The year before my mother passed away, I took her on a trip to places she had always wanted to go but never was able to for one reason or another. I flew her up from Florida to Ohio, then drove to Niagara Falls, Ontario (only 4 hours from where I live) for 2 nights and stayed in a room on the 30th floor (the hotel only had 32 floors I think) overlooking the falls (can't remember if it was the Marriott or Hilton). She had never been to see the falls before, so she sat at the little table by the window just staring, mesmerized, as we sipped wine and ate dinner. The falls light up at night. I gave her the bed by the window and she couldn't even pay attention to her book, she was so captivated by the view. The next day we did all the sightseeing stuff, Horatio Hornblower, Butterfly Conservatory, etc. and had dinner at a nice restaurant. We checked out and went to Niagara on the Lake (about 20 miles North on Lake Ontario) and checked into a B&B for a few days at a lovely old mansion that was built in the early 1800s. They have a theater there and we went and saw a play, which was surprisingly good. We went to the vineyards and did some wine tasting, then came back to the house and walked through the town, which was just lovely. Then we drove to visit my niece in NY who lives 2 hours from NYC to visit with her and her new baby, my mom's great-grandson she had never met. We all went to Atlantic City and checked into a Wyndham (I am a timeshare owner) for a few nights near the boardwalk. My sister who works for the state department flew in from New Delhi, India, to surprise mom. We walked, shopped, and ate on the boardwalk. That night my Mom, sister, and I went to the casinos and my mom won $350 on slot machines, she was so tickled! We all went to Massachusetts to the Berkshires (another timeshare) for a few days, then back to my niece's house, where we took a train into NYC and checked into a historic hotel in Manhattan (my niece and her son stayed home). We did the carriage ride in Central Park, went to the statue of Liberty, etc. before going back to my niece's house and saying goodbye. After that, Mom, sis and I went to the Cape Cod area. I had rented a little cottage by the mouth of a river where we watched the boats sail by every morning and at sunset. We went whale watching, shopping, ate at some great restaurants, and more. My sister flew back to New Delhi and mom and I drove back to Ohio. Mom slept for about 14 hours when we got back to Ohio, LOL. She flew back to Florida a few days later. It took me 8 months to save up enough money to take her on that trip (my sister helped pay for half of it). I am so glad I got to do that for her before she died.