One of my favorite places to find awesome vintagey greatness is the Tulsa Flea Market at the fairgrounds. 

Sometimes I feel like I grew up at the flea market. My grandparents used to have a booth there when I was little and nearly every Saturday my parents would take my sister and me to visit them there. I knew that if I ran and gave my grandpa a hug he would slip me a dollar. Add a kiss on the cheek and another dollar found its way in my pocket. Two dollars doesn't sound like much, but at the flea market, it can buy a lot. Even as a girl, I knew that. 

That was over 20 years ago, but the flea market hasn't really changed much. There's still the guy with the crystal rocks, the booth with tons of toys, the tables covered in baked goods in plastic wrap and the puppies wrestling in crates, waiting for a good home. Furniture, old records, Depression-era fabric, vintage Fisher Price toys, tools and fancy kitchenware are packed in together, lining the wide aisles.

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I like taking old things, like a metal mop bucket, and using it for something different, like a toy bin.

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What ever you are looking for, you can probably find it at the Flea Market and you can practice your negotiating skills and even bring your dog along for the fun, as long as it's nice! Just remember, it's only open on Saturday, 8am to 4pm. Check out there website here: http://www.tulsafleamarket.net/index.html

The next three shops are antique malls. They are a lot like the flea market with different booths but the vendors aren't actually there and most are open every day. Each booth is owned by a different vendor and some are neatly decorated while others are cluttered and just have things piled on shelves.

Drive down Route 66 and you'll find Generations Antique Mall. 

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It's smaller than the flea market but there are plenty of booths to keep you busy for a while. You can find a lot of the same type of things here along with dolls, furniture and Route 66 collectibles and the prices are about what you'd find at the flea market.

Generations is open every day from 10a-5p and next to Tally's on 11th and Yale.


If you're around Broken Arrow, there's a fun shop called The Hitching Post, located on main street. 

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It's about the same size at Generations but the prices are usually a little higher. Most of the booths are better laid out too so it's easier to look through. They have a lot of antique plates and kitchen stuff, a whole room full of tools, a back wall full of books and a whole room full of kid's toys.

The Hitching Post is on the corner of 91st St and Main and open Monday to Saturday from 10:30a to 5:30p.


And if you're out in Jenks, you have to check out River City Trading Post. It's the largest of the three stores and offers the largest variety in booths. 

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There are aisles and aisles of booths offering vintage treasures to handmade items like hair bows and soap.  There's also a large open area devoted to old furniture and they have set up mini show rooms to give you decorating ideas. The prices vary depending on the booth. Chances are, if you see something but it's a little higher than what you want to pay, keep on looking because you're bound to find something similar in another booth for less.

I have found several things for my house here and two of my favorite finds were wire baskets that I hung on the wall in my girl's nursery to hold her books.

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River City is located on Main St., open seven days a week and you can find them on facebook.


I hope I've given you a little look into some different places around town to shop. So go out, explore and find your own treasure!
