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Unique and Unusual Stores Across America

OddStopsUSA is a directory of unique and unusual stores across the United States—places where the shop itself is part of the experience. Explore oddity shops, historic general stores, roadside trading posts, sprawling surplus stores, museum shops, hobby destinations, and other hard-to-classify places across all 50 states. Some are weird, some are historic, some are wildly specific, and some combine categories in ways that make them hard to explain until you visit. Use the directory to search by state, place, store type, or product category, switch to the map, or browse state by state to find a stop worth adding to your next trip.

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  • Wide turquoise interior of She Comes in Peace with cloud decorations, colorful wigs, mannequins and the costume-shop counter
    LA

    New Orleans, LA

    She Comes in Peace

    A bright sci-fi and fantasy costume boutique joined to a creative hair salon, with wigs, horns, masks, headdresses and handmade pieces surrounding a crystal-cavern-inspired shampoo room.

    She Comes in Peace combines a fantasy and science-fiction costume shop with a creative-color hair salon, handmade statement pieces and a highly theatrical interior.

    Apparel & footwearArt, crafts & handmadeGifts, novelty & souvenirsHealth & personal careServices & repairsOther
    Apparel & footwearArt, crafts & handmadeGifts, novelty & souvenirs+3 more
  • Hardware, tools and farm supplies inside Slanesville General Store
    WV

    Slanesville, WV

    Slanesville General Store

    Nicknamed the 'Slanesville Mall,' this country store crams groceries, hardware, farm supplies, fuel, a café and deli into the same community hub as a bank and post office.

    Slanesville General Store may be the purest 'what kind of store is this?' entry in West Virginia, functioning at once as a retailer, restaurant, farm-supply house and small-town service center.

    Food & drinkGrocery & pantryHardware & toolsFarm & gardenOutdoor, hunting & fishingApparel & footwearHome goods & furnitureAutomotive & mechanicalPets & animalsServices & repairsFuel & convenienceGifts, novelty & souvenirsOther
    Food & drinkGrocery & pantryHardware & tools+10 more

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What Makes an OddStop?

An OddStop is more than a store with an unusual product. It is a place where the retail experience, history, setting, collection, or mix of uses makes the stop memorable. That can mean an old general store still serving its community, an oddities shop filled with curiosities, a hobby destination built around racing, or a market, museum, roadside attraction, or workshop that also happens to be a place to shop. OddStopsUSA focuses on places worth understanding as destinations, not just businesses in a category.

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