262 Best Places to Shop in USA

Living up to its name, this store stocks unique gifts from around the Pacific, like pure Hawaiian ohia lehua honey, Kau coffee, aloha wear, and tinkling wind chimes.

The Mount Rushmore Gift Shop sells souvenirs ranging from shot glasses and magnets to T-shirts and baseball caps. You can also buy Black Hills Gold jewelry and Native American art.

This store has the perfect mix of artsy home decor and interesting artwork that will check off anyone on your shopping list. Book lovers will love the signature book-spine artwork and hand-stamped stationery. An added plus, all purchases come with free gift wrapping.

Museum reproductions in the form of jewelry, posters, and Frank Lloyd Wright–inspired decorative accessories, as well as books and toys, fill the Art Institute's gift shop. If you're keen on one of the museum's current big exhibits, chances are you'll find some nifty souvenirs to take away.

The team store for Nashville's professional soccer team has lots of cool merch for everyone from infants to adults, including scarves, hats, T-shirts, onesies, and team kits. There are also plush soccer balls, key chains, etc. If you're not able to catch a game or show, you can at least get a peek at the inside of the stadium through the double doors inside the store.

One of the world's most visited museums has a newly renovated gift shop. You can find plenty of toys and games, plenty of souvenirs, including T-shirts and totes, and an extensive selection of Star Wars and Star Trek licensed products for sci-fi fans. The store showcases a wide assortment of kites and books; you can also find flight suits for both the young and young at heart. Space pens that work upside down and freeze-dried "astronaut" ice cream are best sellers.

Hualapai and other Native American artists sell their crafts and handmade goods at Guano Point. Whether the market is open depends on the availability of the craftsmen; you can check on availability by calling the visitor center at  888/868–9378.

Inside the Chevron station, this gift shop sells Native American jewelry, dream catchers, T-shirts, and Tony Hillerman books. There are also a McAlister's Deli and a Burger King here.

With hundreds of small businesses in their roster, including many from around the Midwest, Neighborly goes beyond your average boutique. You'll find products whose purchase supports nonprofit organizations, environmentally conscious and zero-waste home goods, as well as budget-friendly gifts, stickers, and Chicagoania. Originally located in Lincoln Square, there's now a Wicker Park storefront plus space at the Community Marketplace along the Riverwalk in the Loop.

A cross between a Parisian antiques show and a Jamaican flea market, this store can get even the most monochrome excited about color. Turn up the volume on your SF souvenirs with vintage artist journals, rare Oaxacan jewelry, hard-to-find Herb Caen books, and classic Paris and Barcelona map scarves.

Stocked with art and photography books, children's items, puzzles, jewelry, and locally made crafts, this gift shop is well worth a visit, even if you're not browsing the museum's exhibits. The shop has its own cookbook, as well as items created exclusively for it by local favorite jewelry designer Mignon Faget. You don't have to pay museum admission to enter the shop; just say you are shopping at the front desk, and you will receive a special pass.

Learn how to make a roux and other Louisiana cooking techniques at this school that's inside a renovated 1800s molasses warehouse. Lessons are seasoned with history and tales of the state's famous cuisine. The general store stocks all kinds of regional spices, condiments, sauces, snacks, gift baskets, and cookbooks.

This hip but unpretentious lifestyle and home-accessories shop stocks an eclectic assortment of goods, from upcycled handbags to one-of-a-kind antiques. You'll also find soaps, balms, and lotions along with candles and women's apparel.

Housed in a converted silo in the historic Old Waialua Sugar Mill, this is a working factory where you can watch the soap as it's made. The soaps are all natural and use as many local ingredients as possible. The factory also sells lotions and essential oils, gift sets, and T-shirts.

Sara Villari got her start screen-printing tea towels and totes, but her business eventually grew enough to open a bricks-and-mortar shop on East Passyunk. The store is a cheerful menagerie of thoughtful gifts and trinkets like indie greeting cards, eco-friendly water bottles, alluring candles, books, and cocktail mixers. Check the website for special events and deals.

This huge beach-themed store is filled with seashells of every size and shape, nautical decor items, wind chimes, T-shirts, swimwear, accessories, and toys. For the ultimate OB souvenir, grab a sticker or shirt featuring the OB seagull logo, representing the notorious beach town for nearly 50 years.

Look to this quirky emporium for offbeat gifts and household goods—everything from painted buoy birdhouses to irreverent books, games, and mugs.

As you explore Diagon Alley, you might feel empty-handed when you notice other guests are carrying wands—some with the ability to cast spells throughout the streets (through the magic of a laser pointer that triggers lights, fountains, signs, and other inanimate objects). Inside this cramped shop are thousands of wands waiting to choose their wizards—which they do with a little help from the wand keeper himself. Although it may take a few minutes before you're ushered inside, the interactive experience as a wand looks for its new owner is clever and fun.

It's the one shop you don't want to miss on Sunset Boulevard. Vintage-style T-shirts of Mickey, Pluto, Donald, and Grumpy are classy alternatives to standard-issue T’s, and a white-sequined Mickey hat adds flair to any outfit. Women's fashion T's and costume bling draw lots of shoppers. Customized watches, like those sold at the Magic Kingdom's Uptown Jewelers, as well as purses and totes, are sold here, too.

This was the first store to sell Broadway merchandise outside of a theater. Today, souvenir posters, T-shirts, and knickknacks memorializing past and present Broadway hits still reign at this small Theater District shop next to the Booth Theatre.

Imported porcelain, vases, ceramics, jewelry, and the store's own line of smocked children's clothing are popular gift items. The store has a Monogram Shop, which allows you to customize your purchases, as well as a showroom of home furnishings, including accent furniture, lamps, and antique accessories.

Here you can not only purchase some stationery or a postcard and a quill pen to write to your favorite Muggles, but you can also get your correspondence authentically postmarked before sending it off.

An eclectic assortment of souvenirs, art, books, apparel, stationery, and prints tempts browsers at this design-centric outpost. With a well-curated collection of School of Life philosophy books and nontouristy T-shirts to take back home, it's the perfect place to browse for a half hour while waiting for your table at Burma Superstar across the street.

Built in 1820 by Colonel Robert Parker, Parker House now serves as an upscale gift emporium. The mix includes Wedgwood pieces, handwoven scarves, Vera Bradley handbags, and children's items.

The "First Lady of Southern Cooking" sells her wares at this shop on Congress Street. You can find some very Southern spices and sauces, such as a smokin' barbecue sauce, and salad dressings—like peach pecan and blueberry walnut—that are so sweet they could double as dessert toppings. Two full floors of Paula's own label of cooking goodies and gadgets are cleverly displayed against bare brick walls. The shop is adjacent to Deen's famous Southern-style restaurant, The Lady and Sons.