Have you ever wanted to travel around the world in 30 minutes? Three days each week (Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), the Allentown Fairgrounds hosts the legendary Farmers Market, a mini version of Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market. The self-proclaimed “most modern old-fashioned-style market in the East,” the Farmers Market is condensed Allentown goodness. The sixty-plus vendors who set up temporary shop here cover all the food groups and then some—there’s pizza, Chinese and Mediterranean food, amazing BBQ chicken and ribs, pies and pastries, deli meats and fresh breads, cheeses, fresh fruits and vegetables. As if that weren’t enough, there are also candles, flowers, gifts, wine and an on-site flea market. Prepare for sensory overload: hand-painted Amish farm signs compete for space with down-home murals and Allentown’s elderly. Ninety-thousand square feet never felt so small. We thought we’d take you on a brief (and selective) tour, starting at the market’s far west end. As you enter, you can't miss Charlie K's Pizza, great for takeout but also your source for bake-you-own pies. Around the corner, you'll find Ribs N' Things, where the soup-genious cook prepares over 60 varieties each week for $5 - $6 (try the Jambalaya). Walk past Pearl's Smoke Shop to Danny D and Denise's Fairgrounds Luncheonette, for delicious cheesesteaks and burgers. Buy a few dozen kiffles (PA Dutch pastries) at the Kiffle Kitchen Bakery, and drop in for some local wine at Clover Hill Winery store. Head back past the Luncheonette, turn right, and behold the truly startling variety of hormone-free sausage and poultry at the Mr. Bill's. On your right, you'll pass fried fish at Bobby Mo's, Italian specialities at Uncle Angelio's (try the fresh-baked calzones), and prepared Mexican dishes at the Sweets Grill. Don't be intimidated by the cheese selection at Wittman's World Cheeses on your left, but do try a barrel-drawn pickle from New York Pickle, on your right. Just a bit further along, Mink's Candies is a dentist's nightmare, across from Berghold's Produce, with the freshest, greenest produce in Allentown. (They supply most of our fine dining establishments.) Down the ramp, fight the crowds at Dan's Bar-B-Que, where you must stop, sit, and consume BBQ chicken and cornbread. Turn right, and around the corner you'll find Souther Delights, our favorite spot for black eyed peas and collard greens. As you continue east, be sure to try the crab cakes at Atlantic Oyster Co. Across from Atlantic are the Valley's best donuts, from Mary Ann Donut Kitchen. Don't tire yet! Further east is Fan's Asian Flavors, with delicious sushi, which is across from Allentown's gyro heaven, Foods of the Mediterranean. Miss you mother's pierogis? Try Gdynia Polish Market, just beyond Fan's. What are you waiting for? Get off you ass and walk somewhere for once! (Open Th 9a-8p; F 8a-8p; Sa 8a-6p.)