A photo essay…
In honor of the 25th birthday of Mall of America®, here are 25 incredible facts + figures about the nation’s largest retail and entertainment destination (as reported by Mall of America).
- 1.15 MILES: Walking distance around one level of Mall of America
- 8 ACRES OF SKYLIGHTS: What allows about 70% of the natural light to enter the Mall
- 4 OUT OF 10: Visitors to Mall of America who are tourists
- 9: Yankee Stadiums that can fit inside the Mall
- 27: Rides and attractions in Nickelodeon Universe®
- 43: Boeing 747s that could fit inside the Mall
- 65: How many semi-trucks were needed to transport trees to the theme park to create the outdoor feel of an indoor park
- 70 DEGREES: Temperature inside Mall of America whether its spring, summer, winter or fall
- 100+ POUNDS: Amount of food fed daily to animals at SEA LIFE® Minnesota Aquarium — plus 90 extra pounds on the days the sharks are fed
- 347: Statues of Liberty that could lie inside the Mall
- 400+: Events held at Mall of America each year
- 520+: Stores located in Mall of America
- 8,700+: Weddings that have been performed at Mall of America
- 11,000: Year-round employees at Mall of America (13,000 during peak periods)
- 12,750: On-site parking spaces at Mall of America in two ramps
- 30,000+: Live plants in Nickelodeon Universe® — plus 400 live trees climbing as high as 35 feet tall
- 32,000+: Tons of trash recycled each year
- 170,000+: Legos that have been lost in the LEGO® play area
- 1.3 MILLION-GALLONS: Size of the aquarium at SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium
- 5.6 MILLION: Square feet of gross building area
- 40 MILLION: Visitors annually which is more than the combined populations of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa…and Canada
- 174+ MILLION: Number of rides ridden in the park since opening
- $650+ MILLION: Cost to build Mall of America
- NEARLY $2 BILLION: How much Mall of America generates in economic activity annually for the state of Minnesota
- 0: Sales tax on clothing in Minnesota
Streaming thru America 
Interesting… I have to say, I don’t have a desire to go there, but was interesting to hear the facts and see photos. This is a big amusement park/shopping mall. It seems to me that shopping malls are becoming obsolete in favor of strip type malls. That’s what I’ve heard and been seeing. Thanks for sharing, I always wondered about this Mall. http://www.brilliantviewpoint.com
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Mall managers are desperate to come up with plans to drive more traffic to their locations to make their malls more vital to the community, so they are encouraging a mixed-use strategy to integrate into the shopping experience. So entertainment, healthcare, food, spas, and other essential services are now populating retail space. They must reinvent to stay current and profitable or risk becoming retail dinosaurs when so many consumers are turning to internet shopping. Mall of America is a spectacle with hotels and meeting spaces which makes them a destination and an anomaly.
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You’re right, malls are re-inventing themselves, because so many people are doing online shopping… adding medical, etc was a good idea. Again, thanks for sharing ALL the information on the Mall of America, a real eye opener for those of us who have always “wondered” about it.
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