392 Miles Long
The U.S. 80 Hi-Way sale actually happens twice a year: April and October. You can take 392 miles of Highway 80 through Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia cruising for sweet deals. Highway 80 was the first all-weather, coast-to-coast route for cars, and as such, it's teeming with neat history, yard sale or not.
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400 Miles Long
The Highway 36 Treasure Hunt takes place border-to-border across the state of Kansas, a total of 400 miles of yard sale goodness. There's no word on whether they'll get the other US 36 states in on the action, but, in the meantime, they seem to have a pretty good deal going. The sale happens every third weekend in September.
400 Miles Long
The 400 Mile Sale winds along Kentucky's scenic byway, Historical Highway 68, from Paducah to Mayville. Their website has a delightfully comprehensive list of what communities are participating, as well as information that's helpful for sellers and travelers alike. They even have a guide to the other events happening nearby during the sale.
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414 Miles Long
Dating back to 2003, the King of Trails Market Day takes place over 414 miles of Highway 75. The highway stretches all the way from Winnipeg, Manitoba, down to the Gulf of Mexico in Galveston, Texas. The Market Day seems to focus on Minnesota, though.
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500 Miles Long
The Lincoln Highway Buy-Way is a great sale, as well as a beautifully terrible pun. Stretching 500 miles across West Virginia, Illinois, and Ohio, the Buy-Way usually takes place during August. Not only do homeowners along the pathway host garage and yard sales, but local businesses and churches get in on the action, also!
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502 Miles Long
The U.S. 11 Antique Alley and Yard Sale is a celebration of Americana. As they point out, the very road it's on is a bit of an antique. That sort of tongue-in-cheek awareness permeates the event, which runs from Meridian, Mississippi, to Bristol, Virginia, via Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. Beyond just the flea markets and yard sales, they're also putting on local festivals and carnivals in a huge event they're simply calling the "Happenin'."
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565 Miles Long
The U.S. 25 Yard sale is over 500 miles long, though how you calculate that may vary depending on the map you use—it sort of splinters off in a couple of different directions, rather than being a clean run straight down a single road. But that just means there are more places to discover hidden gems!
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690 Miles Long
Located on the Lookout Mountain Parkway and the U.S. 127 Corridor, the "World's Longest Yard Sale" lasts for four days and stretches 675 miles from Alabama all the way to Michigan. The Lookout Mountain Parkway site has a list of suggested communities in which to stop and shop around, as well as driving instructions. The sale got a boost in 2008 from an HGTV special and is still going strong today.
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824 Miles Long
Part of this stretch is already known as "Antique Alley" in Indiana, but of course, this wouldn't be so high on the list if it were only covering one state. (What is it about Indiana and yard sales?) This sale stretches for 824 miles, from Baltimore to St. Louis, and is typically a five-day affair.
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3,073 Miles Long
U.S. 50 stretches from Maryland to California, coast-to-coast across the entire length of the United States. The yard sale is intended to promote tourism, fundraising opportunities for civic groups, and more. A loose coalition of volunteers organize the sale by county. Founded by Tom Taylor in his native Indiana 17 years ago, it has since grown into quite the spectacle—though he considers the event to still be in its infancy.
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