Six Must-Shop Boutiques for Your Avalon Day Trip

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Welcome to Day Tripping, our look at the best shopping spots in seasonal destinations outside the city.

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• 1) Skirt:
  272 96th St. Stone Harbor, N.J.; (609)-948-4912
  The seasonal satellite of Skirt in Bryn Mawr, Skirt's boutique in Stone Harbor keeps vacationers decked out in gauzy tops, tissue-thin maxidresses, trendy ro
• 2) Annabelle:
  2174 Dune Dr, Avalon, N.J. 08202; (609) 368-1133
  Tanks, tees, and maxi dresses in breezy, drapey fabrics steal the show at this laid-back corner boutique in Avalon. Among the labels offered at Annabelle?
• 3) Per Lei:
  2521 Dune Dr. Avalon, N.J.; (609)368-2929
  Besides the Avalon address, there's not much in this upscale boutique to remind you're down the shore—and that's just the way Candice Caprice wants it. The young b
• 4) Coco Blu:
  9510 Third Ave. Stone Harbor, N.J.; (609) 796-5263
  The scene of many mother-daughter shopping excursions, Coco Blu in Stone Harbor caters to the preppy set with women's apparel and accessories that won't br
• 5) Global Pursuit:
  262 96th St. Stone Harbor, N.J.; (609) 368-5556
  Whether you're in the area for a day or the whole season, Global Pursuit can outfit you for your newly-adopted beach lifestyle. This store on Stone Ha
• 6) Hoy's 5&10:
  219 96th St. Stone Harbor, N.J.; (609)368-4697
  Founded in 1935, Hoy's 5&10 now boasts four locations throughout Cape May County, but they all promise the same thing: a varied (like, really, really varie

Beyond the surf and sand of Avalon and Stone Harbor, there's a roster of indie boutiques to keep you entertained after the sun sets over the bay. These are the seasonal stores to hit up between mini golf and free samples from the Fudge Kitchen. Because if you're going to do nothing all day but sip sangria and tend to your sunburn, at least you can do it something other than a bikini.

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