Great little find! Super friendly and helpful staff. Good selection - although religions and…read moreself-help sections could be expanded to mutate. Great coffee. I can see myself reading my new book outside on the patio in the rain. Highly recommend.

Cute little bookstore with a coffee shop. I like that it had a large parking lot but the book…read moresection was lacking. They had a few new books and used but overall nothing crazy.

Cute little shop on the outskirts of downtown wilmy. The area was a bit odd for a bookstore and…read morethey didn't have hardly any books, but they did have some good ones. I just wish they had more

Drove 25 minutes to get here. Checked the hours. Its closed. Waste of time and energy to get hereread more

Stopped in on a Saturday heading back from the beach. I wanted to trade 2 paperbacks and the lovely…read moreclerk said I can choose a paperback for what I brought in. Unsurprisingly, I found a book for my new bookcase. If you have nothing to trade, you can still find great titles here at a really great price. The shop is small, but they have a decent selection of books. Still on my quest for used cookbooks as well. I will keep checking back here for more titles.

My new favorite thing to do when traveling is visiting a local bookstore. This independent book…read moreshop on Carolina Beach has very welcoming staff. Truthfully, the friendly nature and big smile of the employee there was what made this bookshop visit so pleasant. The woman there conversed with all the visitors and tried to help us all find the perfect read. A rare touch in the customer service arena. The store has a small selection of new fiction books, but around three rooms of gently used books as well.

My son found this hidden gem as he was looking for some books to read. The Used Bookery is very…read moreunassuming and very unique bc it has a consignment shop with ladies clothes inside it too. You can find books, magazines, textbooks and books for the kiddos! Oddly enough, I wasn't looking for anything but found a book I've been wanting to read for a while now. And it just showed itself! Right there staring right at me near the register! Best $5 I ever spent! Such a fun vibe! The nice lady behind the counter was kind and knowledgeable! Go check it out!

Selection seemed good but you won't find any newer or recent titles--the down side to used books…read morebut not the shops fault. Overall it was a bit chaotic with books everywhere but it adds to the personality of the place. There are a lot of more common authors like Koontz, James Patterson, etc. There was a fair amount of each category and the lady at the desk greeted us and was helpful. I think the prices were fair although I didn't find anything I was specifically looking for (my to be read list is already pretty long)

Photography by 3Spade7Star @3Spade7Star_photography…read moreJanuary 25, 2026 - Sunday The Black Cat Shoppe was on my to go see list in Wilmington to see if I could get on a historical tour in a motor vehicle. Unfortunately, they don't have historical tours but they do have tours on foot and it was not feasible for me to do after having a surgery on my hip & leg - still healing. So I browsed the store for a long period and had the most fun with using the coin operated crystal vending machine. For two quarters you can get one to three crystals with a turn of the knob on the machine. I was lucky to get three crystals several times. You don't know how many or what kind of crystals you will get, yet it is fun, and the crystals make a great gift to give to people. I got a lot of green aventurine crystals and crystals I usually would not select like dalmation jasper & a dull moonstone. It was a steal since most crystals are $1-3 each for the sizes I received of these crystals. Alyssa was very engaging and stellar in providing me information and generating more sales effortlessly - just by answering all my questions and showing me different rings stocked inside the ring display. She was delightful, memorable, and helped me select the perfect rings to wear on my index and third finger. I got 3 rings for $24.99. Other items I purchased was: money attraction incense & oudh resin in a glass bottle for incense, unique oracle cards with funny yes & no answers, stickers, a pamphlet detailing all the places where television series and movies were filmed at in Wilmington, North Carolina, and post cards. The postcards were only $1. I should have bought a book there that I thought I already had. The book is The Ghosts of Old Wilmington by John Hirchak. The book is signed by the writer. I had two ghost books about Wilmington but it was not that one. Yet it is another reason I should go back to The Black Cat Shoppe. I plan to come back here and go on their tours later in the future. This is a place I plan to visit again the next time I come to Wilmington, North Carolina.

This store was supposed the "one tree hill record store" and used as something else in Dawsons…read morecreek I believe.. has a lot of toys, magnets, post cards and etc... If you are a fan of the show One Tree Hill come check it out!

By far the best comic book store I've been to in NC. Downtown Wilmington right across from…read moreBespoke...plenty of street parking to get to. The selection...amazing. Anything you could want and look for: comics (marvel/dc, etc) , graphic novels, manga/anime, funko pops, action figures, a section for kids, Star Wars. The biggest draw are their selection and amount of statues they have. Plenty on display and all for a solid, reasonable price. Some of the Funkos they have in stock were so new that I was able to go ahead and cancel a good amount of pre-orders from other sites/vendors. The staff was very friendly and knew their stuff. I highly, I highly recommend just walking through and browsing even if you're not a big comic person. *they have a brother/sister store right across the street diagonally from them. Plenty of figures, comics, and statues as well but mostly the "nostalgia" pieces.

Greeted as soon as we entered, and asked if we needed anything. Fair selection of comics and toys/…read morecollectibles. Overall prices seemed pretty average. We got a trade (comic) and a sticker. Don't forget to go to their vintage counterpart Memory Lane Comics 2 down the street. Overall it was a good stop!

Photography by 3Spade7Star @3Spade7Star_photography…read moreJanuary 25, 2026 - Sunday Madame Meerkat's Cabinet of Curiousities is a delightful spooky & eclectic metaphysical shop to visit in Wilmington, North Carolina. I only had a hour in this store before it closed. Not enough time to see everything, yet I had a pleasant time browsing items in this store. The store has a skeleton in a chair greeting you at the entrance and a meerkat as its symbol & mascot. A meerkat is a mongoose from South Africa. The lady at the shop was very kind and gave me a sticker of the shop. I saw on the sticker a meerkat dressed in Victorian clothing. Inside the store is an enchanting tea & coffee bar. After scanning the teas offered in the store to drink today, I wish I had sampled the DRAGON'S HOARD, SMOKY BLACK TEA they had. It has a blend of Black Tea, Lapsang Soushong Tea, Cocoa Nib, Allspice, Cinnamon, Cloves, Carob, Calendula, Cornflower, and Safflower. Lapsang Soushong tea is my favorite tea and has a unique smoky flavor. Very difficult to find and only in specialty high end grocery stores or teahouse places. I purchased two dragon bloodstones for $3 each before the store closed. The store's highlights: A tea & coffee bar with unique tea blends and a sitting area to drink & converse. It was the first time I ever saw and found a bone throwing divination kit for purchase in a store. It had a scan code beside it to learn how to use the bone kit as well. They offered small kits for $9.99 and large kits with an instruction book for $39.99. If you want a ready made divination kit, these are ideal. Most of the items in the store had scan codes to link you with information of the merchandise being sold. The store has an assortment of occult jewelry with Lilith sigils and rare occult symbols. I never see this in a metaphysical store. The bookshelves area has a LBGQT & Sex Magic section. Wild! The sticker with a meerkat - a great idea to give to store patrons and definitely makes the shop visit memorable with this unique memento. Kind & helpful customer service Madame Meerkat's Cabinet of Curiousities is the place to see if you want to have a one of a kind experience in a metaphysical store.

This place is amazing! It has everything you need/want and more. Be prepared to be amazed and take…read moreyour time taking it all in because it's a gem. I HIGHLY recommend this place. It also has great herbal teas! The staff at every knowledgeable and helpful and super friendly. I'm a fan. I can bet your bottom dollar that you can't go in this place just once lol you will want to go again and again. I think it's a great location all around an amazing experience. I feel right at home definitely one of my favorite places in Wilmington. 10 out of 10!

Have you ever seen the show Under the Dome there is scene in one of the first episodes where a cow…read moreis literally spilt in half? Well the other half of the cow is on display behind the checkout counter here.... Whatever...Wilmington is a very new addition to the Castle Street district. I was in the neighborhood for the Friday night tasting at Wilmington Wine and noticed the sign for this business and the cow out front so I decided to stop in and check it out. This is cool, new and interesting shop is filled with novelty items, tv memorabilia, vintage items, comics and much much more. I overheard one customer who was super excited about all the Dr. Who items. Great place to get a unique gift for sure and I really hope this business does well here.

If you are looking for movie memorabilia, this is the place to go. This is definitely the strangest…read morestore I have ever been to. They sell old toys, posters, comics, scripts, and other weird collectables that I didn't think of. Everything is well priced, not expensive. If you like film and antiques, this is uniquely for you.