Toy Joy
Austin, Texas
It's only right that a town that prides itself on being weird is home to a store like this. Leaping from the pages of a mail order catalog and straight into real life is Toy Joy. This enthusiastically offbeat West Campus store offers a huge selection of amazingly unexpected toys, including Rody, the store's unofficial plastic inflatable horse mascot that can hold dudes up to 350 lbs. Other offerings include Cthulhu stickers, 12-month subscriptions to the (Plastic) Moustache of the Month Club, and a wide range of Hello Kitty and anime goods. And don't worry if you have a late-night toy hankering — it's open 'til 11 on weekdays and midnight on the weekends. [via]
Photos: David Johannes, Marie
