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Some people plan travel around Taylor Swift concerts or beautiful gardens. Me? Vintage and antiques markets are what inspire me to road trip and buy plane tickets. I think of these mostly outdoor events as alfresco antiques malls or flea markets, where top dealers from around the country pack up their vans to bring Victorian furniture, midcentury lighting, and vintage quilts to throwback style fans like me.
“I love the variety of vendors you get when you visit a fair—and they’re usually held outside in great weather,” says Bethesda, Maryland interior designer Heather Golde. “What better way to spend a day than walking around hunting for treasures?”…