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Boston's Best Places To Buy Beach Hats

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Beach hats serve a dual purpose. They are a fashion statement on the beach and also protect sensitive facial skin from the sun's harmful UV rays. Beach hats come in all colors, shapes and styles for men, women and kids alike. Whether you would choose a wide-brimmed, straw hat or a simple, collapsible canvas bucket hat, make your beach hat a fun and practical choice to escape the harmful rays of the hot summer sun.

A Hat For Every Head
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Quincy Market North Canopy
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 523-1804
www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com

Not only is A Hat For Every Head a unique hat store, but it is also situated in the historic Faneuil Hall Marketplace, which adds another dimension to the hat shopping experience. A Hat For Every Head stocks a wide variety of hats, including classic Boston sports caps, fancy party headpieces, wool beanies and beach hats. There are hats for fun, hats to make a fashion statement and hats for practical purposes like warmth and sun protection. You'll be sure to find a perfect hat for a day on the beach at A Hat For Every Head.

Cuffy's Of Cape Cod
723 Main St.
West Dennis, MA 02670
(508) 398-9517
www.cuffys.com

Cuffy's Of Cape Cod is a fun retail store where you can find a great beach hat. There is a wide selection of sweatshirts, tee shirts and other apparel intermingled with the baseball-style caps and other head attire. Whether shopping in the unisex department or the kids section of the store, there are plenty of hat choices to protect the wearer from the sun.

Bella Of Cape Cod
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Bella Of Cape Cod
448 Main St.
Hyannis, MA 02601
(774) 238-1769
www.bellaofcapecod.com

The motto of Bella of Cape Cod is "Almost Everything $25 and under... Can you stand it?" There are so many hat and accessory choices that you'll find it hard to decide what to buy. This business has evolved from hosting home parties to establishing three Cape Cod stores and an online buying site. There are plenty of hats and other accessories from which to choose at Bella Of Cape Cod.

Related: Boston's Best Hat Shops

Puritan Cape Cod
408 Main St.
Hyannis, MA 02601
(508) 775-2400
www.puritancapecod.com

This high-end retail store offers men's and women's clothing lines. Puritan Cape Cod has several locations around the Cape Cod area and others as close to Boston as Falmouth and Mashpee, MA. This store is a family-owned, third generation business that takes the practice of making customers happy very seriously. Whether a wide-brimmed straw hat or a fun casual beach hat is your fashion choice, Puritan Cape Cod has a great selection.

Salmagundi
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Salmagundi
61 Salem St.
Boston, MA 02113
(617) 936-4015
www.salmagundiboston.com

Salmagundi is a full service hat shop located in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. The owners, a husband and wife team, work hard to make shopping a fun experience for customers at Salmagundi. There are over 12,000 hats in stock, making this store the perfect place to find the perfect beach hat. An added Salmagundi location in Boston's North End carries another 4,000 hats from which to choose.

Related: Boston's Best Places To Buy A Hat

Nancy is a native Bostonian. She enjoys the sights, sounds and tastes of Boston while exploring the city by day or night. Nancy is also a school nurse at an independent middle/high school. Her work can be found on a variety of websites, including Examiner.com.
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