Pioneer Valley
This place promises 'books you don't need in a place you can't find.' Luckily, both claims are slightly exaggerated. Housed in a converted cedar gristmill…
Must-see shopping in Massachusetts
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Cape Cod
You'll likely see Jobi pottery, with its distinctive fish designs, for sale across the Cape. It's worth making the trip to where it all comes from. At…
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Boston
Since 1825, the Brattle Book Shop has catered to Boston’s literati: it's a treasure trove crammed with out-of-print, rare and first edition books. Ken…
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Massachusetts
Six miles west of Sturbridge is the Brimfield Antique Show, the largest outdoor antiques fair in North America. How big is it? The fair takes place on 23…
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Boston
A locavore's longtime dream come true, this daily farmers market – housed in a brick-and-mortar building – gives shoppers access to fresh foodstuffs,…
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Boston
Occupying the ground level of the Converse world headquarters, this flagship store has a sweet selection of its classic sneakers, including some true…
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Boston
The North Bennet Street School has been training craftspeople for over 100 years. Established in 1885, the school offers programs in traditional skills…
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Boston
While the flagship Salmagundi store in Jamaica Plain has a bigger selection, this second location in the North End still offers some 4000 hats for your…
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Beacon Hill & Boston Common
Boston designer Allison Daroie knows women play many roles, and she believes their clothing should too. That's why her classy, minimalist pieces can…
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South End & Chinatown
This niche gallery stocks thousands of vintage posters from around the world. Thousands. The posters span the globe, with themes ranging from food and…
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Boston
Calling itself a 'retail incubator' and a 'pop-up collective,' For Now showcases a constantly changing and growing collection of local and regional…
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Beacon Hill & Boston Common
This tiny shop has a remarkable selection of antique prints and maps, especially focusing on old Boston. Follow the history of the city’s development by…
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South End & Chinatown
Boston's original art market, this outdoor event is a fabulous opportunity for strolling, shopping and people-watching. More than 100 vendors set up shop…
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Boston
Artists for Humanity is a local charity organization that encourages urban youth to get in touch with their creative sides. That means you're doing a good…
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South End & Chinatown
Ring the doorbell: it's worth it. Specializing in rare and out-of-print titles, Ars Libri is an art bookstore extraordinaire, filled from floor to ceiling…
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South End & Chinatown
With some 60 stands, this is the largest farmers market in New England, and features fresh produce, meats and poultry, dairy products, flowers and more…
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Boston
This weekend artist market brings out dozens of vendors to display their wares in the open air. Look for unique, handmade gifts, jewelry, bags, paintings,…
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Boston's Western Suburbs
An independent bookstore packed with good reads and featuring local authors.
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Massachusetts
For more than 200 years Ye Olde Pepper Candy Companie has been making sweets – you gotta believe that it knows what it's doing. The current owners (for…
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Boston
Shelves stocked with extra-virgin olive oil and aged balsamic vinegar, cases crammed with cured meats, hard cheeses and olives of all shapes and sizes,…
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Boston
Run like the wind…to the New Balance Flagship store for comfortable, supportive running shoes at discounted prices. Runners rejoice over these shoes, but…
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Beacon Hill & Boston Common
Here's a guarantee: you will find the perfect gift for that certain someone at Blackstone's. This little place is crammed with classy, clever and…
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Cape Cod
Bibliophiles should make sure to stop in this beautiful barn full of books. There's an adjacent children's annex which hosts summertime kids' events …
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Beacon Hill & Boston Common
The intriguing window dressing will lure you into this artful shop with designer pieces from Boston and abroad. The gorgeous space showcases stylish women…
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Boston
If you speak Italian, you'll know that Sedurre's thing is sexy and stylish. (It means 'seduce.') The shop started with fine lingerie – beautiful lacy…
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Boston
You know what you’re getting when you waltz into this denim haven. Offerings from more than 20 designers include tried-and-true favorites and little-known…
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Boston
With over 100 jewelers, this historic building is the first stop for many would-be grooms. Some jewelers have retail space on the 1st floor, other less…
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Beacon Hill & Boston Common
This artisanal chocolatier puts equal effort into selecting fine chocolates from around the world and designing beautiful boxes to contain them. Using…
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Pioneer Valley
This farm produce center and local institution, about 3 miles south of Amherst, offers maple sugar products in spring, garden produce in summer, apples…
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Beacon Hill & Boston Common
Fashion mavens rave about this cozy basement boutique on Charles St, which features both well-loved designers and up-and-coming talents. The selection of…
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Boston
Calling itself 'an Italian-American cultural hub,' this small independent bookstore is the perfect place to pick up reading materials for an upcoming trip…
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Boston
The Design Museum is a pop-up museum ('Design is everywhere. So are we.'), but the museum shop is always here, overlooking the Greenway, selling quirky T…
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Revolutionary Boston Museum Store
Boston
Souvenirs with an Americana theme: woven throws featuring flags, eagles and other all-American goodness; reproductions of Paul Revere's depiction of the…
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South End & Chinatown
Blending prepster and hipster, rustic and chic, this little basement boutique packs in a lot of intriguing stuff. The eclectic mix of merchandise runs the…
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Boston
This retail outlet for the Fort Point Arts Community displays jewelry, prints, photographs, T-shirts, pottery, homewares and other cool, creative stuff…
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Boston
Duck down Board Alley and into this sense-piquing specialty shop. Sausages and cured meats hang from the ceiling, while the cases are stocked with fresh…
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Beacon Hill & Boston Common
In the mid-20th century, a Hungarian immigrant opened this treasure trove in Boston’s antique central. Today it is run by her grandson, Matthew Raisz, who…
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The Berkshires
It's worth popping in to take a look at the contemporary pieces by emerging and established artists at the Wit. The gallery carries work in a range of…
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Boston
After 120 years, this prestigious nonprofit gallery is still fulfilling its mission to promote emerging and established artists and to encourage…
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Pioneer Valley
The iconic Springfield motorcycle company, Indian Motorcycle, has opened its first apparel and merchandise store at the MGM casino complex. The store…
