The shops fall into three clusters, so plan by area rather than by list order. Start downtown with M&J Home on North Spring Street and White Monkey Market on West Main, then lunch at one of the restaurants on the Square. Street parking is free with no time limit on weekends.
From downtown, head northwest for the two big malls: Four Sisters on Seals Way (off Memorial Boulevard near Northfield) and Hylabrook on Chaffin Place, with Carolyn's Consignment on NW Broad Street between them. Or go south: Antique Center I & II is on South Church Street past the I-24 interchange, and Re-Invintage Home is out Franklin Road to the southwest.
Sunday is the catch. Only Four Sisters (1 to 5:30 p.m.) and Re-Invintage (1 to 4 p.m.) publish Sunday hours, and M&J Home is closed Sunday through Tuesday, so Wednesday through Saturday is the day for a full loop. Dealer-mall prices are set by each booth's dealer and are rarely negotiable at the counter; at the independent shops, asking is fine.
For old books, including antique and pre-barcode volumes, add The Grumpy Bookpeddler on West College Street, which buys as well as sells. For secondhand shopping on a budget rather than antiques, see our thrift stores guide.