| 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. Wyoming, dubbed The Cowboy State, is the best example of what folks think of when they think of the authentic West. This is a place where western wear is more a part of function and daily life as it is fashion, and Native American culture is ever-present. This is also a place where the buffalo really do roam free, and the deer and the antelope play, along with elk, raccoons, moose, big horn sheep, prairie dogs, coyotes, bald eagles, and other birds of prey. In fact, over half of the state is public land, where visitors are free to hike, mountain bike, camp, kayak, raft, or simply observe nature in its pristine state, undisturbed by the influence of man. National treasures are many here, including Bighorn Canyon, Bighorn National Forest, Fossil Butte National Monument, Grand Teton National Park, Whiskey Mountain, the Laramie National Historic Site, and of course, the world-famous Yellowstone National Park where visitors can see natural wonders found nowhere else on Earth. It truly is a site to behold and experience first-hand. Devil’s Tower, the nation’s first national monument, is also a must-see. This cluster of giant rock columns juts straight up, over 1,200 feet over the valley below and almost a mile above sea level. For those seeking out some powdery slopes, Jackson Hole Wyoming offers some of the best in the States, along with a town full of friendly folks, mountain lodges, and great cuisine. Cheyenne, made famous by the Fort of the same name, is also a town where people can see the past meet the present, right before their eyes. Wyoming, Cheyenne, Billings, Jackson Hole, Laramie, Yellowstone, Devil's Tower, Bighorn Canyon, Old West, Grand Teton 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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