Monday, September 14, 2015

Trolling Mall of America

On an overcast day in May, Lil Dude Troll made it to Minnesota for the very first time. Stopping off at the welcome center to get specific directions to his destination, Mall of America, he met one of the nicest, friendliest, most helpful welcome center ladies he has ever met. What a wonderful way for a weary traveler to be greeted!

The largest indoor mall in the United States is Mall of America. Located in Bloomington, Minnesota, over 42 million shoppers come each year to spend their money. That many visitors is about 8 times the total number of residents in the whole state of Minnesota!

Including parking space, the mall has a gross area of 4,870,000 feet (96.4 acres, enough room for 7 Yankee Stadiums.) Of this area, there are over 2,500,000 square feet of retail space. With more than 530 stores open, you can find pretty much anything you might be shopping for.

One of the big attractions is Nickelodeon Universe, a huge theme park in the middle of the mall. With several roller coasters among the many carnival-type rides, an 18 hole miniature golf course and lots of kid-friendly activities, it is the largest indoor theme park in America.


Miles and miles of aisles!
If you go, Lil Dude says you should plan to spend a full day or even 2 so you can cover everything this mega-mall has to offer!


Even if you can't afford anything in there,
it's still a must just to look around! 
Don't get lost in the jungle store, Lil Dude!



Amazing things in the Lego store...
...like this giant Lego robot!



Lil Dude had no idea there were many more
Peeps items than just the yellow marshmallow
baby chicks you find every Easter. There's
a whole store full of stuff! 
My name is Forrest Gump Troll. People call
me Forrest Gump Troll. 




The mall is so big, even Dora comes to
explore it!
Kids love Nickelodeon Universe!













When you get tired of trolling the mall
and you're feeling hungry, there's Bubba
Gump's and lots of other restaurants, but... 
...you can't go wrong with a
good old-fashioned burger
and fries from Johnny Rocket! 

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