Shop ’til you drop.
When I travel, the first thing I do in a new town is check out the local flea market. Nowhere am I better able to get a sense of a place’s culture than by hobnobbing with locals while perusing dusty antiques, trying on secondhand clothing, or sampling bizarre street foods.
The world’s most famous markets are a kaleidoscope of sights, sounds, and smells. These 40 photos provide a taste, just enough to jog that wanderlust.
(above) Bazar Mora, Valparaiso, Chile
Camden Passage Market, London, England
Feria de San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Izmailovsky Flea Market, Moscow, Russia
Otavalo Market, Otavalo, Ecuador
Chengalpattu Market, Chennai, India
Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Place du Jeu de Balle, Brussels, Belgium
Boxhagener Platz, Berlin, Germany
Jaffa Flea Market, Tel Aviv, Israel
Le Marché aux Puces, Paris, France
Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo, Japan
Alemany Flea Market, San Francisco, California
Otavalo Market, Otavalo, Ecuador
Night Market, Luang Prabang, Laos
Central Market Hall, Budapest, Hungary
Flea Market, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Kolaportið, Reykjavik, Iceland
Montmartre Street Fair, Paris, France
Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey
Christmas Markets, Barcelona, Spain
Food Market, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Panjiayuan Market, Beijing, China
Chinchero Sunday Market, Urubamba, Peru
Portobello Market, London, England
Brooklyn Flea Market, New York, USA
Floating Market, Ratchaburi, Thailand
Flea Market, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Setagaya Flea Market, Tokyo, Japan
Brooklyn Flea Market, New York, USA
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