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Indianapolis to Chicago via Lafayette
Indy, Lafayette's Black Wax and Chicago's Wicker Park.
Route: Indianapolis → Lafayette → Chicago · 8 record stores across 3 stops
Stop by stop
Stop 1: Indianapolis: Broad Ripple to Fountain Square
Luna Music
Well-curated shop strong on modern indie and alternative, with a notable rare-vinyl wall.
Tip: Ask staff to hold restocks for you — they keep a list of what customers are hunting for.
5202 N College Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220, USA
Hours
Monday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Tuesday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Wednesday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Thursday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Friday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Indy CD & Vinyl
Broad Ripple shop with a photobooth, DVD/VHS section, and genuinely helpful staff.
Tip: They'll ship anything they don't have in stock directly to you.
806 Broad Ripple Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220, USA
Hours
Monday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Tuesday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Wednesday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Saturday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Square Cat Vinyl
Record shop, coffee bar, and venue in one, with community-forward events.
Tip: Grab a coffee and take your time — this is a browse-slowly kind of shop.
1054 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46203, USA
Hours
Monday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Tuesday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Wednesday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Thursday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Friday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Stop 2: Lafayette
Black Wax Records
Downtown Lafayette shop with a combination of new and used records and rotating bargain bins.
Tip: Open daily; Sunday hours end at 3:30 PM.
666 1/3 Main St, Lafayette, IN 47901, USA
Hours
Monday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Tuesday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Wednesday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Thursday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Friday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Saturday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Sunday 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Stop 3: Wicker Park and Bucktown Milwaukee Avenue Run
Dusty Groove
Rare-groove specialists with encyclopedic soul and jazz knowledge.
Tip: Their want-list knowledge is legendary — ask staff about pressing variations.
1120 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622, USA
Hours
Monday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Tuesday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Wednesday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Thursday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Friday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Signal Records Wicker Park
A curated shop on Ashland Avenue known for original and Japanese pressings of jazz, plus Brazilian and other world records.
Tip: A smaller, carefully chosen stock; the bargain bins sit under the main racks. Open daily noon to 7pm.
1343 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Hours
Monday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Tuesday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Wednesday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Thursday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Friday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Saturday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Sunday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Reckless Records Wicker Park
The Milwaukee Avenue branch of the Reckless group, stocking a large mix of new and used vinyl alongside CDs and DVDs. A staple stop on the Wicker Park record run.
Tip: Open every day 10am to 7pm, and the bargain bins reward patient digging. It is a short walk from Signal Records and Dusty Groove.
1379 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Hours
Monday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Tuesday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Wednesday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Thursday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Friday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Torn Light Records
A Milwaukee Avenue shop with a deep vinyl stock especially jazz and experimental music, plus tapes, CDs and used books.
Tip: Open daily 10am to 7pm, and a good last stop at the north end of the Milwaukee Avenue run.
1855 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Hours
Monday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Tuesday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Wednesday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Thursday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Friday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Hours and details come from public listings and may have changed. Small shops often keep short or irregular hours, so check or call before a long trip. See something wrong? Use Still open? in the app and we will look into it.