Facts
Mall of America® By The Numbers
- .57 miles is the walking distance around one level of Mall of America
- 8 acres of skylights allow about 70% of the natural light to enter the Mall
- 4 out of 10 visitors to Mall of America are tourists
- 4.3 miles of total store front footage
- 7 Yankee Stadiums can fit inside the Mall
- 25 rides and attractions in Nickelodeon Universe®
- 32 Boeing 747s could fit inside the Mall
- 65 semi-trucks were needed to transport trees to the theme park to create the outdoor feel of an indoor park
- 70 degrees inside Mall of America whether its spring, summer, winter or fall
- 86 hours is the length of time it would take to complete your visit to the Mall if you were to spend just 10 minutes in each store
- 100+ pounds of food are fed daily to animals at SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium - plus 90 extra pounds on the days the sharks are fed
- 258 Statues of Liberty could lie inside the Mall
- 400+ events are held at Mall of America each year
- 520+ stores are located in Mall of America
- 5,000+ weddings have been performed at Mall of America
- 11,000 year-round employees at Mall of America (13,000 during peak periods)
- 12,550 on-site parking spaces at Mall of America in two ramps
- 30,000+ live plants and 400 live trees climbing as high as 35 feet tall in Nickelodeon Universe
- 32,000+ tons of trash recycled each year
- 170,000+ Legos have been lost in the LEGO play area
- 1.2 million-gallon aquarium at SEA LIFE™ Minnesota Aquarium
- 4.2 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
- 130+ million number of rides ridden in the park since opening
- $650+ million cost to build
- Nearly $2 billion Mall of America generates in economic activity annual for the state of Minnesota
Did you know?
- If Mount Rushmore was divided into individual monuments, a president could reside in each of the Mall’s four courts
- There is no sales tax on clothing in Minnesota
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