3888 Best Places to Shop in USA

Margie Rogerson opened this store to showcase her platinum-only designs. While she carries a large selection of engagement rings, her specialty is colored stones: rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. Their colors really sparkle against the background of this all-white and Lucite space. It's open by appointment only.

You can pick up handmade pendants, rings, earrings, and bracelets with maritime (and Block Island) themes at this jewelry store.

An institution since 1978, this venerable independent bookstore's friendly staff helps you navigate the eclectic mix that's heavy on local lore and children's favorites. There are events several days a week, so don't be surprised by a best-selling author reading from a newly published novel or a group of local poets sharing the stage.

Vintage is hot because it's green and stylish, and if you don't mind digging around piles of stuff, you may enjoy hunting for period pieces, toy trains, lamps, old kitchen tools, porcelain, jewelry, and all kinds of memorabilia from the '60s and '70s. The market, open since 1967, has more than 30 often-overstuffed indoor collectibles and antiques shops and dozens of outdoor stalls. Wednesdays are quieter. A small café is on-site.

In a block-long, 10,000-square-foot space, Asian furnishings and artifacts are arranged in vignettes depicting various eras and regions, from a British Colonial reception hall to a Chinese scholar's courtyard. The vast collection includes a line of custom-designed modern furnishings made from reclaimed wood. If you can't fit that must-have Burmese colonial bookcase or mid-century Chesterfield in your suitcase, cheer up: purchases can be shipped around the world. 

This store can be a bit overwhelming with thousands of pieces of swimwear lining the walls from floor to ceiling. To make shopping a bit easier, swimsuits have been arranged by color. Browse through mix-and-match pieces from the most fashion-forward swimwear designers like Luli Fama and Indah. It's worth taking the time to peruse what is simply San Diego's best swimwear selection.

The Goo Goo Cluster is a legendary Nashville candy confection so good that it deserves to have an entire store dedicated to it. A chocolate-covered cluster of nuts and nougat, every flavor of Goo Goo is available here along with the option to create your own customized Premium Goo Goo from a list of delicious ingredients.

At Good Cheap Food, a combination health-food shop and children's store, you can pick up everything you need for a lavish picnic as well as an outfit for your tyke. The front window holds wooden cases filled with fresh, organic, local produce; handcrafted earrings are for sale behind the counter.

A cheery red door welcomes customers to this hip, cozy grocery that sells specialty, organic, and Maine-produced foods. There's also a great selection of wines and domestic craft and imported beers, and the helpful staff can suggest picnic items or what to cook for dinner at your lodgings like the “heat and eat” meals and to-go salads—don't forget the whoopie pies for dessert. You can also order take-out sandwiches, soups, and salads, and even in winter, the store's outdoor Smokin’ Good BBQ ( www.smokingoodbarbecue.com) serves slow-smoked poultry, pork, and beef offerings from an orange trailer.

A collaboration between local makers, this airy boutique aims to provide ethical and green options for clothing, jewelry, houseware, cosmetics, and more. Choose from specialty glass-jarred candles, where purchase of each scent donates to a specific campaign or relief fund.

This place is good fun—a modern general store selling beachy home style items, cute kitchenware, sweet baby goods, and all sorts of pet treats and necessities. Watch out: the candy at the checkout counter is hard to resist.

Nothing is over $25 at this fun home goods store with great taste. Goodies offers a wide selection of handcrafted stone, ceramic, and wood-based items for the kitchen and living spaces. Goodies’ cozy bright yellow atmosphere should be the picture that shows up under the dictionary definition for “delightful.”

Goodlettsville Antique Mall is a good place for antique browsing.

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.

Good thing this is a really nice grocery store, because it's the only one for miles around. Govy General stocks all the staples, plus a nice selection of gourmet treats like cheeses and chocolates.

Buy your Sno-Park permit here in winter.

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.