A Happy Place ~ Souvenirs & Memorabilia Galore!…read more Really nice Owners keep their store well arranged & pristine. A variety of Beach & Seaside Home Decor is featured. I loved the Seashell Collection.

Adorable little store in the heart of Kennebunkport. The manager and her daughter are personable,…read moreaccommodating, and most importantly, kind. I would definitely recommend stopping in the store if you are into crafty trinkets, little pieces of "Maine/New England culture," and hardworking owners that are naturally gifted in customer service!

I love the amazing selection here they have so much jewelry, and really overall just a great store!…read moreThis is the first place I think of when going to buy gifts! The employees are always so friendly! I highly recommend!

Such a fun selection of gifts and trinkets. I always plan a stop here when I'm in KPT.read more

This place is so cute! Amazing products and above and beyond service!! Bruce was so helpful and…read moremade our shopping experience the best. Highly recommended!

Fantastic little gift store that focuses on local vendors and merchants (ME, MA, NH, VT and beyond)…read morefor supply and creativity, but the store design is all local and is a direct result of (Owner) Liz Andrews's inherent personality and decorative style, which creates one of the most inviting displays that I have ever experienced, and I spent over 20 years working in the retail gift store marketplace and analyzing the results of various display formats! If you are ever visiting Kennebunkport, ME, please do not skip this experience!

Years ago I was in Portland and ended up at this shop. I…read morebought a hand made pottery baby gull. I have always wanted another one and I was so excited to see they still had the artist!

Its nuts how The Whimsy Shop has been a staple in my memory of Kennebunkport from the early 90s yet…read moreit has so little Yelp reviews. I guess the typical shopper here doesn't actively use Yelp - but still! Anyway, I'm here to add to the review hat - as we were walking though Kennebunkport and stopped in on a...whim. Businesses come and go in Dock Square - some are new, others have been here since I first went to Maine as a child. The Whimsy Shop is on the latter end of that spectrum, and was always known for carrying more upscale gifts compared to a typical touristy souvenir shop. My brothers and I were looking for a gift to bring back to our parents from Maine, and thought this would be a good place to check out. The majority of their selection is home decor - there are a lot of porcelain products as well as a few housewares. They have pretty stuff, and even though it's a small store you can spend a good amount of time browsing. We ultimately decided to go with a hand-painted ceramic snowman to go with our parents' many other snowpeople they display during the holidays - it was intricately painted an truly a unique item. Service was friendly, they packed the item with care and even gave us information about the artist to take home. Overall, I had a great experience rediscovering the Whimsy Shop and would recommend it as a stop during your Kennebunkport explorations.

Fairly normal souvenir shop. However the service is atrocious. We walked in and the employees…read moreignored us the entire time gossiping loudly. When we did get an employee's attention to request a size the employee made an attempt to search the back inventory. Only to be stopped by another employee saying that what they have out is all they had. And adamantly and rudely refusing to check further inventory. They then proceeded to continue to loudly gossip and laugh amongst themselves. Anytime we needed help they acted as though it was a terrible and annoying inconvenience. Unfortunately all the other nearby shops were closed and my husband really wanted a Kennebunk tshirt or we would have happily taken our business elsewhere.

Hey...this is a cool store!…read more First and foremost, there is history here...it was once the Lyric movie theatre. It is located on the waterfront of Dock Square and you can't miss it because the building is red! It is such a beautiful building and serves as the backdrop to a lot of pictures. They have a little bit of everything and I suppose it's a typical souvenir shop...but they do have some unique things here. I really enjoyed looking around and even got quite a few laughs. Just look in the windows and you'll want to go in! They seem to be decently priced as well. The staff is extremely friendly and they even have an online shop. Of course, shopping online is nothing like shopping in the store, but you can find some of their more popular items online.

This was another wonderful little shoppe I visited while in Kennebunkport. Plenty of cute items to…read moretake as souvenirs as well as some nice home decor. My favorite part of this store was towards the back as they have some cat related home decor, but especially a painting of a Maine Coon. I don't have one, my cat is a tabby, but I have a friends who have/live a Coon and made me think about them. Again, wonderful little store to check out while in the area!

A shop that's not open but says to text to inquire about inventory? Why bother having a shop then…read more Items in the wi die looked cool and I would have loved to shop while I was in town but this message irked me. Why bother having a shop if you're never open?

From the outside, it's another tourist trap gift store, and while there is definitely a lot on the…read moreinside to scream that too, the owner makes it very clear that it's more than that. It's also about supporting American made products. If I was you, I would bypass all the kitschy stuff in the front and make your way right to the wall of tee-shirts. Sure, they look like your basic tee-shirts, but once you feel them, you'll be in a whole different world. They are so soft, and the designs are cool, and as the owner says they are all made from local places. With that combination, it's not hard to splurge a little on a tee-shirt for yourself. This is a family run place, mother and son, and that gets my respect, and my business.

We bought the best candle here - the store was cute and curated with special one-of-a-kind finds.read more

Love this store. Whenever I'm looking for a gift, this is where I go. Unique items you won't find…read moreanywhere else. Beautiful ornaments and holiday decor and a very helpful, cheery staff. Love supporting this small business! Stop in and check them out!

I walked into Beach Grass thinking it was just another tourist gift shop in Kennebunkport. This…read moreplace was way cooler. It had a great array of fantastic gifts and beach decor for your home. Like things I actually wanted to buy! None of the stupid tourist crap with MAINE written all over it. The staff was also really friendly. They greeted everyone who came in, asked if they could help, and thanked everyone walking out the door whether they bought something or not. The place was full of beach and new england inspired goods that were attractive and funky. Books about lobster, books about new england, retro sand pails, lamps made out of shells, flip flop coasters, starfish, paintings, weathered wood clocks. I highly recommend stopping in, and getting a REAL souvenir to bring back home. And if you're are one of the lucky few who live near the ocean, def come pick out some beach inspired decor for your house.

LOVE THIS STORE!! Prices are reasonable…read more Staff is helpful and friendly. They have great gifts. Large variety and excellent selection.

The Octopus Bookshop is such a cool little store. I walked out of this place maybe five minutes ago…read moreand I'm so glad we stumbled upon it. I'm in Maine with family (I'm from Los Angeles) and my dad is giving us a bit of a tour around the area. This small shop has so much charm, such a cool theme, and had such a nicely displayed curation of books that I'm actually mad I couldn't fill up a bag and hang out downtown Kennebunk and just hang out, but moving on. This store is beautiful, and even though we didn't interact with any of the staff, they just seemed super friendly. On top of a great selection of books you could also snag some mugs or shirts and I'm also regretting not getting that, but I'll for sure be back in the future, mark my word. Overall, Octopus Bookshop is the perfect little bookstore for a beautiful little town like Kennebunk. It might not be anytime soon, but I'll be sure to check this place out again when I return to Maine.

The Kennebunks are blessed with some nice local bookshops. Octopus is NOT one…read more Try Lupine Books in Kennebunkport at 28 Dock Square or Perkins Cove Bookshop at 12 Perkins Cove Rd in Ogunquit. Both have great local selections and appreciate customers and are NICE. My wife walked many blocks from our car to Octopus Books and had a book in hand that she was interested in buying, when the woman store worker was extremely rude to her. She actually insulted the size of my wife's professionally trained, papered service dog. She was very rude. Needlessly. Life is short and this is a book store with people purposely there to buy books and support local bookstores. To have a clerk treat book buyers disrespectfully is completely unnecessary and unacceptable. We will never cross the threshold of Octopus Books ever again. Shop someplace else.