General Growth's portfolio ranges from the 1.8-million-square-foot Ala Moana Center in Honolulu down to the 800, 000-square-foot Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville, Iowa (just outside Iowa City).

FORBES: Good Neighbors

Search for bargains at the Tanger Outlet Mall, or head for Jockey's Ridge State Park, home to the tallest natural sand dune on the East Coast.

BBC: Daily deal: Two nights in the Outer Banks