3843 Best Places to Shop in USA

The Craft House sells a full line of Williamsburg dinnerware, flatware, glassware, pewter, giftware, and jewelry.

This Pioneer Valley landmark has an in-store bakery in addition to the usual candy, spices, jams, maple confections, kitchen items, and other gifts you might expect. Try a "Wrapple": a hand pie made with apples from local orchards.

The Williamsburg Pottery Factory is an attraction in itself, and the parking area is usually crammed with tour buses. The original location looked like old barn warehouses, but the new address now looks like a small town center. The enormous stores sell luggage, clothing, furniture, food and wine, china, crystal, and—its original commodity—pottery. Individual stores such as Pfaltzgraff are within the compound. There are always some great deals on name-brand home decor.

The talented owner of this shop designs and sews beautifully crafted quilts, as well as outfits for American Girl dolls. The assortment of unusual gifts includes garden ornaments, linens, stationery, and candles.

Technically in San Marcos proper, take a detour to Wimberley Glassworks, one of the art community's most impressive contributors, to watch artisans blow and shape gorgeous glass creations. Or sign up for a class and create your own glass masterpiece.

Near the turn for Acadia National Park's Hulls Cove Visitor Center, you know this shop is open (hours are 2 pm–7 pm) when the garage door-front is up. Lovely flower displays also make it hard to miss. The proprietors are a couple who live above their shop, which is known for its wine selection (some Maine vintages) and stocks Maine craft beers and hard cider. Picnic-perfect items include flavorful cheeses (mushroom Brie is the biggest seller) that change weekly. Many are Maine-produced, as is the smoked seafood. Owner April’s aromatherapy items, with scents like Acadia Woods, are sold, as are refrigerator magnets and cards featuring her art and items by other area artisans.

The only retail establishment on park grounds, this bookstore sells trail maps, guides to the Black Hills, and books on the geology and history of Wind Cave and neighboring Jewel Cave.

When the Windmill Farm & Craft Market opened in 1987 as an outlet for local producers and craftspeople, it had fewer than 100 vendors. Today this 29-acre farm and crafts market is host to more than 200 vendors and craftspeople, many of them members of the Mennonite and Amish community. Offerings include farm-fresh produce, quilts, furniture, and sweets. It's open Saturday 8–4:30 from late April through mid-December.

In a collection of 19th-century buildings, you'll find beautifully crafted Windsor-style beds, chests, china cabinets, tables, highboys, and chairs, as well as Shaker pieces. There are 18 rooms of furniture on display, but most items are made to order. Be sure to peep into the converted barn workshop to watch the skilled artisans at work. It's easy to understand why the cost of larger pieces reaches into the thousands.

This overwhelmingly stocked emporium with a large selection of wines also features a long list of other beverages, from rums and tequilas to mezcals and local craft beers.

This hybrid institute, best known as "WINO," is part wine school, part wine store, and part high-tech wine-tasting experience. Walk around with a glass and sample this shop's more than 100 wines, available to taste for a fee by the ounce, half glass, or full glass using Enomatic serving systems (the machines resemble a soda fountain or beer taps). Buy the wines you like by the bottle, or just continue to taste to your heart's content—just make sure you keep tabs on your credit card tally, as it's easy to get carried away. Cheeseboards and other small plates are also on offer. The Thursday-evening wine-tasting classes fill up quickly, so plan ahead if you are interested.

Cards, toasters, aprons, books, candles, and a wide selection of SF-theme items line the shelves. You'll also find fridge magnets, wisdom-spouting bags, and bakery-shape pencil erasers. And if you've misplaced your water bottle, the shop stocks a rainbow of colors.

It's worth getting up early on a Saturday to amble through the local farmers' market (8 am to 1 pm), a favorite destination for food, flowers, and fellowship since 1979. Within and just outside a historical train station, some 85 vendors hawk everything from fresh vegetables and artisanal cheeses to locally produced honey and dried fruit. Pick up fresh fruits and veggies from Sugar Top Farms and artisanal bread from Old Hearth Bread Co. or chopped pineapple from Indian River fruit. A quick coffee and fresh croissant from the market is a great way to jump-start a day of Park Avenue shopping. You can park on nearby streets and the public lots on New York Avenue and Morse Boulevard and Lyman and New England Avenues.

This company sells medicinal herbs, unique fragrances, and Native American jewelry and crafts.

Ever-changing window displays set the stage for the side-by-side Winter Sun/Summer Moon. Luscious fabrics, bright colors, and rich textures give the shops the feel of a sophisticated bazaar. Comfortable, easy-to-wear, and elegant clothes, jewelry, and accessories are the signature of Winter Sun.

The colorful and scented soaps sold at this shop near St. Michael's Cathedral are handcrafted on the premises.

Lawyer-turned-artist Bill Spear produces fun and colorful enameled pins and zipper pulls. His quirky shop has something for everyone.

The store carries woks, of course, but also anything else you could need for Chinese cooking and eating—bamboo steamers, ginger graters, wicked-looking cleavers—plus artistic chopstick holders and accessories for Japanese cooking, including sushi paraphernalia and tempura racks.

More than 300 local designers have showcased their work at this longtime favorite. Owners Shirley Kienitz and Jenny Stadler carry clothing, jewelry, home goods, and art at very reasonable prices. They also have occasional workshops.

At Wolfchase Galleria, 18 miles east of downtown Memphis, the four anchor stores are Macy's, Dillard's, Sears, and JCPenney. A large carousel attracts scores of children, and there's also a multiplex cinema.

Browsing the hundreds of thousands of books that crowd the shelves of is rather like walking through the physical equivalent of an online used-book clearinghouse: a true bibliophile's dream.

Wonderland Gear Exchange is like REI meets that cool used records store. The outdoor clothing and equipment consignment shop aims to make it easier and more affordable to get out into the amazing nature that surrounds Seattle. They keep high standards, so everything is relatively recent, in good (and, importantly, safe) shape, and it ranges from kids' fleece booties to e-bikes and so much more. A must-stop for anyone with an outdoor adventure in their future, but also for a good deal on some snazzy rain boots when the weather turns.

Located 18 miles north of Salem just off Interstate 5 are more than 100 brand-name outlet stores, including Nike, Adidas, Calvin Klein, Coach, Ann Taylor, Levi's, Pendleton, and Columbia Sportswear. There's also a small playground and a couple of places to eat.

Elaborate confections made on the premises are displayed like miniature works of art at this shop that resembles an 18th-century Parisian salon.

Taking cues from the neighborhood's Nordic roots, this boutique embraces the minimalist mindset of modern Scandinavian design. High-quality and timeless home goods, art in mostly neutral tones, and useful gifts fill the shelves. And the staff also has a friendly (and nonaggressive) Scandinavian sensibility, making shopping a delightful and calming experience.

Kennett Square's famous mushrooms appear on many local menus, and this shop in the old brick family farmhouse overflows with mushroom-theme items from aprons to notecards; fresh, dried, and marinated mushrooms; and specialty mushroom products like soups. Steps away, in the farm's small but informative mushroom-growing exhibit, you'll see and learn how mushrooms are grown indoors. It's 1½ miles south of downtown. (The Mushroom Cap downtown at  114 W. State St. is another option for mushrooms and themed gift items.) 

The indoor market is a year-round buffet of local produce, fresh fish, and excellent grab-and-go sandwiches and pastries.