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This large outdoor shopping mall features Dorian’s and Sara’s department stores, where you can find inexpensive clothes and specialty and service shops.

Over 30 stores are devoted to the sandal, the mule, and the pump. Prices range from inexpensive to the still-affordable.

Science toys, videos, puzzles, and hands-on games will attract the kids – and you (see Reuben H. Fleet Science Center).

Juried art shows showcase the work of local artists, whose works often go on sale after being exhibited. This small shop features glass sculptures, porcelain objets d’art , hand-painted cushions, and jewelry.

Chinese calligraphy sets, snuff bottles, tea sets, and chops – a type of carved stamp traditionally used to sign one’s name – are on sale here (see San Diego Chinese Historical Museum).

At this official boutique, the Harley Davidson logo is embla-zoned on everything, including T-shirts, shot glasses, key chains, and kids clothes.

If you’re interested in the history of San Diego, including haunted locations and biographies of various characters, this museum offers one of the best collections of local history books (see San Diego Historical Society Museum).

Merchandise reflects special exhibits. Wonderful art books, children’s books, jewelry, purses, flower pressing kits, and Tibetan chests are for sale. A garden shop sells garden ornaments and bonsai kits (see San Diego Museum of Art).

Crafts from around Latin America include carved Peruvian gourds, textiles, Mexican folk art, and three-legged Chilean good luck pigs. There is also a wide assortment of Native American crafts such as silver jewelry (see San Diego Museum of Man).

If you’re looking for souvenirs or that unusual knick-knack for the shelf, this is the right place. You’ll find kites, magnets, gifts for left-handed people, and T-shirts galore. The Village’s superb location along San Diego’s waterfront will keep you occupied.