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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dr. Tumblety's Time-Inspired Specialty Shop
This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.
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Podcast: The Last Sears in New York City
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
Evinston, Florida
Wood and Swink General Store and Post Office
This general store is stocked with memorabilia from the 1930s onward—almost none of it for sale.
Puerto Palomas, Mexico
The Pink Store
A mecca of Mexican art and cuisine just over the border.
Hanksville, Utah
Hollow Mountain
At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.
Littleton, Colorado
Colorado Antique Gallery
This gallery is home to everything from antiques, to ancient tribal masks.
Marlborough, Massachusetts
Wayside Country Store
This general store near Boston was once owned by Henry Ford, who had it relocated to a different town using a team of oxen.
Permanently Closed
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Red Planet Books & Comics
The only Native American comic shop in the world.
Denver, Colorado
The Learned Lemur
A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.
St. George, Utah
Judd’s General Store
Opened in 1911, this small shop is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George.
Cameron, Arizona
Cameron Trading Post
More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.
Jacksonville, Florida
Chamblin Bookmine
A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.
Silver Spring, Maryland
The Red Door Country Store
This general store has stood in the same spot for well over a century.
Great Falls, Virginia
Colvin Run Mill and General Store
The only surviving 19th-century water-powered mill found in the Washington, D.C. area.
Toronto, Ontario
North Toronto Station
A former Canadian Pacific Railway station turned liquor store, the first and only station in Canada visited by British royalty.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Twelve Vultures
Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.
Kansas City, Missouri
Prospero's Books
This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.
San Francisco, California
The Box SF-Historic Pressroom and Mercantile
This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.
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