DK Travel : Boston : Shopping

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Downtown Crossing

Here you’ll find large stores such as Macy’s, H&M, Filene’s, and the legendary Filene’s Basement. Additionally, smaller shops ranging from used CD retailers to discount athletic-shoe outlets attract a youthful mix.
Elegant Findings

This intimate shop specializes in museum-quality, hand-painted 19th-century porcelain from all over Europe. You’ll also find marble statuary, exquisite linens, and period furniture.
Ermenegildo Zegna

For the successful business-man whose daydreams feature a vintage Ferrari and the Sardinian coast, Zegna fits like a glove. Classic Italian suits and ties that are unrivaled for style and quality.
Faneuil Hall Marketplace

With its millions of visitors every year, Faneuil Hall Marketplace would not be found on any best-kept secret list. However, with its central location and rich colonial history, it offers a unique shopping environment. Choose from name-brand stores such as the Gap, Banana Republic, and Abercrombie & Fitch plus a plethora of food stalls. (see Faneuil Hall Marketplace).
Filene’s Basement

Discount fashion outlets nationwide owe Filene’s Basement an immense debt of gratitude. Since 1908, this sprawling subterranean department store has championed the “name-brand shopping for less” retail philosophy. Some items are well priced, while others see their prices plummet the longer they sit on the shelves – illustrating Filene’s markdown concept. The store inspires severe cases of bargain-hunting hysteria, especially during the bridal gown sale (see Wedding Gown Shopping at Filene’s Basement).
Gallagher-Christopher

Exquisite, predominantly 18th- and 19th-century English furniture and lighting distinguish this shop. Browse Biedermeyer lamp tables, opaline vases, and fine accessories.
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.
Hank Lee’s Magic Factory

The hand can be quicker than the eye, especially with the aid of various patented tricks and props available at Hank’s. Magician staff demonstrate the wares.
Harvard Coop

Next to a Red Sox baseball cap, no other clothing item is as fundamentally Bostonian as a Harvard sweatshirt. The Coop, in Harvard Square, is your one-stop shop for Harvard-related merchandise with a dizzying array of clothing, books, posters, prints, and even specially engraved Tiffany silver jewelry.
Harvard Square Bookstores

Harvard Square’s bookstores are some of the most distinguished in the country. The intimate Globe Corner Bookstore (28 Church St) boasts a mind-boggling inventory of travel books and maps. The c.1932 Harvard Book Store (1256 Massachusetts Ave) stocks countless new and used titles. And the irrepressible Revolution Books (see Revolution Books) keeps the red flag waving with socialist and communist literature.