3888 Best Places to Shop in USA

Homemade baked goods, fresh cider, Vermont cheeses, maple syrup, and around a dozen varieties of apples are among the treats for sale here. There's berry picking in season, for a fun family stop, and on weekends you can watch the bakers make cider doughnuts.

New York's flagship Apple Store features a 32-foot-high glass cube that appears to float over its subterranean entrance, with access by elevator or a winding staircase leading to a subterranean tech world. The Apple-obsessed will be happy to know that this location is open 24/7, holidays included. Display walls and tables are lined with iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and AirPods, and pretty much any device that the company manufactures or sells. There are often special programs here, so check the website. Make an appointment (well in advance) at the Genius Bar if you need tech help. There also are several more Apple Stores across New York City, including in Grand Central Terminal's Main Concourse and a SoHo location in a converted Beaux-Arts post office building.

Apple's flagship San Francisco store is a two-level, open-air tech temple to Macs, iPads, iPhones, Apple Watches, and the people who use them. Inside, it's more about getting your iPhone fixed at the Genius Grove, but outside everyone is using those phones to take pictures of the modern structure.

At this 250-acre farm, pick apples and berries or buy freshly baked fruit pies and cookies and outstanding homemade ice cream. Fall brings cider pressing, hayrides, pumpkins, and music on weekends. Author John Irving's experiences working here as a teen inspired The Cider House Rules.

The secluded liberal arts campus at Alaska Pacific University features a gear room offering low-cost equipment rentals to the public. Pick up items for overnight getaways or in-town adventures, including paddleboards, tents, kayaks, camp stoves, and avalanche gear. Items are limited, so call in advance, and keep in mind that it's open only on weekdays.

This is the flagship store of a highly respected national chain that stocks the world's largest selection of 16th- to 19th-century prints and maps, specializing in botanicals, birds, and the American West.

Built in 1828, America's oldest indoor shopping mall has a handful of restaurants on its first floor and one signature shop, the Lovecraft Arts & Sciences Council, for quirky gifts and books on the supernatural by Providence's own H. P. Lovecraft and other authors. The rest of the former retail space has been converted into microloft apartments. The Greek Revival building has entrances on both Westminster and Weybosset Streets. 

Since 1951, many of the nation's best ceramic artists have come to work in residency at the Archie Bray Foundation. Wander near the five antiquated, 8-foot-high, dome-shaped brick kilns on a self-guided walking tour. Be sure to visit the gift shop, which sells work produced by foundation artists. Call first in case it's by appointment only that day; the gallery is closed on Sunday and Monday.

Browse amid hanging lanterns, funky glassware, wall tiles, and garden torches at Archipelago, an out-of-the-ordinary gift shop that also sells home-furnishings, silk scarves, and Buddha statues.

Once an icon of Little Italy's shopping scene, Architectural Salvage moved to a new location in 2024 under new ownership but with the same attention to detail. If you have any interest in home design and renovation, this shop that specializes in reusing old materials should be top of your list. The space is filled with unusual building and decorative materials, as well as items that come from various time periods throughout the 1900s. Products range from vintage glass doorknobs, antique mirrors, stunning stained glass, and much more.

The specialty here is Northwest native art, including scrimshaw and wood carvings.

One of several independent bookstores in Rockland, this shop exudes quiet charm. Find a well-curated selection of fiction and nonfiction, with works from plenty of Maine authors, as well as notebooks, cards, and other thoughtfully chosen housewares and gifts.

Family owned since 1925, Argosy is a charmingly old-fashioned place to browse for bargain, out-of-print, and priceless books. The antiquarian bookshop keeps a scholarly stock of rare books and autographs. It's also a great place to find good-value maps and prints for gifts.

Mostly local and Gulf Coast artists are represented in this gallery, featuring high-end and reasonably priced contemporary crafts and fine art, including jewelry, blown glass, sculpture, furniture, photography, paintings, ceramics, and decorative accessories.

The success of this Canadian fashion brand and retailer is reflected in having two NYC flagship stores, one in SoHo, and this two-story, 12,000-square-foot emporium beside Rockefeller Center. Expect to find Aritzia's own collections of denim, active, trendy, and everyday apparel, plus a curated selection of women's clothing, shoes, and accessories from new and familiar labels.

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

If you like the wine list at Absinthe Brasserie & Bar, you can walk next door and pick up a few bottles from its joint establishment. This unintimidating shop carries hard-to-find wines from small producers. Why wait to taste? Crack open a bottle on the patio of sibling restaurant Arbor out back.

In keeping with the Armani aesthetic, the minimalist furniture and housewares here have a subdued color scheme (gold, gray, cream, and black). Big-ticket items include luxuriously upholstered sofas and sleek coffee tables. At this limited-edition gallery space, the desk accessories and throw pillows are equally understated.

Stores in the five-block area known as Armory Square feature clothing, jewelry, crafts, antiques, and other wares.

This gallery, which traces its origins to 1870, exhibits original paintings and prints of landscapes and seascapes by Rhode Island artists, and sells a full range of art supplies and gifts for the creatively inclined. The nautical collection includes oil paintings of America's Cup winning yachts.

Customize lotions, massage oils, and bath salts with more than 100 essential and eau de parfum–grade fragrance oils during a 40–60 minute, perfumer-led Scent Creation session in this beauty boutique. Every customer-created formula is stored in an online database, so reordering your new trademark aroma is a breeze. If you'd like some liquid inspiration to fuel your creativity, the shop permits BYOB (no hard alcohol).

Although just a small storefront in downtown Montpelier, this shop counts customers as far away as Hawaii, thanks to owner Lauren Andrew's masterful concoctions of lotions, oils, and aromatics. Her CBD- (cannabidiol-) infused versions are particularly popular.

A combination of new and vintage women's and men's clothing and accessories and a random assortment of tchotchkes make this store, located on the harbor, a destination for fun and funky finds. Stock rotates quickly, keeping its loyal fans and friends coming back.

Packed to the rafters with a varied assortment of 1930s linens, handmade quilts, candles, organic soaps, vintage cookware, hand-thrown pottery, decorated crosses, and souvenirs, this colorful shop is a highlight of shopping in the charming village of Arroyo Seco.

This inviting gallery carries a little bit of everything, from pottery to paintings and jewelry to sculptures. Most outstanding is its selection of glass art, particularly the jellyfish lamps. Take time to admire all that is here.

Furniture and housewares made with local myrtle wood are among the treasures you're apt to find at this extensive community gallery that also features seascape paintings, colorful ceramics, and fine jewelry by a number of notable artists in the area. 

This modern-day general store stocks trendy clothes and accessories at a wide range of price points. Pretty embroidered dresses, stylish denim, and handmade necklaces share space with quirky-cool gifts and home furnishings, ranging from candles and bath products to cheeseboards and cookbooks.