Wacko Soap Plant

In the clear light of day, does your apartment look like a shrine to mediocrity? Need a collection of Mao Tse-tung wall art or sparkly unicorn floor mats? Spice up your space with the freaky offerings at Wacko Soap Plant, known to locals simply as Wacko’s. A curiosity and book store (with a gallery, La Luz de Jesus, in the back), this sprawling retailer offers an exhaustive collection of everything colorful and cool, like a Ruth Bader Ginsburg bobblehead, tiki mugs, cute plushies and quirky prayer candles (sporting everyone from Dali to Tiny Tim). It’s worth spending an afternoon just amusing yourself with the extensive book collection on kitschy art. There’s also a house line of soaps, oils and lotions (hence the “Soap Plant” in the name).