Keene, as well as New Hampshire as a whole, is a great place to shop due to the lack of a state sales tax. Keene has a wide array of shops and stores selling almostall things. Below are just a few examples of where to shop when in Keene:
Colony Mill Marketplace, West Street on the southern edge of downtown Keene. Once a mill making fine wool products, is now an enclosed shopping mall as well as various office spaces on the upper floors. During the last several years, the stores at the Mill have dwindled, and it is no longer a must-shop in Keene, but for the exceptional Toadstool Bookshop on the second floor.
The Center At Keene, Gilbo Street and Emerald Streets on the southern edge of downtown Keene. An open shopping center complex, with some interior hallways leading to the other side, housed in an old train station. Home to 24 businesses ranging from shops, businesses, a gym, and various eateries.
Hannah Grimes Marketplace, Main Street, offers mostly New Hampshire-made specialty goods.
Goose Pond and Drummer Hill: a 1000 acre preserve acessible from E. Surry Road off Court Street
Cheshire Music, on Main Street, sells instruments of all types as well as amps for guitars.
Creative Encounters, on Main Street sells various things such as funny bumper stickers and toys for kids but mainly is known for its "Extraodinary Framing" and was voted "the best frame shop in the Monadnock region." Also is home to an extensive collection of beads that you can select to be made into various jewlery.
Ted's Shoe & Sport", Main Street, is known as "Keene's #1 Shoe Store."
Your Wireless Connection, located at The Center At Keene on the Gilbo Avenue side, Keene's Friendliest T-Mobile store - Home of the Cell Phone Guys.
Turn It Up!, 89½ Main Street, . Great local record store with a good selection of vinyl, used CDs, cassettes. Local artists too. You can listen before you buy. Very good prices. Spend some time with it. �
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