• Cost to build - $650 million
• Economic impact - Mall of America contributes more than $1.8 billion in economic impact activity annually to the state of Minnesota
• Gross leasable space - 2.5 million square feet
• Gross building area - 4.2 million square feet
• Number of stores - More than 520
• Sit-down restaurants - 20
• Fast food restaurants - 30
• Specialty food stores - 36
• Movie screens - 14
• Employees - 11,000 year-round, 13,000 during summers and holidays
• Parking spaces - 12,550 on-site
• Walking distance around one level - .57 miles
• Total store front footage - 4.3 miles
• Key attractions include Nickelodeon Universe®, Underwater Adventures® Aquarium, LEGO® Imagination Center, Dinosaur Walk Museum, A.C.E.S. Flight Simulation, NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Nordstrom and Sears.

Did you know?

• 258 Statues of Liberty could lie inside the Mall
• If Mount Rushmore was divided into individual monuments, a president could reside in each of the Mall's four courts
• Mall of America is big enough to hold 32 Boeing 747s
• Seven Yankee Stadiums can fit inside Mall of America
• If a shopper spent 10 minutes browsing at every store, it would take them more than 86 hours to complete their visit to Mall of America
• There is no sales tax on clothing in Minnesota
  

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