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Special Feature: Mall of America (Bloomington, MN)

The biggest attraction in Minnesota, Mall of America sits at the intersection of Highway 77 and Interstate 494 in Bloomington. Near the airport, it attracts millions of foreign visitors each year. It has over 4 million square feet and encompasses everything from an underground aquarium to an enclosed theme park called Camp Snoopy. It's motto: "There's a place for fun in your life".

       
    
    
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Looking northwest from Mall of America, at some of the smaller office buildings of Bloomington. The black building is Firstar.
1 Looking northwest from Mall of Ameri…
 
Limited Edition Cathedral of Saint Paul, designed by Department 56 (which has a store here too). These are very valuable and in limited quanity. This was in a preview window next to the Dept. 56 store.
2 Limited Edition Cathedral of Saint P…
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The entrance to the new QVC on the Mall store, located at the main rotunda.
3 The entrance to the new QVC on the M…
 
Looking inside the QVC on the Mall store. It is modeled after sets on the channel.
4 Looking inside the QVC on the Mall s…
 
Underwater Adventures (or Underwater World), Minnesota's version of Seaworld right in the mall. The cartoon shark is part of their latest advertisment: "Touch the Sharks".
5 Underwater Adventures (or Underwater…
 
Looking to Minneapolis. The rainy afternoon is more gray and foggy than the morning.
6 Looking to Minneapolis. The rainy af…
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Seating and a stage set up in the main rotunda for the event of the day.
7 Seating and a stage set up in the ma…
 
Looking down on the main rotunda from the 4th floor. This is the area for major events. On this day was the arrival of several soap opera actors, sponsored by Soap Opera Digest magazine and Sam Goody.
8 Looking down on the main rotunda fro…
 
A interesting contrast the camera created. Here are the escalators lining the main rotunda (now called Sam Goody Central) while Camp Snoopy shines through.
9 A interesting contrast the camera cr…
 
Planet Hollywood in Mall of America, 4th floor (not a good picture).
10 Planet Hollywood in Mall of America,…
 
Decorative lights in the foreground, overlooking Camp Snoopy in the center of the mall.
11 Decorative lights in the foreground,…
 
General Cinema, the movie theater in the Mall of America.
12 General Cinema, the movie theater in…
 
Looking down on Legoland in Mall of America.
13 Looking down on Legoland in Mall of …
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Planet Hollywood advertisement over Camp Snoopy.
14 Planet Hollywood advertisement over …
 
Looking over Camp Snoopy, a theme park in the middle of the mall.
15 Looking over Camp Snoopy, a theme pa…
 
Macy's Court, Mall of America.
16 Macy's Court, Mall of America.
 
A Minneapolis rug in the Love From Minnesota store.
17 A Minneapolis rug in the Love From M…
 
A rack of decorative buildings in the Love From Minnesota store.
18 A rack of decorative buildings in th…
 
Large rides in Camp Snoopy, helping to draw people in.
19 Large rides in Camp Snoopy, helping …
 
Nordstrom Court inside the Mall of America.
20 Nordstrom Court inside the Mall of A…
 
One of the large shopping areas in the mall.
21 One of the large shopping areas in t…
 
For most of the Mall of America, there are three floors of shopping. The fourth has bars, clubs, and the movie theater. There are 4.2 million feet of storefronts in the mall.
22 For most of the Mall of America, the…
 
Inside the Minnesot-ah! store. I especially like the Minnesota shaped light.
23 Inside the Minnesot-ah! store. I esp…
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Cereal Adventure, a place to learn about the history of cereal and even create your own custom cereal.
24 Cereal Adventure, a place to learn a…
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Main entrance to the Cereal Adventure area. There used to be a minature golf course on this 3rd floor site.
25 Main entrance to the Cereal Adventur…
 
Three floors of shopping fun!
26 Three floors of shopping fun!
 
Sears Court in Mall of America.
27 Sears Court in Mall of America.
 
A grocery bagging contest in the Mall of America.
28 A grocery bagging contest in the Mal…
 
The main rotunda. The glass elevators make a nice back wall for events occuring here.
29 The main rotunda. The glass elevator…
 
Camp Snoopy rides with the big Pepsi ball hanging overhead.
30 Camp Snoopy rides with the big Pepsi…