These days it can be hard to find a brick-and-mortar shop that’s dedicated to helping people browse and buy puzzles.
Yeah, yeah, we know โย it’s easy to order from the big online retailers (we sell there too!), but at Cloudberries we believe that shopping at independent stores is vital to keeping the puzzle community alive.
Many independent shops have closed down but there are still a few going strong! While you canโt yet find Cloudberries puzzles in stock at all of these places, we’re always happy to support them โย and we hope youโll do the same!
Lewes Puzzles
Delaware, USA
This family-owned full-service puzzle store in historic Lewes, Delaware believes in the power of puzzles to ‘exercise your mind’.
Run by a Brit and his American wife, this one-stop puzzle shop has been in operation for more than 25 years and has huge range of jigsaw puzzles, brainteasers, games and more. It’s very visitor-friendly as it’s open every day of the week, and they even have a designated ‘test area’ where you can play with whatever you can get your hands on!
When you’re done in the puzzle shop, be sure to stop by Lewes Gourmet, right next door, which does a great line of hard-to-find goodies, including British snacks and specialities.
Labyrinth Games & Puzzlesย
Washington DC, USA
Labyrinth is a family-friendly, community-focused store in Washington DC, USA. While the shop isnโt exclusively about puzzles, it stocks a great selection of jigsaws, puzzle accessories and handmade wooden puzzles.
This place also hosts a full calendar of gaming events and provides hands-on activities and games you can play in store.ย If you’re a gamer or a bit of a keen puzzler, you won’t want to leave here in a hurry!
The Yorkshire Jigsaw Storeย
Yorkshire, England
This third-generation family business has been serving the UK’s lively puzzle community for more than 50 years.
The North Yorkshire shop is located in the pretty town of Easingwold (which also has an awesome ‘maize maze’ worth checking out). The shop itself is home to a fantastic range of 1,500 jigsaw puzzles for children and adults. It’s a nice, welcoming space with loads of different brands’ puzzles on offer โ including Cloudberries, of course!
Cloud Cap Games
Oregon, USA
Located in laid-back Portland, this bright place is one of the coolest puzzle shops on our list. It’s been a local favourite for board games, card games, and puzzles since 2010, and is the perfect place to hang out if you want to meet other puzzle nerds.
Not only is it a surprisingly cute and cosy place to hang out, it also offers affordable game rentals and a nifty try-before-you-buy program. Cloud Cap also runs lots of in-house puzzling and gaming events โย keep an eye on their website to see what’s happening when you’re in town!
Puzzlemania
Barcelona, Spain
In the heart of Barcelona, Europeโs largest collection of puzzles is available at Puzzlemania, one of Spainโs oldest puzzle shops.
This huge shop has more than 2,000 titles and even displays some large complete puzzles on the floors, so you can an idea of what you’re up against before making that all-important puzzle purchase. If youโre in the area you wonโt want to miss checking into this little bit of European puzzle history!
Other cool jigsaw puzzle stores around the world:
Barneyโs News Box
Cumbria, England
Specialising in jigsaws for over 30 years, Barneyโs is home to one of the UK’s largest selections of puzzles! With over 7,000 jigsaws for children and adults, UK puzzlers and tourists will love getting lost exploring the stacks and stacks of jigsaw puzzles.
This store is also slap-bang in the middle of the Lake District, one of England’s prettiest areas for hiking and outdoor adventures. Why not combine a weekend of walking and pubs with a trip to this well-stocked puzzle shop?
PuzzleWarehouse
Missouri, USA
Nestled in middle America, this 13,000 square foot warehouse lays claim to being the largest jigsaw puzzle store in the world.ย
Located in St. Louis, Missouri, the store has more than 8,000 jigsaw puzzles on its shelves, and has become a real must-see for any puzzle nerds visiting the area. Itโs such a tourist attraction that they have a map in the lobby for visitors to mark where theyโre visiting from!
Pusselbutiken
Umeรฅ, Swedenย
Perhaps the northernmost puzzle shop on this list, if not in the whole world, Pusselbutiken is way up in the northern Swedish city of Umeรฅ.
It offers one of Scandinaviaโs best selections of puzzles, with everything from regular 500-piece jigsaws right up to 42,000-piece monsters. While you’re this far north, make time for some classic Swedish experiences โย you can see the northern lights up here, or even go dog sledding in winter!
Have we missed any awesome puzzle stores? Let us know and weโll add them to this guide! Find us on Instagram and Facebook @CloudberriesOfficial.
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