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Maryland’s unusual stores range from country markets to exuberant shops packed with art, collectibles, and hard-to-categorize finds. Start with Bennett Point General Store on the Eastern Shore, browse Franklins in Hyattsville, or head to Murphy’s Town & Country Market in Southern Maryland. The directory also reaches Baltimore, Ellicott City, and Havre de Grace, giving you several ways to build an unusual shopping detour into a day trip. Each profile gathers the practical details and field notes available for that destination, while the full list below keeps every current Maryland entry in one place. Open a profile to see what makes the stop distinctive, then confirm details directly before making a special trip.
MDBaltimore, MD
A Hampden curiosity shop where taxidermy, skeletons, insects, jewelry, art, candles, and darkly comic gifts share the shelves.
Bazaar mixes natural-history specimens, taxidermy, bones, preserved insects, jewelry, art, candles, and morbid novelties inside a compact Baltimore storefront.
MDQueenstown, MD
Gas, a full deli, liquor, and landscaping—all in one stop.
An Eastern Shore general store where visitors can fuel up, order deli food, shop for beer, wine, and liquor, and arrange landscaping services.
MDEllicott City, MD
A fantasy emporium where bubbles, fairies, stuffed toys, Alice in Wonderland characters, and miniature holiday villages fill a historic Main Street building.
Forget-Me-Not Factory combines fantasy gifts, bubble toys, stuffed animals, character collectibles, miniature villages, seasonal displays, and whimsical décor.
MDHyattsville, MD
A brewery, restaurant, toy store, general store, and ice cream shop under one historic roof.
A Hyattsville institution where visitors can eat, drink house-brewed beer, browse toys and gifts, shop hot sauce and kitchen gadgets, and get ice cream in the same historic building.
MDBaltimore, MD
Architectural and industrial antiques displayed inside an 1885 gasworks valve house, with the building itself becoming part of the shopping experience.
Housewerks sells architectural and industrial antiques, furniture, lighting, hardware, doors, windows, garden pieces, and decorative objects inside Baltimore’s historic Bayard Station.
MDAvenue, MD
Stuffed ham, spirits, propane, and live bait.
A long-running Southern Maryland country market combining homestyle deli food and stuffed ham with groceries, fuel, propane, spirits, live bait, and tackle.
MDBaltimore, MD
A warehouse-scale treasure hunt for doors, chandeliers, furniture, lumber, stained glass, appliances, kitchen fixtures, and architectural fragments.
Second Chance combines architectural salvage, reusable building materials, furniture, appliances, lighting, home décor, and oversized reclaimed objects in one nonprofit retail warehouse.
MDBaltimore, MD
A free-to-enter museum store packed like a kaleidoscopic cabinet of original art, strange collectibles, books, jewelry, toys, fashion, and mystery packs.
Sideshow combines original art, unusual books, collectibles, jewelry, toys, clothing, accessories, museum merchandise, and curated mystery packs inside the American Visionary Art Museum.
MDHavre de Grace, MD
A used-book and collectibles store where original movie costumes stand among comics, crystals, fossils, militaria, toys, music, and Star Wars merchandise.
Washington Street Books combines books, comics, music, collectibles, toys, crystals, fossils, jewelry, militaria, and original movie costumes displayed throughout the store.