Tuesday, August 12, 2025

The Mall of America



Our goal for the day was to make it to Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, but first— a stop at the Mall of America. I’d never been, but had always wanted to visit. Not only is it the largest mall in the United States, boasting towering roller coasters, amusement rides, and over 500 stores, and I read it had an homage to Baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew—a local legend and distant relative.

We knew there was no way to see the entire mall, and we didn’t plan to try. For some people, this place is a multi-day vacation destination. For us, it was just a stop along the way. In our five or six hours there, I estimate we covered maybe 1/16 of it. Even so, it was enough time to enjoy a few rides, let GG shop for her flower girl dress, and give Lainey the chance to spend her Claire’s gift certificates at one of the mall’s three Claire’s locations.

We ate, we rode, we shopped, and we found the Harmon Killebrew sign. Not a bad stop—and a fun way to break up the trip between South Dakota and Wisconsin Dells.















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