Whether you're in the market for something -- or someone -- inflatable, or simply need to titillate your curiosity, consider bopping into an "adult" shop.

Most adult shops are not the sticky-floored arsenals you see in the talkies. In fact, Milwaukee is now home to two tasteful, women-owned erotic boutiques: The Tool Shed, 804 E. Center St., and A Woman's Touch, 200 N. Jefferson St.

Other shops, like those off of Interstate 94 in Racine and Kenosha, are a little seedier, but will still add oomph and ooh-la-la to an otherwise ordinary road trip. These sassy showrooms are open 24/7, and even when traveling to Grandma's on Christmas Day, you'll see a Camaro or two in the parking lot.

Most adult shops stock a strapping selection of X-rated and videos, books / magazines, lingerie (and / or "costumes," from nurses to sexy schoolgirls), erotic games, lubricants (some edible), vibrating novelties in all shapes and sizes and items that might make you wonder, "what in the dickens is that?"

And erotic emporiums are not just for the men folk, either. Ladies, listen below the belly and you may hear a risqué request -- in the form of a monologue, of course.

Adult book/toy shops in the Milwaukee area:

A Woman's Touch
200 N. Jefferson St.
(414) 221-0400
www.a-womans-touch.com

City News and Video
1606 Pearl St., Waukesha
(262) 513-8481

Cupid's Toys
7070 S. 27th St.
(414) 761-9272

Super Video
9800 W. Greenfield Ave.
(414) 258-3950

Super Video II
5049 S. Pennsylvania Ave.
(414) 744-5963

The Tool Shed
804 E. Center St.
(414) 562-9338
toolshedtoys.com

Video City
5921 W. North Ave.
(414) 771-7372