Cape Cod's tip has a cluster of idyllic towns set between its lighthouses that are a magnet for tourists during the summer months, but Provincetown, Massachusetts, must count as the best, not only for scenery but for shopping fans who can spend hours browsing on Commercial Street.
If you want to take some of its chilled spirit home with you then head to Wa (220 Commercial Street), for harmonious suggestions for your living space. Its cedar aromatherapy range is extracted from woody cedar and the incense gift set is US$35. If you want fragrance in the kitchen as well as the living room then have a look at the spice set (US$25), which comes in a cute retro tin.
There's not much in the way of cranberry and pumpkins at Forbidden Fruit (173 Commercial Street) but it does have Venetian masks, Balinese wood sculptures and hand-blown glassware in soothing colours.
There's more for the home at Little Gorgeous Things (359 Commercial Street, littlegorgeousthings.com), although it's a little bit away from the celebrated street's main centre - follow your ears for the jangle of glass wind-chimes which the store specialises in.
Handcrafted in New England and featuring typical Cape Cod emblems such as dolphins and whales (US$69), these wind-chimes will bring marine spirit to the most landlocked home. It also has model planes, weather clocks and thermometers, making this place an ideal stop for that difficult person. But even if you do leave empty-handed the sweeping view of the harbour from the inside of the store will more than compensate.
Provincetown's wind-whipped beaches are lined with cranberry bushes and these tiny red fruits