The Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota suburb of Bloomington, receives 40 million visitors a year. Forty million! That's more visitors to Disney World, Graceland and the Grand Canyon together. Visitors there, to shop at the 500 + shops, visit the Underwater Adventures Aquarium, Agents-20″ title=”Lego Agents Store”>Lego Imagination Center, Dinosaur Walk Museum, ACES Flight Simulation Center, see movie in 14 theaters and the seven clubs.

Before visiting the mall neededsome plans. Log on to the Mall of America Home Page for maps, driving directions, a directory for storing a list of special attractions, a calendar of events and restaurant directory. While this site is full of information, there are things that do not say.

First you must understand that the Mall of America City is in town and employs approximately 12,000 people. During the summer months and holidays, that number swells to 13,000 people. The weekend of shopping center is often so crowdedwalking is difficult. Wear comfortable shoes, because the Mall of America covers 4.2 million square meters.

Getting To The Mall is easy. Directions are at the Mall of America's website. 35 hotels near the Mall of America offer free shuttle service. When you stay at a hotel in Minneapolis, you can Light Rail directly to the mall. Light rail service is also the airport to the mall. The shopping center parking is free. With 12,550 on-site facilities and22,000 rooms overflow, is a good idea to write the location of the parking lot.

Be sure to get a shopping card information from the customer service desk. Banks are the first level in each of the four entrances, north, south, east and west. Instead, go in all directions, select a region and discover it. Young Children should have identification on them. Some parents dress their Children in bright T-shirts or hats so they can find them quickly. Decide on a meeting inIf a family member lost.

If people in the crowd, you must be aware of personal safety, and this is true in the Mall of America. However, there is no need to be overly concerned because the mall has its own protection force to 100 people. Security officer to walk the mall constantly and are very visible. One hundred sixty television screens and scanning the crowd. In case of problems, is the commercial center 130 public phones, 44 mobile phones and help do something many people know, the prison cell on a separateLevel.

Eating is an adventure in the Mall of America, sitting 20, has restaurants, 30 restaurants and fast food restaurants in other specialties. But often sit in restaurants are open to the mall and the crowd noise is so bad, it's hard to have a conversation. Ask if the interior space is available before entering the restaurant. Even in restaurants with seating, as the rain forest could, according to spaces. Department stores Nordstrom has a great coffee shop quiet.Order food, pay, and a server gives to your desktop.

The Mall of America is a great success and the construction of Phase II is even more. Plans are in the pipeline, to search for hotels in the mall, an office center, a convention center, build stations connected, and you guessed it, more shops. IKEA, the Swedish furniture store, is a step of this plan and has already been built in the mall.

You can walk to the mall's IKEA, but you're the joint isHigh road, so cross with the lights and look for cars. Just as the shopping center, IKEA is great and you can spend a day there. Arrive early and enjoy 99 cent breakfast, before exploring the showrooms, displays, and storage. Visit IKEA and the Mall of America on Monday morning, a quiet and pleasant experience. It's so quiet on a Monday morning you could roll a bowling ball down the corridors.

Go to the Mall of America? If so, I welcome you on behalf of all of Minnesota.We are "Minnesota Nice" and glad you're here. We hope that you visit other attractions while in town. For more information about the Mall of America go to the Home Page and request a free information kit. To get the inside scoop on events and sales, subscribe to free electronic newsletter.

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