3843 Best Places to Shop in USA

This is the island's leading jewelry store, offering pieces by famous designers.

Hanging out in this small super-chill store is like spending time in a sneakerhead’s well-appointed closet where shoes, T-shirts, and more are tastefully displayed. In addition to a quite nice selection of sneakers, this menswear store carries watches and streetwear (including vintage items), along with a smattering of housewares like candles. Design books for sale include volumes on Basquiat, Charles and Ray Eames, and, of course, sneakers.

This general store takes its name from the custom framing business that launched them, but travelers are much more likely to pay them a visit for the vast array of cards, gifts, books, socks, stickers, vintage items, and Chicago-centric souvenirs they've curated. The original Lakeview location and the Andersonville location have both spawned standalone framing businesses, leaving the boutiques plenty of space to focus on fun products. 

Colorful, bold prints befitting Miami feature heavily in the men's and women's clothing at this bright, independently owned boutique. Books, stationery, and locally made art and accessories also serve as perfect mementos of Florida.

From hot sandwiches and French toast to snacks, groceries, and wine, this market and deli is a great place to grab a quick breakfast or lunch in the Seaport District. You can expect top-quality ingredients cooked to order. 

Expect high style and eye-catching garments at this boutique. The studio-like setting matches the highly edited collection of fashionista favorites (previous brands have included Bec & Bridge, Sam&Lavi, IRO, and For Love & Lemons). Co-owner Cheryl Herger also designs her own private-label line especially for frankie. Skirts and dresses with interesting silhouettes, uniquely cut tops, and swimwear almost too good for just the pool are interspersed with easy-chic basics.

This center houses many antiques dealers under one roof. The goods—art-deco furnishings, old cameras and typewriters, Victrolas, jadeite—are just as varied and sell quickly.

A sleek boutique on Orange Avenue, Française offers a selection of housewares in a modern industrial motif with a touch of class imported from France itself. The Francophile shop is stocked with attractive items for every room in the house, including cookware and serving utensils, posters and stationery, and even a variety of kids' toys. Before departing, make sure to peruse the backroom, which is stocked with edible treats like honey, hot sauce, chocolate bars, and floral salts.

Fred Segal brings Los Angeles to the North Strip with the company’s only Las Vegas store (and one of its few remaining stores), carrying a collection of men’s and women’s clothing from well-known and emerging designers as well as accessories, jewelry, and things for the home such as candles and coasters.

For hardware, firewood, locally grown vegetables, deli sandwiches, pumpkins for Halloween, snowboard and ski rentals, gourmet birdseed, and just about anything else you need, Fred's General Mercantile—half general store and half boutique—is the place to go. At 5,046 feet, it's billed as the highest-elevation general store east of the Mississippi River.

This family-owned retail shop features a curated collection of natural and organic clothes, toys, books, blankets, and well-made products for babies and children.

"Try this one!" are the three favorite words of Omar Mueller, this shop's sociable monger of quality cheeses from Sonoma, nearby counties, and a few places beyond. Omar also sells gourmet food and kitchen items and makes crepes (the one with Nutella is a hit with kids and adults alike).

Goods from about 25 vendors are crammed into every conceivable corner of this bi-level space, so you'll likely score at least something to take home (or giggle at in nostalgia). Clothing, furniture, and collectible art are among the finds, and the mall's eye-catching assortment of kitschy retro stuff is fun to look through whether you're a serious collector or just an innocent bystander. The Jive Time Records Annex is also a tenant. It's easy to walk right past this place—look carefully for the door and then proceed down the flight of stairs.

Pieces here are meant to be versatile wardrobe staples, and you're sure to feel like you're shopping at a Parisian apparel boutique. Exquisite fabrics bring life to casual, classic European women's wear from emerging designers from across Europe, and there are shoes, scarves, hats, and accessories, too.

One of the largest collections of European crystal and bronze chandeliers in the country glitters over gilded mirrors, 18th- and 19th-century hand-carved marble mantels, French and Continental furniture, porcelain, and objets d'art in this shop, which originally opened in 1947 and is run by the second and third generations of its founding family.

Michael Hansen made a name for himself as a designer of jaw-dropping silk floral arrangements. Those talents eventually turned into the French Bee, a wonderland of flowers, vases, and home furnishings. It's a visual delight.

Located in Park Place, this boutique is known for sophisticated women's clothing. In need of evening wear at the last minute? The French Shoppe also has stunning ballroom gowns in stock.

If you're up for a bit of shopping in between music shows and dinners out, this bohemian night market, filled with handmade jewelry, crafts, and other treasures, is right in the thick of the action on Frenchmen Street.

Pick up a crab cake, Belgian waffle, or small-batch craft spirit made by local vendors at this farmers' market on Wednesday from 3 to 7 in early April through November. Similar fare is available near Lafayette Square ( 810 Vermont Ave. NW) on Thursday 11–2, April–mid-November. Other FRESHFARM markets are in the Capitol Riverfront (Sunday 9–1, May–September), Dupont Circle (Sunday 8:30–1:30, year-round), H Street NE (Saturday 9–12:30, April–mid-December), Penn Quarter (Thursday 3–7, June–mid-November), and elsewhere. All locations also sell local fruits and vegetables.

Located at the crossroads of Kiawah and Seabrook islands, this shopping area includes a variety of homegrown stores. There are French and Italian restaurants, an ice-cream shop, a sports outfitter, and stores selling upscale apparel. More than just a shopping destination, Freshfields has become a major social center, offering everything from wine and beer tastings to movies and concerts on the green.

Friedman's is far more than a surplus and has been a Hillsboro Village institution since opening in 1972. The store offers plenty of surplus gear, plus camping supplies, outdoor equipment, and all you could possibly need for a last-minute fishing trip at one of Nashville's many beloved watering holes.

A boutique in the lobby of the Ace Hotel features local and small designers of hip, unique menswear. Small gifts and accessories from other local shops are also available. Next door, the Marfa-born Freda boutique sells boho women's clothes.

The island's best-stocked supermarket has a slogan ("Your family store on Molokai") that is truly credible. Sun-and-surf essentials keep company with fresh produce, meat, groceries, and liquor. Locals say the food is fresher here than at the other major supermarket.

Located in the belly of Bunnell, Fringe is a used and new clothing boutique. Its biggest draw are the locally made wearable art pieces that range from groovy hats to clever, funky dresses and linens.

Clothing, housewares, fair-trade handicrafts, and novelty items can all be found at this small curiosity shop and gift boutique, which stocks one of the best collections of Rhode Island--made goods in the state. A second location is at 713 Westminster St. downtown.

This fashionable shop curates trendy yet approachable apparel, plus other well-chosen odds 'n' ends, including fine Moroccan slippers, Japanese ceramics and glassware, and bold-looking jewelry. They've outgrown this original space and have expanded to an outpost just a few doors down.

There's an old western feel at this 6,000-square-foot mecca for boots, thanks to the exposed brick walls and reclaimed barn doors. In addition to a huge variety of Frye's famed boots, the store sells flats, oxfords, clogs, and mules.

The scent of homemade fudge wafts into the street in front of the cheery Fudge Co., drawing people into this sweet little spot. Storefront displays of colorful, scrumptious confections—including many novelty items—delight kids as well as grown-ups.

Works by some 20 artists who live or summer in the region, including nearby in Canada, are sold in this spacious high-ceilinged fine arts gallery in the former J.J. Newberry Co. Pieces include the husband-and-wife owners’ acrylic paintings (hers) and limited-edition photographic prints (his), as well as pottery, sculpture, and the not-to-miss driftwood sea creatures. The gallery also has three vacation rentals, including two lofts.

Stop here to enjoy artist Randy Fullbright's collection of gorgeous Dinosaur National Monument photographs. His paper castings of petroglyphs make nice mementos, too.