SOUVENIRS, PLUS STORIES

America's Best Flea Markets

Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009, 12:00 AM | Subscribe to the magazine

California's Alameda Point Antiques & Collectibles Faire for art and design objects.
(Emily Nathan)
A vintage set of dominoes purchased at Alameda Point.
(Levi Brown)
A particularly leafy stretch of the 127 Corridor Sale, near Covington, Ky.
(Joshua Paul)
To allow for easier browsing, most of the 21 fields at the Brimfield Antique & Flea Market Shops in Brimfield, Mass., are housed in large tents, arranged in a row beside a mile-long stretch of road.
(Rebecca Greenfield)
A portable radio purchased at Brimfield that swings closed into a ring shape so it can be carried around like a purse.
(Levi Brown)
Ambitious shoppers can pay a small fee (usually about $10) to enter the Springfield Antique Show & Flea Market in Ohio early and start staking claims.
(Jon Jenkins/Courtesy Springfield Antique Show)
Classic Americana is a highlight at the Springfield Antique Show.
(Ryan Benyi)
Kelsi Ammon is one of a pool of vendors that changes weekly at the Brooklyn Flea.
(Tory Williams)
A desk calendar purchased at the Brooklyn Flea from seller Three Potato Four.
(Levi Brown)