2 Best Places to Shop in The Oregon Coast, Oregon

There are at least a half-dozen candy shops in Seaside's tiny downtown, and shopping for sweets is a favorite pastime here among kids and adults. Phillips has been a favorite since 1897 and presently stocks homemade saltwater taffy, candied fruit slices, caramel popcorn, fudge, stroopwafel, and hand-dipped chocolates in an astonishing array of flavors.

The concept is simple, silly, and fun: you and a group of friends (kids love this place) show up and pose for pictures—the staff will help you bring out your inner goofiness—in each of the eight themed upside-down scenes, and you leave with a bunch of frameable mementos. The inverted vignettes include a saloon, a kitchen, and a Seaside's own promenade.