Who doesn’t love the thrill of the hunt? If your favorite sport is shopping, we can help you bring home the gold. From luxury retail experiences to malls and plazas to premium outlets, great shopping destinations are waiting for you and your family.
For the best shopping destinations in the USA, from high-end, multi-level department stores to mom and pop unique thrift shops and flea markets, these cities definitely fit the bill. One of the most popular destination includes New York City, one of the top fashion capitals of the world. New York City provides visitors with endless shopping options for all types of shopping interests and styles, for men, women and kids alike. In Chicago, the Chi-town’s Magnificent Mile is not to be missed. This 13-block shopping mecca boasts more than 460 stores that range in size, style and budget, making it nearly impossible for shoppers to leave without a shopping bag, Meanwhile San francisco is considered the West Coast version of New York City. San Francisco is similar in its abundance of great shopping spots. Union Square boasts brand name department stores and high-end designer boutiques, while one-of-a-kind shops can be found in the colorful Mission District. At the Twin Cities, it is home to the 4.87 million-square-foot Mall of America. A destination unto itself, the country’s biggest mall (which can fit seven Yankees stadiums inside) boasts more than 520 stores. Next to New York, Los Angeles is considered the country’s most fashionable city. From the ultra high-end Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills to the beachside Third Street Promenade, shoppers will delight in the plethora of fashionable neighborhoods. Boston and Houston are also popular shopping tourist vacations.
To fulfill a shopaholic’s dream, there are specific vacations created just for shopping enthusiasts, in most of these bigger, popular shopping destination cities. For example, a shoppers bus will pick you up along with your group at your hotel and take you on a shopping extravaganza all day – or all weekend long – all over town to all the top shopping tourist places like malls and plazas and luxury shopping departments too. Of course, meal stops are typically also included, and often at just as unique dining and restaurants in the area too!
Even if you don’t plan a shopping-specific vacation, when your family does plan a vacation, be sure to check out many of the local shopping sites around town. Don’t just visit the typical malls and shopping plazas. While they both provide alot of various kinds of stores and shops for all ages for your family, they really won’t provide you and your family and kids with a unique experience while traveling. Be sure to find out where the local flea markets are and take a stroll down the main part of town and pop your head in and out of all the small mom and pop unique specialty stores too.
Feeling hungry during your shopping trip? Don’t forget to search out the many different kinds of dining and restaurants in the area. Skip the typical fast food and more well known area restaurants and instead eat breakfast or lunch at a local small diner. Then have dinner at one of the many ethnic and cultural restaurants. Love Italian or Mexican foods? Ask around for the best family ethnic restaurants. Need an afternoon snack? Visit one of their local farmers markets and sample their fruits and veggies.
Visiting unique restaurants and shopping sites will provide a more well rounded family vacation and more education for your kids. So enjoy planning your next family shopping vacation!
