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  • Abodeon stocks home furnishings of the decidedly retro variety. Items include 1940s rolling chaise longes, vintage cocktail services, and even the occasional Wurlitzer jukebox.

  • Everything for the blader, rider, and skater: Shorty’s decks, K2 snowboards, and Salomon and Rollerblade inline skates.

  • Curious George Goes to WordsWorth

    An outpost of Brattle Street’s WordsWorth Books, this playfully decorated children’s bookstore pays homage to the timeless travails of its mischievous namesake.

  • This Davis Square gem fulfills the needs of even the most discriminating music shopper without taxing the wallet. Browse thousands of new and used indie, cult-classic, and mainstream discs.

  • Garment District

    For guys and gals after vintage duds, behold your personal nirvana. More than 40,000 pieces of vintage and contemporary clothing await at this colossus of fashionable kitsch.

  • If only Cambridge’s Puritanical founders could have seen it: fetishist accessories, spiked belts, sexy leather corsets, and not-so-innocent toys line the shelves of this risqué Central Square boutique.

  • Whether you’re a casual jogger or a Boston Marathon hopeful, this runners-only store will get you outfitted.

  • New England’s oldest comic bookstore keeps its faithful customers happy with an extensive back-issue selection, rare imports, and all the latest indie comics.

  • Take a trip to Tokyotown in this renovated 1928 Deco building, boasting a Japanese-style noodle hall and gift shops with all forms of Far Eastern ephemera.

  • Che Guevara and Mao Tse Tung are alive and well here. You can read up on Communism and purchase left-leaning T-shirts, posters, buttons, and stickers.

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