Must-see shopping in Connecticut

  • Housatonic Trading Company

    Connecticut

    This funky unpretentious dealer has an eclectic mix of antiques, fashion, fun stuff, furniture, books and bric-a-brac spanning decades, at reasonable…

  • Thorncrest Farm and Milk House Chocolates

    Connecticut

    Imagine if you could hand-pick the cows you wanted to produce the milk you use to make daily batches of delectable chocolates. Well, that's what Kimberly…

  • Truffle Shots

    Connecticut

    Why not just take the good stuff out of a truffle and serve it in a shot glass? That's the genius behind Sherry's little shop of shots, which also…

  • Wild Bill's Nostalgia Center

    Connecticut

    About 10 miles south of Old Wethersfield on the outskirts of Middletown, Wild Bill's is part museum, part curiosity barn, filled with tons of mid-20th…

  • Hickory Stick Bookshop

    Connecticut

    Indy bookstores are back on the rise, and Hickory has stood tall in the local lit scene for six decades. A large store with a huge section dedicated to…

  • Melanie Carr Gallery

    Connecticut

    The former curator of new media at the respected New Britain Museum of American Art, Carr has created a space here for creating and selling contemporary…

  • Chester Farmers Market

    Connecticut

    Main St closes down in summer for the Chester Sunday Market, a weekly town-wide farmers market hawking produce, meats, cheeses and breads from small-scale…

  • House of Books

    Connecticut

    This charming bookstore has an eclectic, beautifully presented selection of new books, including a kids section out back.

  • Ten Thousand Villages

    New Haven

    Your chance to browse a wide variety of fair-trade goods from 38 different countries, right here on Chapel St.

  • Martha's Herbary

    Connecticut

    This little gift shop offers a potpourri of New England–produced fair-trade stuff like honey, syrup, jewelry and candles, but perhaps its most fascinating…

  • Connecticut River Artisans

    Connecticut

    The Connecticut River Artisans is a coop featuring one-of-a-kind art and craft pieces, including clothing, folk art, furniture, jewelry, paintings,…

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