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If you love pens, notepads, and sketchbooks you'll immediately want to acquire one of everything from this well-stocked boutique from the team behind McNally Jackson bookstore in nearby SoHo. Desk accessories and items to decorate the study round out the stock, which all make for great gifts.
If the aroma of fresh waffle cones causes a pause on your downtown stroll, you've probably hit one of central Oregon's favorite soda fountain and candy shops. Try the Oreo cookie ice cream, a local favorite, or the homemade chocolate. If you purchase a stuffed toy animal that calls the store home, expect for it to smell sweet for weeks to come.
This combination art gallery, farm stand, and flower shop captures the true essence of the area, with its dedication to community arts and a bounty of local organic vegetables, fruits, and eggs. The colorful self-serve site is open 24 hours, but what makes it truly special is that the entire stand operates on the honor system. Weigh and log your produce, and slip your payment (cash, check, or certain mobile apps only). The ever-rotating local art on exhibit adds to the allure.
On the first floor of The Consulate Suites is a collection of antiques and home decor, as well as upscale clothing, toys, and gifts representing the Forgotten Coast.
This emporium and working roastery, open since 1935, is one of the best-loved coffee stores in a city devoted to high-quality roasted java. The shop sells craft roast whole-bean bags only. It's worth the jaunt if only for the aromas.
Local DJs and club kids go to Gramaphone to find vintage and cutting-edge dance, house, techno, and hip-hop releases. You can hear them on the spot at one of the store's listening stations. It also stocks merch like slipmats for your turntable, products for maintaining your record player, and Chicago house music–themed apparel.
Originally launched by a group of parents as a yard sale to raise funds for their children’s schools around 1979, this curated weekly market (held every Sunday, year-round) is now NYC's largest and oldest flea market and features the works of local artisans and independent vintage dealers. Dozens of vendors offer everything from 1950s rhinestone jewelry, vintage clothing, and posters to current items by local and international artisans. There are some food vendors, too, since browsing for bargains can make you hungry. If you need encouragement to shop, you might appreciate that 100% of the market's profits still benefit four public schools.
Built on two acres in front of Horseshoe, Grand Bazaar Shops is dominated by Blake Shelton's massive Ol' Red, the four-story bar, restaurant, and music venue that anchors the corner of the site at the Strip and Flamingo Road. At 27,000 square feet, it has 686 seats for dining. Other options for filling up include Dave's Hot Chicken, Dirt Dog, Fuel Bar (with its flair bartenders), Duck Donuts, Giordano's deep-dish pizza, and Wahlburgers (and now that Mark Wahlberg lives in Las Vegas, expect an occasional sighting). Feed your shopping appetite at The Raider Image, Viva Vegas Gifts, or Rollasole, to give the ol' dogs a break.
This town center–style shopping and dining complex is on the area's main thoroughfare, just a hop, skip, and jump from the Sandestin Resort. Chicos, J.Jill, Orvis, and Tommy Bahama are among the national brands represented here. Sunset Shoes and The Zoo Gallery are some of the unique local shops worthy of a visit. Dining options include Another Broken Egg Cafe, Vin'tij Food + Wine, and Emeril's Coastal. In addition, the menu at the state-of-the-art Boulevard 10 movie theater gives the phrase "dinner and a show" a whole new meaning.
Located at Visitor Center Plaza near the shuttle pickup and drop-off point, this store sells books, T-shirts, souvenirs, and national park-branded items.
Authentic Navajo rugs, colorful kachina, carvings, and other Native American crafts share space with national park souvenirs, T-shirts, and books at this gift shop in Grand Canyon Lodge.
Locally made hot sauces, Grand Canyon–themed T-shirts, and stuffed desert animals are just a few of the items you'll find at this gift shop. Along the back wall, a section is devoted to Native American crafts, predominantly jewelry and pottery.
A Boulder institution since 1977, Grandrabbit's is every kid's dream come true, with shelves stocked from floor to ceiling. The independently owned specialty toy store has grown to three Colorado locations and is known as the place to go to find toys that contribute to learning and development. It's not uncommon to find adults wandering the aisles, sans children, enjoying the offerings.
You can buy items such as a vase or sailboat sculpture made of granite in the self-serve shop in one of the small buildings at this old granite quarry. If you blow the horn, as advised, owner Obadiah Bourne Buell may appear. Also here is his business, Stone Designs Inc., which makes practical and sculptural granite pieces for gardens and homes, "upcycling" the blocks of granite that are all about. Buell grew up and lives on this ethereal land, where rain long ago filled the old quarries. He has created a large year-round public garden (free, donations welcome) with granite sculptures large and small; granite benches, tables, firepit, and pizza oven; and trails, flower beds, and charming signage (even when asking folks to stay back from the work area). Ping-Pong, anyone? Yes, the table is granite, and paddles and balls are provided.
This shop sells park-related gifts and souvenirs.
For the largest selection of Texas wines in the state and an extensive menu of local beer (and flights), grab a seat at a wooden table on the oak-shaded lawn or sidle up to the bar inside to sample the offerings. There's a happy hour between 4 and 7 pm every weekday, and you can pick up bottles of your new favorites to take back home.
Shopaholics shouldn't miss Grapevine Mills Mall, with more than 1.5 million square feet of discount shopping. Families can spend an entire day here, watching movies, playing video games, shopping for bargains, and eating at restaurants like the Rainforest Cafe. If full-price Neiman Marcus isn't in your budget, check out Last Call, the local retailer's discount store. Hello Kitty fans take note: The area's only licensed Sanrio shop is here, too.
This emporium is a longtime local favorite. Jewelry, candles, stylish clothing, shoes, toiletries, gifts, toys—you'll find all that and lots more here.
Previously the Richard Gray Gallery, this location of Gray (there's also one in West Town) lures serious collectors with work by modern artists ranging from Pablo Picasso and David Hockney to Alex Katz and local artist Theaster Gates.
The big one-stop shop for Alaskan-made gifts and souvenirs, Great Alaskan specializes in lathe-turned bowls made out of Alaskan birch. Watch workers turn bowls, and peruse the wide variety of Alaska-made crafts.
More than 50 regional artists display their works in this double-shotgun house in the middle of the French Quarter. You'll find paintings, metalwork mirrors, a vast array of earrings, blown glass, ceramics, wood sculptures, handmade clothing, hats, ironwork, masks, and vignettes in oyster shells.
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Green Bull Jewelry has hard-to-find jewelry by Jerry Gowen and other one-of-a-kind pieces.
Part florist and part gift boutique, the Green Cottage creates interesting bouquets and carries small gift items such as handcrafted and estate jewelry (one of the owners has a jewelry studio), ceramic vases, prettily packaged soaps, sculptural candles, children's books, and a few toys. It's the perfect place to pick up a hostess gift or a souvenir.
Calling itself "a general store for the 21st century," the Green Store stocks a wide variety of household items, clothing, cards, and many other products. Most of the goods in this inviting emporium come from organic sources and all emphasize sustainability and preservation of the environment. It's a great place to browse, and chances are you'll discover something you need, or didn't need but have to have.
Don't be surprised by the great finds here—this is the consignment shop for people who like to say, "Look, I got this $700 designer dress in perfect condition for only $80!"
The contemporary art at this gallery changes with the seasons. Showcases range from cutting-edge painters and naturalist portrayals to leading art scholars such as Susan Barnes, Ed Douglas, and Kathleen Galligan.
In a town full of quaint boutiques, chic antiques, and fashion, this shop stands out—dimly lit, with a funky, rock-and-roll vibe, its walls and ceiling are covered with old record albums and vintage items like a photograph of "The Fonz." Stock includes hand-rolled cigars; a huge selection of hot sauce, including their own branded sauces; bags of coffee; incense; and candles.
This massive four-block shopping, entertainment, and office complex spans Main St. to Caroline St. between Dallas and Polk. Stores include House of Blues, Lucky Strike Bowling Lanes, McCormick and Schmick's, Marble Slab (ice cream, similar to Cold Stone Creamery), and more.
More than 50 local vendors and artisans take over a stretch of the Greenway every Saturday and Sunday from May through October. Peruse wares from tent to tent, including hats, jewelry, wall art, and more, all made in Boston.
