3888 Best Places to Shop in USA

Located in two areas on Ocean Street (51 and 180), on a boardwalk that parallels the Hyannis Harbor and at Bismark Park, 12 artist shanties host a rotating slate of 80-plus Cape Cod--based artists. Work ranges from photography and paintings to handmade jewelry, ceramics, and wood carving. Hours vary for artists, so check the website for details.

Located just off King Street, is Old Town's best bet for women's designer duds. Friendly shopkeepers are at the ready to help you find the right party dress, knit sweater, or chunky necklace from brands like Diane von Furstenberg and Trina Turk.

Once you've eaten your fill of pasta and cannoli, nourish your noggin at this independent, Italian American bookstore, where you'll find more than 1,200 titles in English and Italian. In addition to books written in Italian, including many children's books like Dr. Seuss, you'll find books devoted to Italian cooking, art, history, language, literature, and more, along with Italian comic books, card games, toys, gifts, magazines, and ceramics.

Around the corner from the Phillips Collection, this art space features works from local, regional, and international contemporary artists, and also regularly hosts artist talks and other events. With a mission to support emerging artists and to encourage artistic collaboration across the globe, Hillyer offers intellectually stimulating exhibits that provoke and intrigue. Special events take place on the first Friday and third Thursday of the month, with talks and tours available at other times, too.

The a seasonally store, is a sweets emporium that doubles as a crafts outlet for local artisans. From here there's a pleasant view out over the Bay.

Watch talented contemporary glass artisans at work in the hot shop and browse the extensive array of works for sale in this acclaimed studio. Items range from tiny marbles to bowls and tableware. 

At this fun little shop, wood becomes art at the hands of craftspeople who carve functional clocks, clipboards, and jewelry boxes, as well as whimsical whirligigs, hand-carved board games, puzzles, kaleidoscopes, and toys, proving that not all playthings need to be plugged in.

Named for the pre-1960s JFK Airport, this travel-inspired bookstore is one of the last of its kind in America. It stocks guidebooks, novels, and children's books grouped by destination, and it runs foreign-language classes, ranging from Arabic to German. If those chairs look familiar, it might be because you huddled in one during a layover at the American Airlines terminal.

For more than a half-century a de rigueur stop between the Bay Area and Lake Tahoe, Ikeda's started as a produce stand selling fruit harvested from its Japanese-American owners' orchard and the freshly baked pies brimming with that fruit. A café known for a dozen-plus burgers, fries, shakes, and pie slices came later.

The striking red facade of this flagship is unique and stylish, as is the merchandise inside, selected by fashion maven Ikram Goldman, known as the informal stylist to Michelle Obama. There are clothing and accessories from well-known designers like Azzedine Alaïa, Comme des Garcons, Gucci, and Valentino, as well as lesser-known brands like Muveil and Undercover. The Ikram sales staff is welcoming and knowledgeable and skilled at helping customers develop their style.

Just like an elegant boutique in Milan, this shop sells chic Italian totes, designer handbags, clothing, collectibles, and fragrances by Fendi, Prada, and Bulgari. You'll also find porcelain, crystal, and Murano glass.

This lovely gift shop features Indigenous Alaska designs and creations. Carrying everything from hoodies and dolls to paintings and fossilized ivory carvings, this is a great option for finding an authentic piece of Alaska to take home.

Long before BookTok existed—for 38 years to be exact—Iliad has been building its 150,000-strong collection of used books, including a solid selection of graphic novels and rare tomes, and moonlighting as a filming location. Its aisles, home to lovable shop cats Zeus and Apollo, and exterior can be seen in numerous TV shows and movies, including Lethal Weapon 3, American Horror Story, and S.W.A.T. 

Fine nature photography by world-renowned photographer Tom Mangelsen from around the globe is displayed and sold at his Images of Nature Gallery.

This shop showcases photographer Erik Stensland's stunning images of the park—a must-see collection of local photography.

The largest toy shop in northwest Montana, Imagination Station has myriad fun, educational, and creative toys and gifts in all price ranges. It also has shops in Kalispell and Missoula.

A sliver of a shop that feels like an art gallery, IMEC (International Metalsmith Exhibition Center) carries an unusual range of jewelry and craftwork by a nationally renowned group of metal and glass artisans. Many are New Mexico based, like Luis Mojica, who does stunning work in sterling, resin, and mother-of-pearl, and Mary Kanda, whose intricate glass-bead pieces are richly colored.

Upscale boutique Imelda's has funky, fun shoes for women, and its adjacent brother shop, Louie's, offers the same style and flair in footwear for men. In both shops, you'll also find a good mix of accessories, jewelry, and bags.

If you really love denim or indigo, this is your store. Known for handmade jeans, overalls, and other denim wear, as well as small-batch T-shirts and other items, the store is as comfortable as your favorite pair and is worth a look, even if you can’t splurge. The building is a former gas station dating from the 1950s, which gives you an idea of how this neighborhood looked in a former incarnation. Another throwback feature: all the clothing is made in the USA. The store hosts occasional music events in the back.

At this colofrul local favorite, you'll find soaps and lotions; a small collection of 14-karat-gold chains, rings, earrings, and bracelets; and a jumble of Hawaiian quilts, pillows, souvenirs, books, and postcards. Aloha wear, muumuu, T-shirts, and beach togs are also available if you're clothes shopping.

Upscale casual wear here for men comes from the likes of Howe, Georg Roth, Flynt, and Robert Graham.

Children love this open-air shop for the dolls, plush princess toys, and dress-up costumes. You can drop a small fortune on glass (plastic) slippers and a magical light-up wand—or splash out fully with the coveted Ariel mermaid costume gown. If this location is closed, as it often is during the off-season, head to Mickey's of Hollywood.

There's something charmingly old-school about this pretty boutique, with its warm and friendly service and fine displays of women's clothing, accessories, and beauty products. Geared toward elegant but no-fuss women of every age, the shop stocks clothing items such as fine cashmere shawls; pretty but not froufrou lingerie; and sophisticated loungewear as well as a good selection of natural beauty products and fragrances, unique jewelry, and inspiring books.

Nominally a vintage clothing store with a focus on inclusive styles and sizes, Indian Summer is a fashion community destination for anyone who has ever struggled to fit into traditional clothes or trends. The unique vintage clothes curated by owner Adria Garcia show off impeccable taste that caters to nobody's beauty ideals, filling the shelves with the kinds of dresses, pants, hats, and more that so many people always dreamt of but never thought they could wear.

Bring home some aloha you can sink your bare feet into. Designs from this exclusive Hawaiian rug collection depict Hawaiian petroglyphs, banana leaves, heliconia, and other tropical plants or scenery.

This store is the go-to boutique for the latest in gentlemen's tailoring featuring brands such as Gitman Vintage, Filson Red Label bags, and Raleigh Denim. The Cannonborough shop is also brimming with bow ties, handkerchiefs, and other accessories.

This shop stocks funky home and garden accessories. In addition, there are both locally made and handmade products by unique vendors, from quirky clothes to artisan jewelry.

Started in the North End in the early aughts, this curated selection of denim pants also includes dresses, activewear, rompers, and more from designers like Gray State, Lucy Paris, and Shu Shop.