All three are full of places of interest, outlet shopping and child entertainment.

She said outlet shopping should be thought of as "an adult recreational experience."

These days, the draw is mostly winter skiing and upscale outlet shopping (there are more than 100 shops).

You can even arrange to go from New York by helicopter, but at $2,600, it defeats the purpose of outlet shopping.

To many who live in Manchester, that's the whole problem with outlet shopping.

Still, Morrow says there are some townspeople who wish outlet shopping had never taken off here.

Reading was one of the first localities where outlet shopping became a tourist industry.

In these days of outlet shopping, practicality seems to have little to do with all this thread-and-bobbin activity.

Lincoln City, about 40 miles to the north, is known for its outlet shopping.

And, of course, with three daughters, the outlet shopping is always welcome.