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Top 10 Offbeat Shops

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1. 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.
2. Revolution Books

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.
3. Abodeon

Abodeon stocks home furnishings of the decidedly retro variety. Items include 1940s rolling chaise longes, vintage cocktail services, and even the occasional Wurlitzer jukebox.
4. 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.
5. Hubba Hubba

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.
6. Million Year Picnic

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.
7. Disc Diggers

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.
8. Marathon Sports

Whether you’re a casual jogger or a Boston Marathon hopeful, this runners-only store will get you outfitted.
9. Blades Board & Skate

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

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.