61. Buffalo Exchange
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (520) 795-0508
Address: 2001 E. Speedway Blvd.
Description: This is the place for great bargains on gently used clothing and accessories. You can bring in items for trade or cash on the spot, or just browse the clean and hardly used clothing on the racks. Open daily. Additional locations are at 6170 E. Speedway Blvd. (520-885-8392) and 250 E. Congress Ave. (520-882-2939).
62. Little Traders
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (520) 881-8438
Address: 6216 E. Speedway Blvd.
Description: This consignment shop sells everything for kids: clothes (preemie to boys size 12 and girls size 16), books, toys, and equipment. They also have maternity clothes and books. Open daily.
63. Nordstrom Rack
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Shopping
Address: 4320 North Oracle Road
Description: Nordstrom’s has finally made it to Tucson! The 33,000 plus square foot store, scheduled to open in October of 2011, will offer clearance items including clothes accessories and shoes. Located on the corner of North Wetmore Road and West Oracle Roads in The Corner shopping plaza.
64. Old Pueblo Traders
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (520) 747-0800
Address: 6228 E. Broadway
Description: You might want to head to this store, known locally as OPT, when your sore feet won’t make it to another shopping spot, but you desperately need a comfy pair of Hush Puppies or Grasshoppers. OPT is like a warehouse of clothes and shoes for women, the latter including hard-to-find sizes. Brands you’ll find here, in addition to the aforementioned shoes, include Koret, Sasson, Jantzen, Playtex, and Easy Spirit.
65. Preloved Chica Clothing Boutique
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (520) 303-8523
Address: 102 E. 31st St.
Description: This cute boutique sells gently used clothing, jewelry, and accessories. All proceeds support Fortin de las Flores, a membership organization that provides a variety of services to low-income women including job search assistance, food, and toiletries. Call for hours.
66. Tanque Verde Swap Meet
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (520) 294-4252
Address: 4100 S. Palo Verde Rd.
Description: Put on your walking shoes and grab a hat and a jug of water so you’ll be all set for a morning or evening of swap meeting. It’s called the Tanque Verde Swap Meet because it started out on the corner of Tanque Verde and Grant Roads in the days when there used to be enough land to accommodate it. It moved but retained its name.There’s plenty of parking and dust, but buyers can find some good bargains and interesting items here. Most days you’ll even find vendors selling some great produce from Mexico such as tomatoes, watermelons, limes, peppers, avocados, and mangos. The swap meet is open from 3 to 11 p.m. Thurs and Fri; 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sat. On Sun hours are from 7 a.m. to sundown.
67. Vf Factory Outlet
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (520) 882-2718
Address: 3754 S. 16th Ave.
Description: Compared to more modern outlet centers, VF Factory Outlet is small. But that may be a blessing for folks who don’t want to walk a mile to shop. There are no more than a dozen indoor stores, carrying apparel, accessories, luggage, housewares, and party and paper products. Brand names include Vanity Fair, Wrangler, Lee, Healthtex, and Jantzen. It’s a bit tricky to get to, however, so look for the Palo Verde Inn on S. Julian Drive—you’ll see the outlet building almost adjacent to it.
68. Antigone Books
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (520) 792-3715
Address: 411 N. 4th Ave.
Description: This shop in the 4th Avenue shopping district offers books by and about women and has a unique selection of nonsexist books for children. Antigone Books also has music, cards, and T-shirts on related topics.
69. Arizona Bookstore
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (520) 622-4717
Address: 845 N. Park Ave.
Description: University of Arizona and Pima College students frequent this store because it buys and sells college textbooks. They also have a great selection of UA items, as well as school and engineering supplies, computer books and software, and technical and general interest books. Validated parking is available.
70. Book Stop
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (520) 326-6661
Address: 214 N. 4th Ave.
Description: Specializing in used, rare, and out-of-print books, this eclectic bookstore has a little bit of everything, from general fiction paperback and hardcovers to fascinating Native American and Arizona history books to a unique children’s book collection with lots of classic titles. With over 100,000 volumes stuffed into floor-to-ceiling shelves, bookworms will love this place.
71. Bookman’S
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (520) 325-5767
Address: 1930 E. Grant Rd.
Insider Pick:
Description: The 3 Bookman’s locations account for over 50,000 square feet of fabulous new and used books. The 20,000-square-foot shop on Grant Road is a favorite of locals and university students because it’s centrally located, an interesting place, open until 10 p.m., and full of great used materials. You’ll find both hardbound and paperback used books here on nearly any subject and new books on subjects of local interest, such as the desert and hiking. They also deal in used CDs, videos, and software and have a great selection of old and rare magazines, as do the other two locations in town: 3733 W. Ina Rd. (520-579-0303) and 6230 E. Speedway Blvd. (520-748-9555).
72. Clues Unlimited
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (520) 326-8533
Address: 3146 E. Fort Lowell Rd.
Description: This specialty bookstore stocks over 10,000 titles in mystery and detective fiction, including the latest releases, hard-to-find and unusual titles, collectors’ editions, and signed firsts. They also offer an extensive backlist and ship anywhere in the US and overseas. One nice feature: They offer home delivery service in Tucson. Open Mon through Sat.
73. Kid’S Center
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (520) 322-5437
Address: 1725 N. Swan Rd.
Description: You’ll find a great selection of children’s books for all ages here, from baby classics like Pat the Bunny to the ever-popular Magic Treehouse series and chapter books for the older set. Kids love to hang out in this comfortable and welcoming store, which also carries a range of games and toys for all ages. Kids ages 1 to 10 can sign up for the Birthday Club and get a discount coupon.
74. Mostly Books
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (520) 571-0110
Address: 6208 E. Speedway Blvd.
Description: This general bookstore has thousands of terrific new and used books covering all topics, including fiction, recovery, and children’s, along with hundreds of used audiobooks. They also have a large selection of greeting cards and gifts.
75. Tucson’S Map And Flag Center
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (520) 887-4234
Address: 3239 N. 1st Ave.
Description: This is the top source in town for maps, from street atlases of Tucson and Phoenix to topographical maps and charts. The center has travel maps of Mexico, plus an excellent selection of travel guides for the entire planet. If it has to do with geography or topography, you’ll probably find it here, but not on Sunday, when the store is closed.