2 Best Places to Shop in Niagara Falls and Western New York, New York

Kate Spade, Coach, Banana Republic, Brooks Brothers, J. Crew, Michael Kors, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nike, and Ann Taylor are just a handful of the more than 150 stores at the Fashion Outlets, which draws as many Canadian as American shoppers for the substantial deals.

Greater Niagara Travel (www.greaterniagara.com) has a number of interesting driving tours on its Web site, including a tour of Underground Railroad sites, an Erie Canal Tour, a War of 1812 tour, and an architectural tour of Buffalo.