Antique mall guides

Plain answers for planning a day of antiquing. Every number in these guides comes from our own listings of 793 confirmed antique malls, as stated on each mall's website, and each guide says where its figures come from.

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  What is an antique mall?How booths, dealers and the central checkout work, and how a mall differs from an antique shop, a flea market or a show.
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  Antique mall shopping tipsPractical advice for a good visit: checking hours, asking for a better price, holds, delivery and spotting reproductions.
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  Largest antique mallsRanked by the number of dealers and by the floor area each mall states on its own website.
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  Antique mall road tripsPlaces where five or more confirmed malls sit within 25 miles, so one day can cover several of them.
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  Sunday antiquingHow many antique malls open on Sunday, the usual Sunday hours, and the areas where several malls open the same day.
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  Antique mall hoursWhat time antique malls open and close, which days they are closed, and how hours differ by mall size and region.
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  Antique vs. vintageHow old an antique is, what vintage usually means, and how to read the labels on a dealer tag.
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  Renting a boothWhat malls charge dealers for a booth or showcase, the usual commission, work days and lease terms, and the questions to ask before you sign.
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  Oldest antique mallsThe longest-running antique malls, from the year each business gives on its own website, and the earliest stated year in each state.
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  What antique malls sellThe goods antique mall websites name most often, how that differs by region, and where to look for mid-century modern, records, coins and more.

State antique road trips

One guide per state: where its confirmed malls sit close together, the largest by stated size, and which publish Sunday hours. All figures come from the same listings as the state pages.

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  Ohio antique road tripWhere Ohio's confirmed antique malls sit close together, the largest by stated size, and which publish Sunday hours.
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  Florida antique road tripWhere Florida's confirmed antique malls sit close together, the largest by stated size, and which publish Sunday hours.
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  North Carolina antique road tripWhere North Carolina's confirmed antique malls sit close together, the largest by stated size, and which publish Sunday hours.
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  Pennsylvania antique road tripWhere Pennsylvania's confirmed antique malls sit close together, the largest by stated size, and which publish Sunday hours.
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  Texas antique road tripWhere Texas's confirmed antique malls sit close together, the largest by stated size, and which publish Sunday hours.
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  Tennessee antique road tripWhere Tennessee's confirmed antique malls sit close together, the largest by stated size, and which publish Sunday hours.
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  Missouri antique road tripWhere Missouri's confirmed antique malls sit close together, the largest by stated size, and which publish Sunday hours.
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  Illinois antique road tripWhere Illinois's confirmed antique malls sit close together, the largest by stated size, and which publish Sunday hours.
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  Virginia antique road tripWhere Virginia's confirmed antique malls sit close together, the largest by stated size, and which publish Sunday hours.

Photos are openly licensed images from Wikimedia Commons; the credit for each appears on its guide and on the photo credits page.