Mall of America, Minneapolis

The Mall of America is the largest mall in the U.S. Inside are 500+ stores (4.3 miles of storefronts!), 50+ restaurants (sit down and 2 food courts), an amusement park - Nickelodeon Universe, movie theaters, a comedy club, a Legos imagination center, and an aquarium. The light-rail even links it to downtown Minneapolis and the airport. 40 million(!) people come to the mall each year.

The four anchor stores are Macy's, Sears, Bloomingdales, and Nordstroms. You'll find stores of every category - from Jewelry to Minnesota Gifts to Sporting Goods. A bonus is that there isn't any sales tax on clothing and shoes.

The mall is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Summer and holiday hours may vary.

There's plenty of free parking, directory boards, and information centers (pick up a mall map).

The Mall of America is a must see destination if you go to Minneapolis, and alot of folk go just for this! There are hundreds if not thousands of shops, and an entire amusement park in the middle! Includes shops, hotels, restaurants, and whatever else you can spend money for.....Take comfortable walking shoes!

My wife and I have visited this mall on many occasions and it's an absolute gruesome expense of time being harassed by all the little mall kiosk vendors ALL OF THE TIME. We can't walk through the hallways without the kiosk vendors walking in front of our path "excuse me sir, can i ask you a question", "beautiful wife sir, beautiful wife, can i speak to you for a second", "wow look at this couple, come over here for a moment, let me show you something"... then when you ignore them they say "Have a GREAT afternoon" and you know by GREAT they mean "go f yourself" On most other occasions when you ignore them as you walk by they speak to your back in a foreign language (most of these harassers appear to be of Persian descent), and again, you know that what they're saying to you must not be good at all.

On an occasion where my wife went alone, one of the kiosk vendors (on the 2nd floor next to the escalator in front of Nordstrom) a couple of guys who work that kiosk continually followed my wife as she came up the escalator as she walked around their kiosk to the escalator for the 3rd floor asking for her phone number.

I am considering speaking to the police or mall management about this harassment, and I'm sure my wife and myself surely aren't the only people to get harassed while walking through the halls.

Yes, it was huge & impressive. The Mall of America was clean & well organized. We were impressed with the size and scope of the combined retain & entertainment available. In the center of the mall is an underground aquarium, a miniature golf course and nightclubs. Seeing a flume, ferris wheel, roller coaster ... was surprising. It was a lot of the same large American chain stores that we see all over America. There were at least 50 restaurants, food court selections, just a large selection of eateries.

Covering 78 acres, the nation's largest combined retail and entertainment center features an indoor amusement park, an underground aquarium, a miniature golf course and more than 50 restaurants and nightclubs.

Shopping hours Mon.-Sat. 10-9:30, Sun. 11-7;

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The Mall of America, in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington is the largest shopping mall in the United States and the number one tourist attraction in the state of Minnesota. People literally travel from all over the world to shop and play in this unique place. I list it here as a "Things to Do" tip because the Mall of America is a "Must See" whether or not you go shopping.

The Mall has over 500 shops, numerous restaurants, a wedding chapel, an aquarium an indoor amusement park complete with roller coasters and much more. It is on three very large levels and you should plan 2 or 3 hours just to walk through the place. Some people spend an entire weekend here.

Karen and I enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon and evening at the Mall. We had a nice dinner, did a little shopping, and a LOT of walking and looking. You can find everything here you can imagine - and then some.

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Shop 'Til You Drop...literally.

Whatever you need...I sure you can find it here. There are some really interesting specialty shops here. When you get tired of shopping,try one of the many restaurants...something for every taste...visit THE PARK...the huge indoor amusement park,see a movie,swim with sharks or visit one of the museums.

This is my favorite place to shop. I can almost always get everything I need there. Its a great place to shop for tall people, especially tall women! And with the activities for kids and families, everyone can have fun and get their shopping done. Oh and its all inside, so even if the weather is freezing or steaming you can keep shopping.

Mall of America is the largest, fully enclosed retail and family entertainment complex in the U.S.
It is so big that Seven Yankee Stadiums would fit inside Mall of America. It has every shop you could wish for as well as a theme park with over 30 rides including a roller coaster, a speedway, a lego park and even an aquarium!!

Spending 10 minutes in every store would take a shopper more than 86 hours to complete their visit to Mall of America. It took me 3 days to complete the mall. A floor a day!! Luckily I was staying at a hotel just outside and spent my entire stay at the mall. Amazing!

There are plenty of restaurants to choose from as well as a food court.