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Some worthwhile folk art is hidden among a hodgepodge of Hummel figurines, assorted brica-brac, blown glass, and black clay pottery. They have a good collection of alebrijes .

This former warehouse district has transformed into a shopping street full of design stores, furnishings, and boutiques. The 100 shops at the Leaping Lotus offer ethnic goods, clothing, and furniture.

Discover decorating ideas among the exotic home accents, antiques, and teak furniture, mostly from China and Southeast Asia. Planters and patio decor fill the outside.

Italian home accessories, estate art, and well-known chains such as Banana Republic, and White House/Black Market cater to the discriminating.

The hundreds of pharmacies in Tijuana cater mostly to Americans forced over the border by obscene US drug prices. Technically, you must have a prescription and can only bring back a reasonable personal amount.

This ritzy shopping center contains six major department stores, including Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Nordstrom, as well as 200 specialty boutiques that carry just about everything. Tiffany & Co., MAC cosmetics, and Apple are among 40 stores found nowhere else in the area. The San Diego Trolley conveniently stops in the parking lot.

This Old Town store specializes in authentic Indian pottery, weavings, jewelry, dreamcatchers, and paintings of Native American themes.

These intersecting streets in La Jolla are synonymous with upscale shopping and high-end art galleries. If you’re seeking an expensive look, chic clothing boutiques and Italian shoe stores will happily oblige. The gorgeous displays in the home decor shops will give you great ideas to take home. In the breezy arcades, don’t miss the one-of-a-kind shops and beachwear boutiques.

The best folk art shop on Revolución carries a fine selection of alebrijes , which cost far more in the US, and Ken Edwards earthenware from Tlaquepaque.