The Los Angeles shopping scene offers a great variety of big shopping malls, amazing indoor and outdoor stores, as well as beautiful specialty shops. You can find a wide range of outstanding gifts, unique souvenirs and creative pieces of art in these stores. Take the following self-guided tour to explore the gorgeous specialty shops in Los Angeles.
1) Forgotten Treasurez
Forgotten Treasurez is an art and antiques shop that specializes in wonderful rare art items, signed by the artists. The shop offers a great collection of bronze sculptures, lithographs and other beautiful pieces of art. New items arrive on a weekly basis.
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2) Things Remembered
This shop offers a great selection of unique and personalized gifts. If you wish,your gifts could also be engraved. Gifts for any occasion, whether it's a birthday, wedding, anniversary, graduation or performance recognition,they can all be found here.
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3) See's Candies
See's Candies is a brilliant white and black candy shop where you can find more than 100 types of chocolate. Established in 1921 by Charles and Mary See, See's Candies has gained a reputation as the best producer of boxed chocolate. They also provide wonderful signature boxes, custom logo boxes and little snacking treats.
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4) Two Tomatoes
If you are looking for unique products you should visit Two Tomatoes. Located in the heart of the San Fernando Valley, this shop offers wonderful handmade jewelry, beautiful vintage furniture, awesome baby accessories and many more interesting items. The shop is closed on Mondays.
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5) Revival Vintage
Revival Vintage is a unique shop that specializes in beautiful vintage, classic and casual clothes from the 1950s through the 1980s. It is an amazing boutique, rich in timeless items that can easily be passed from one generation to another. Make sure to visit this outstanding shop if you are looking for unique vintage clothes.
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6) Handmade Galleries
This 5,000 square foot shop is one of the most popular specialty shops in Los Angeles. Handmade Galleries features the works of more than 100 talented artists and is famous for unique items not usually found on the mass market. It offers a great variety of crafts, arts and jewelery. It is always fun to walk in this shop because it truly is a Mecca of handmade awesomeness.
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7) Aahs! "The Ultimate Gift Store"
Aahs! “The Ultimate Gift Store” is a shop where you can find a great selection of gifts for everyone. They have a lot of special original gifts and novelty items, and most of them are family-friendly. They also have very nice gift wrapping paper and offer one of the largest collections of greeting cards.
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