Discover 119+ premier shopping destinations across the Bay State, from luxury Boston malls to outlet centers and regional shopping centers
Massachusetts offers world-class shopping experiences, from the luxury boutiques of Boston's Back Bay to New England's largest outlet centers and expansive regional malls serving communities across the state.
📍 Natick (30 min west of Boston)
New England's largest shopping center at 1.7 million square feet, featuring 200+ stores including Nordstrom, Macy's, Neiman Marcus, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci. The parking lot holds over 7,000 vehicles.
📍 Wrentham (35 min south of Boston)
New England's largest outdoor outlet mall with 170+ stores attracting 13 million visitors annually. Save up to 65% off at Versace, Burberry, Tory Burch, Jimmy Choo, and more.
📍 Boston Back Bay
Boston's premier luxury shopping destination in historic Back Bay, featuring 50+ upscale stores including Neiman Marcus, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin, and Tiffany & Co. Connected via skybridge to Prudential Center.
📍 Boston Back Bay
Upscale indoor shopping under glass skylights and domes, with 75+ stores including Saks Fifth Avenue, Eataly Italian marketplace, and View Boston observation deck on the 52nd floor offering panoramic city views.
📍 Braintree
New England's largest mall by square footage (1.59M sq ft) with 200+ retailers including Macy's, Target, Primark, Apple, and The Cheesecake Factory.
📍 Burlington
Premier destination off Route 128 with 190+ specialty shops including Nordstrom, Macy's, Primark, Aritzia, lululemon, and multiple dining options.
📍 Cambridge
Waterfront shopping center across from Boston with 59 stores including Zara, Apple, Sephora, TJ Maxx, and The Cheesecake Factory. T accessible via Green Line.
📍 Dedham
Massachusetts' most visited open-air lifestyle center with 76 stores including Whole Foods, lululemon, Apple, Anthropologie, West Elm, and Showcase Cinema De Lux.
📍 Somerville
Outdoor outlet shopping 7 minutes from downtown Boston with 114 stores including Nike Factory, Adidas, Brooks Brothers Factory, J.Crew Factory, and Legoland Discovery Center.
📍 Boston (Dorchester)
Large shopping center near downtown Boston with 113,000+ sq ft of shops, restaurants, and services featuring national brands and convenient city access.
📍 Chestnut Hill
Upscale shopping at the intersection of Boylston St & Route 9 in affluent Chestnut Hill, serving Boston's western suburbs.
📍 Hanover
South Shore regional mall conveniently located at Routes 53 & 3, serving the Hanover and surrounding communities.
📍 Dedham
Shopping center on Route 1 at VFW Parkway, conveniently located for southwestern suburbs.
📍 Lee (Berkshires)
Tax-free designer outlet shopping in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains, 2 hours west of Boston with 60+ stores. A premier weekend destination for New England shoppers.
📍 Merrimack, NH (45 min from Boston)
Tax-free shopping in New Hampshire with 100+ stores including Bloomingdale's Outlet, Saks OFF 5TH, Boss Outlet, Coach, Kate Spade, and Michael Kors.
📍 Worcester
Downtown Worcester outlet shopping at the intersection of Front, Commercial & Worcester Center Blvd.
📍 Dartmouth
Outlet shopping in southeastern Massachusetts featuring VF Corporation brands and other outlet stores.
📍 Peabody
Two-level climate-controlled mall serving Greater Boston's affluent North Shore, 18 miles from Boston with 140+ specialty stores, Macy's locations, lululemon, and L.L. Bean.
📍 Danvers
Simon-owned mall near Route 128 and Route 114 junction, less than a mile from Northshore Mall, serving the Danvers area.
📍 Stoneham
Route 28 & Route 128 shopping center serving Stoneham and surrounding communities.
📍 Woburn
Shopping center at Washington St & Mishawum Road in Woburn.
📍 Medford
Mystic Valley Parkway & Locust St shopping destination.
📍 Everett
MA Route 16 & Mystic View Rd shopping center.
📍 Chelsea
Everett Ave & Spruce St shopping location.
📍 Methuen
I-495, I-93 & MA 213 shopping destination.
📍 Watertown
Arsenal Street shopping center.
📍 Hyannis
The Cape & Islands' only indoor regional shopping center with 60+ shops including Macy's (2 locations), Target, Dick's Sporting Goods, Sephora, and Victoria's Secret. Features 300-seat Dining Pavilion.
📍 Taunton
Regional shopping center at Routes 24 & 140 serving southeastern Massachusetts communities.
📍 Swansea
Shopping destination at Routes 6 & 118 near the Rhode Island border.
📍 Dartmouth
Route 6 & Faunce Corner Rd shopping center in southeastern MA.
📍 Brockton
Routes 24 & 27 shopping destination.
📍 Fall River
Routes 81 & 24 shopping center.
📍 Plymouth
Court St & Route 3A historic shopping destination.
📍 Hingham
Route 3 shopping center.
📍 Seekonk
Route 6 shopping destination.
📍 Taunton
County Street (Route 140) & Taunton Depot Dr.
📍 Bourne
Route 28 & Sagamore Road Cape Cod gateway shopping.
📍 Falmouth
Route 28 Cape Cod shopping.
📍 Brockton
Route 27 & Crescent St shopping center.
📍 Canton
Washington St & Route 27 shopping.
📍 Walpole
Route 1 & Coney St shopping destination.
📍 Holyoke
Western New England's largest shopping destination at 1.6 million sq ft with 135 stores on three levels. Second-largest mall in New England by retail space, conveniently located at I-90 & I-91 "crossroads of New England."
📍 Springfield
Major shopping destination at Route 20 & Route 21 serving the greater Springfield area.
📍 Hadley
S. Maple St & Route 9 shopping center in the Pioneer Valley.
📍 Hadley
I-91 & Route 9 shopping destination.
📍 Lanesboro
Old State Rd & Route 8 Berkshires shopping.
📍 Pittsfield
Hubbard Ave & Dalton Ave shopping.
📍 Pittsfield
Crane Ave & Cheshire Rd shopping.
📍 West Springfield
Riverdale Road (Route 5) at I-91.
📍 Chicopee
Mass Turnpike & Route 33 (Memorial Dr).
📍 Springfield
Liberty Street & St. James Ave.
📍 Springfield
Main, Boland, Bridge & E. Columbus Ave.
📍 Springfield
Cooley & Allen Streets shopping.
📍 Auburn
Indoor climate-controlled shopping at I-290 & I-90 with 60+ stores serving Worcester and surrounding communities. Features newly renovated Dining Pavilion.
📍 Framingham
Power center adjacent to Natick Mall in the Golden Triangle shopping district between Route 9 and Route 30, serving MetroWest communities.
📍 Marlborough
Major shopping destination serving MetroWest communities.
📍 Worcester
Routes I-190 & I-290 shopping center.
📍 Worcester
I-290 & Route 70 (Lincoln St) shopping.
📍 Shrewsbury
Boston Turnpike & S. Quinsigamond Ave.
📍 Leominster
Route 2 & Commercial Blvd shopping.
📍 Billerica
Route 3A shopping destination.
📍 Franklin
I-495 & Route 140 shopping.
📍 Bellingham
N. Main St & Hartford Ave.
📍 Bellingham
Routes 126 & 495 shopping.
📍 North Attleboro
Washington St (Route 1) & Allen Ave East.
📍 South Attleboro
Route 1A & I-95 shopping.
📍 Sturbridge
Route 20, off I-90 & I-84.
📍 Boston
Boylston & Tremont downtown shopping.
Natick Mall is the largest shopping mall in Massachusetts and all of New England, with 1,695,884 square feet of gross leasable area. Located in Natick, about 30 minutes west of Boston, the mall features 200+ stores including luxury brands like Nordstrom, Macy's, Neiman Marcus, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci. The parking lot alone can hold over 7,000 vehicles. Originally opened in 1966 as the first enclosed mall in Greater Boston, it was demolished and replaced with a larger building in 1994, then expanded again in 2007 to its current impressive size.
South Shore Plaza in Braintree comes in second, with 1,586,446 square feet, making it the largest mall in New England by square footage and the 16th-largest mall in the entire United States.
Wrentham Village Premium Outlets is the premier outlet shopping destination near Boston, located just 35 minutes south of the city off I-495. As New England's largest outdoor outlet mall, it attracts over 13 million visitors annually with 170+ stores offering savings up to 65% off at designer brands including Versace, Burberry, Tory Burch, Jimmy Choo, Bloomingdale's, Saks OFF 5TH, and lululemon.
For even closer options, Assembly Row in Somerville is only 7 minutes from downtown Boston (3 subway stops on the Orange Line) and offers 114 outlet stores including Nike Factory, Adidas, Brooks Brothers Factory, and J.Crew Factory. The outdoor setting includes dining and entertainment options like Legoland Discovery Center.
For tax-free shopping, Merrimack Premium Outlets in New Hampshire is 45 minutes from Boston and offers 100+ stores with no sales tax, including Bloomingdale's Outlet and Saks OFF 5TH.
Yes, most clothing in Massachusetts is exempt from the state's 6.25% sales tax. An item of clothing is generally exempt unless it costs more than $175. For items priced above $175, only the amount over $175 is subject to tax. For example, if you buy a coat for $200, you only pay tax on $25 (the amount over $175).
This makes Massachusetts particularly attractive for clothing shopping compared to many other states. Additionally, Massachusetts holds an annual Tax-Free Weekend, typically in August, where retail items of up to $2,500 purchased for personal use are exempt from the state's 6.25% sales tax on all items, not just clothing.
For complete tax-free shopping (including items over $175), consider shopping at Merrimack Premium Outlets in New Hampshire, which has no sales tax whatsoever, or Lee Premium Outlets in the Massachusetts Berkshires, which also offers tax-free shopping on clothing.
Copley Place and Prudential Center are Boston's premier luxury shopping destinations, both located in the upscale Back Bay neighborhood and connected via an enclosed skybridge.
Copley Place features 50+ luxury stores including Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue Men's, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin, Tiffany & Co., Jimmy Choo, Burberry, and Dior. It's ranked as the fourth-best shopping center in Massachusetts.
Prudential Center offers 75+ stores under magnificent glass skylights, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Gucci, Canada Goose, Lacoste, Free People, and Aritzia. The center also features Eataly (an Italian marketplace with restaurants) and View Boston, a 360-degree observation deck on the 52nd floor with panoramic city views.
Both locations are accessible via the MBTA (T) Green Line and offer exceptional dining options. For luxury shopping outside Boston, Natick Mall features Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci, making it the premier upscale suburban destination.
Several major Massachusetts shopping centers are accessible via MBTA public transportation:
Green Line accessible:
Orange Line accessible:
Bus accessible:
The Prudential Center and Copley Place are connected by a climate-controlled skybridge, allowing shoppers to visit both locations without going outside. This makes them particularly convenient for tourists staying in downtown Boston who don't have a car. All MBTA-accessible malls are also fully wheelchair accessible.
Holyoke Mall is Western New England's largest shopping destination, with 1.6 million square feet of retail space spread across three levels. It is the second-largest mall in New England by retail space, trailing only Natick Mall.
Owned by The Pyramid Companies, Holyoke Mall features 135 stores including anchor stores Macy's, JCPenney, Target, Best Buy, Hobby Lobby, and Altitude. The mall also includes a large food court and several full-service restaurants.
Originally opened on July 5, 1979 with 1.1 million square feet and 5,000 parking spaces, the mall has expanded significantly to reach its current 1.6 million square foot size. It's strategically located near the intersection of I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) and I-91, known as "the crossroads of New England," making it easily accessible from throughout Western Massachusetts, the Pioneer Valley, and parts of Connecticut.
While many malls nationwide have struggled or closed, Holyoke Mall continues investing in renovations and welcoming new businesses, demonstrating its continued importance to the region's retail landscape.
Yes, Cape Cod Mall in Hyannis is the Cape & Islands' only indoor regional shopping center. The mall opened in 1970 and was significantly renovated and expanded in the late 1990s, bringing it to 723,605 square feet of gross leasable area.
Cape Cod Mall is managed by Simon Property Group and features anchor stores including two Macy's locations, Target, Best Buy, Dick's Sporting Goods, Marshalls, Barnes & Noble, and Regal Cinemas. The mall is home to over 60 shops and eateries including Sephora, American Eagle, J.Crew, Victoria's Secret, and JD Sports.
The mall features a 300-seat Dining Pavilion and restaurants including Not Your Average Joe's, Ten Pin Eatery & Arcade, Chick-fil-A, Five Guys, and Chipotle. It's conveniently located off Routes 132 & 28 in the heart of the Hyannis retail shopping district.
Hours: Monday-Thursday 10am-8pm, Friday-Saturday 10am-9pm, and Sunday 11am-6pm. The mall provides essential shopping for Cape Cod residents year-round and serves the substantial summer tourist population visiting the Cape and Islands.
Northshore Mall in Peabody is the North Shore's premier shopping destination, often described as the largest mall in New England serving the densely populated, affluent North Shore region just 18 miles from Boston.
This two-level, climate-controlled shopping mall is located at the intersection of Route 128 and Route 114 and features 140+ specialty stores including Macy's (two locations), JCPenney, lululemon, J.Crew, L.L. Bean, DSW, Brooks Brothers, Sephora, and H&M. The mall offers full-service dining at The Cheesecake Factory and Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse, plus an AMC movie theater and family-friendly amenities like play areas.
Other North Shore shopping centers include:
Northshore Mall is accessible via MBTA Bus Routes 435 and 436, with the bus stop located outside the mall entrance by H&M and Forever 21.
Massachusetts has approximately 119 shopping malls and centers according to comprehensive directories, ranging from large regional enclosed malls to outdoor lifestyle centers, outlet malls, and smaller community shopping centers.
The breakdown includes:
The state's largest malls by square footage are Natick Mall (1.7M sq ft), South Shore Plaza (1.59M sq ft), and Holyoke Mall (1.6M sq ft). Massachusetts shopping centers range from world-class luxury destinations in Boston to tax-free outlets in the Berkshires, serving the state's 7+ million residents and millions of annual tourists.
Most Massachusetts shopping malls follow similar hours throughout the week:
Standard Mall Hours:
Special considerations:
Premium outlets like Wrentham Village often have slightly different hours. It's always best to check the specific mall's website before visiting, especially during holidays or special events. Most mall websites provide real-time hours and any temporary schedule changes.
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Massachusetts Shopping Malls - Last updated November 2025
Last updated on November 29, 2025