| One the greatest American pastimes is shopping. Whether you enjoy window shopping, buying knickknacks as a tourist, shopping online, or simply walking the local mall, there is something for everyone. Shopping has become central to our way of life, with brand names like Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger covering everything from perfume to designer jeans. First-rate shopping is easy to find with stores like Nordstrom, Nieman Marcus, and Bloomingdale’s in malls across the nation. The Mall of America is the nation’s largest, sporting a huge food court, an indoor amusement park, and shopping for all ages. A simple pair of jeans can turn into a day’s project, presenting choices like loose-fit versus boot-cut, flared versus tight, low-rise or the classic fit? Online shopping simplifies your search with websites like buyerdom.com and shopzilla.com, and the every popular Ebay. Magazines like Lucky Magazine and Domino Magazine feature online and local shopping guides from home décor to date night apparel. The Fashion Editor is one of the largest online fashion and trend setting guides, offering advice on the latest styles, the fashion industry, and famous stylists. It’s not just the ladies that find shopping addicting, with AskMen.com featuring monthly fashion and shopping question and answers. Of course, most men would rather be seen at the nearby Lowe’s or Home Depot for home fix-ups and furnishings instead. Sporting goods, electronics, and entertainment are big among most, and feature venues like BestBuy, RadioShack, and Sports Authority. After a long day, Barne’s & Noble and Borders are popular bookstores offering comfy chairs for shoppers to peruse their books in luxury before purchasing. With so many shoppers and so much to buy, yesterday’s purchases are quickly passed on to consignment shops and secondhand stores like Name Brand Exchange, sold at rummage sales, or donated to The Salvation Army and Goodwill. Known as “the hospitality state”, the people of Mississippi make visitors to their state feel right at home with their own version of southern charm, comfort food, and a unique culture and history that they’re happy to share. The state’s many museums, historical homes, arts, crafts, landmarks, and Civil War monuments and battlefields are testaments to the pride that’s taken in preserving their heritage and teaching others about the events that made the state what it is today. The Old Capitol Museum, the Jimmie Rodgers Museum, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, the Vicksburg Battlefield Museum, and Delta Blues Museum are all great sites to see while visiting. And speaking of Blues, Mississippi is home to the original crossroads of Highways 49 and 61 in Clarksdale, where bluesman Robert Johnson sold his soul to acquire his gift of music. Other points of interest include Longwood, the largest octagonal house in North America; Rowan Oak, the Oxford home of writer William Faulkner; Beauvoir, the Biloxi home of Confederate president Jefferson Davis; and the birthplace of Elvis Presley, Tupelo. And of course, there’s the famed Mississippi River. The miles of coastline along the Mighty Mississippi offer visitors a chance to take romantic strolls along its banks or take them back to times long gone and the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. The river itself also holds plenty in store, from rafting to booking a tour or dinner on a paddlewheel steamboat. And for nightlife, the capital city of Jackson can always provide plenty of dining and late night entertainment. Mississippi, Mississippi River, Vicksburg, Delta Blues, William Faulkner, Clarksdale, Beauvoir, Biloxi, Rowan Oak, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Longwood, Tupelo window shopping, online shopping, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Marni, designer jeans, perfume, Nordstrom, Nieman Marcus, Bloomingdale’s, Mall of America, loose-fit jeans, boot-cut jeans, flared jeans, low-rise fit, classic fit, buyerdom.com, shopzilla.com, Ebay, Lucky Magazine, Domino Magazine, The Fashion Editor, fashion industry, AskMen.com, Lowe’s, Home Depot, home fix-ups, Barne’s & Noble, Borders, Amazon.com, RadioShack, CompUSA, BestBuy, Sports Authority, consignment shops, secondhand stores, Name Brand Exchange, rummage sales, The Salvation Army, Goodwill, sporting goods, electronics, furnishings, home décor
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