Other closures include Cotswold Wildlife Park and the Bicester Village shopping outlet "for safety reasons".

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Coming in March is a 53, 000-square-foot Whole Foods on Union Square, with a second-floor eating area overlooking the park, followed by a new store in Tribeca, another in Park Slope, Brooklyn and a third outlet on Long Island.

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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.

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