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!

This could possibly be my new favorite store. The owner Starr is amazing and really knows how to…read moremake a unique store. There is so much fun stuff that I have not seen anywhere else. They have an air plant section, some of the funniest candles I ever saw, clothing, some spiritual stuff, and so much more. It is beautifully decorated and the staff are great! This is a place to come to buy a gift for someone that has everything.

Leah you rock your shop is awesome you are awesome and I will be back for plenty more business keep…read moreup the amazing job what great gifts you have

I have to give a SHOUT OUT to Pam from Crabby Chic for OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE! I purchased a…read morebeautiful original piece of coastal art in the store 3 years ago. I wanted a companion piece. Pam went out of her way to locate the artist and help me make my dream come true. This is not your "snooty" botique, this is an example of how all botiques should be run. I love my table lamp and vases and books that I have purchased there. It is my go to shop for wonderful gifts that are sure to please. Thank you Pam! Theresa

Nice shop but the customer service is awful. The ladies working there are so rude and have such a…read morebad attitude. Despite being a regular customer since the day they opened they gave me such a hard time when I tried to return something that was defective. I'll never go back. Lots of other gift stores around with better customer service.

Got the cutest shirts here today. The lovely lady from NY who works here is the sweetest too! First…read moretime here but we will be back for sure. Love supporting local shops. Customer service too notch.

This store is full of cute, funny, and unique things! It was also really affordable. I got an…read moreadorable coaster and magnet to remember our trip to Wilmington. Great place to get gifts for people.

Mason sells the best Pokémon cards in here as well as all the products in here are AWESOME!read more

decent selection, but charges you the credit card fee. I paid an extra $3.60 for the credit card…read morefee that is not disclosed to the consumer.

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!

Staff is phenomenal and variety of products is unmatched in this area. Highly recommend!read more

I will drive out of my way to get all my vaping needs, kratom & every other item from esmoke! They…read morehave the lowest prices of any vape shop in any state that I have visited. (please don't raise your prices because I said that!). They have went over and beyond when an item wasn't in stock for my vape. They provided me an alternative until it came in. That has only happened once because they always have every thing stocked & readily available everytime. Customer service top notch! Extremely knowledgeable on every item. Plus they have customer rewards on vape juice and kratom. I love earning freebies! I will not go anywhere else.

Such a cute spot in the heart of the cargo district - a mom was running the store for her daughter…read more It is a wonderful woman owned small business and I was happy to go and make a purchase. I felt inspired and got bracelets for my mom and I! Definitely check it out!!!

Such a gorgeous and thoughtfully curated space. You can tell the owner pours her heart into the…read moreshop & the experiences/classes offered. The entire staff is friendly & welcoming. Always enjoy shopping here.