of Target and Dean & DeLuca. The appliances are downstairs, the imported peppers and chocolates upstairs. It opened in 1955.

Austin runners frequent this shop as much for its selection of everything from Asics to Adidas shoes as for the expert advice on which pair to pick. Starting out as a training program back in 2004, Rogue opened a storefront after rousing success and today has two other Austin training centers and another in Cedar Park. Runners can join clubs to train for anything from a 5K to a full marathon, or just join a free community-run with other local runners. The store has a full fuel bar serving smoothies and even beer and wine, along with the hydration and energy snacks you’ll need to hit the happy trails.

This boutique features a well-curated collection of Western-inspired clothing, accessories, hats, boots, and gifts. The spirited cowgirl- and bucking bronco–themed tea towels, made from super soft cotton flour sacks, are pure Texas!

Selling hard-to-find denim, sportswear, shoes, and accessories with a European influence, this store includes clothes designed by Fred Perry, G-Star RAW, and Benson. R by Rolo, down the street at 2267 Market Street, has high-quality gym- and sportswear.

The mix of international artwork, music, and books here makes for good browsing. Goods include Brazilian CDs and Indonesian jewelry.

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

Fans of streamlined, mid-century modern furniture ascend to heaven here. This location—set in a landmark 1902 building that was once the warehouse of the Siegel-Cooper Company—is stocked with sleek sofas, beds, and children's furniture as well as accessories like rugs and lamps, 90% of which are made in America. Design aficionados can choose from iconic pieces like seating cubes from Frank Gehry and Eames molded plywood chairs, as well as items from up-and-coming designers.

Spend a few hours wandering around this vintage wonderland, open daily just north of downtown. You’ll find everything from striking mid-century decor and goofy Texas-themed tchotchkes to classic belt buckles, jewelry, and vintage denim. While you’re there, pop across the street to check out other local shops, Ermine Vintage, Big Bertha’s Paradise, and, down the block, Blue Velvet, for a perfect afternoon of thrifting.

Nordstrom, Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and JCPenney anchor the three-level mall, a blend of high-end and midrange retailers. The more than 300 specialty stores include Apple, Coach, Sephora, and Zara, as well as a food court, several restaurants, and a Loews Cinema.

Since 1948 this family-owned shop has been selling (and buying) gems, crystal, estate jewelry, and top-name watches. The shop hosts events and trunk shows showcasing their favorite designers like Clara Williams and celebrity lines like Jenny McCarthy's Angelica jewelry, supporting autism research.

The community's "downtown" has great shops clustered mostly on Barrett Square and Main Street. It's easy to stroll from boutique to toy store to gift shop to home decor showroom—and take a coffee break at Amavida Coffee & Tea or stop at a restaurant if you're in need of greater revivification.

A toy store for grown-up kids, Rotofugi specializes in artist-created, limited-edition playthings. You'll find dozens of lines from the United States, China, and Japan, like Pop Mart blind boxes and fanciful figures by artists like Kohei Ogawa and B. Wing. The store also hosts revolving gallery exhibitions.

This hulking old showroom across the street from the historic train station and Hotel Castaneda overflows with the kinds of goods you might expect to have been transported here by wagon and then railroad during the Santa Fe Trail's heyday. Light fixtures, old books, Depression-era kitchenware, turquoise jewelry, and vintage signs are among the specialties, along with tables, hutches, and larger items.

Television sweethearts Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen have owned this luxury outfitter since 2006, offering women and men’s clothing, shoes, and accessories. The brand focuses on top-of-the-line fabrics and high-end designers with a “less is more” mentality. This place is a neutrals-lover’s dream closet, where classic pieces meet modern silhouettes and even the sweatpants are supremely chic.

The city's newest shopping, food, and cultural destination in the venerable L.A. Arts District, Row DTLA is spread across an entire campus, with around 100 curated boutique stores like Poketo, Bodega, A+R, Flask & Field, and Tokyo Bike. Additionally, new restaurants like Rappahannock Oyster Bar and Michelin-starred Hayato seem to be popping up weekly. A weekend highlight is Smorgasburg, where every Sunday dozens of food stalls pop up in the next-door parking lot serving tasty favorites across every cuisine imaginable.

French, English, and Continental antique furniture and Biedermeier pieces can be found alongside chandeliers, sconces, trumeau mirrors, accessories, and estate jewelry in this shop, which was founded in 1899.

The retail enclave of Royal Palm is filled with independent boutiques selling fine jewelry and apparel. By day, stroll the walkable streets and have your pick of sidewalk cafés for a bite alongside Boca's brunch socialites. Royal Palm Place assumes a different personality come nightfall, as its numerous restaurants and lounges attract throngs of patrons for great dining and fabulous libations. Parking here is free.

Cute shops dot the north side of Royal Poinciana Way between Bradley Place and North County Road. Wind through the courtyards past upscale consignment stores to Sunset Avenue, then stroll down Sunrise Avenue: this is the place for specialty items like out-of-town newspapers, health foods, and rare books.

Several artisan shops, including Roycroft Antiques, the Copper Shop, and Roycroft Potters, occupy space in the Roycroft Campus buildings. Buy art, jewelry, Arts and Crafts furniture, and home accessories.

A wood-paneled 1930s pharmacy is the setting for this charming gift shop, which stocks eclectic wares for everyone on your list, plus a tempting selection of bath and beauty products.

This Wicker Park spa/boutique sells a mix of bath, body, and beauty products. The spa services are an interesting mix, too, with everything from intuitive astrology to brow waxing and facials. Too relaxed to leave? You don't have to—the Ruby Room doubles as a boutique hotel.

On a busy evening, this giant mercantile bustles with tourists picking through souvenirs that range from sweatshirts to wind chimes. There's also Western wear, children's toys, holiday gifts, and groceries (albeit with pretty high prices), plus camping. Need a folding stove, sleeping bag, or fishing gear? You'll find it at Ruby's. You can also cross Main Street to where this ever-expanding complex has added a line of shops trimmed like an Old West town, complete with candy store and rock shop.

The origins of this longtime Charles Street boutique sits with paper—custom stationery, elegant and whimsical greeting cards, and notebooks, all of the utmost quality. Today, patrons at this tiny Charles Street boutique can also browse pens and writing instruments, mugs, bags, and other gifty things.

Here you will find an impeccable assortment of candles, coffee-table books, Italian and Belgian linens, and other refined trifles. They also offer men's shaving accoutrements and correspondence items including marbleized paper and special occasion cards.