Mall of America
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The Mall of America. It's really quite amazing. Even if you despise the suburban shopping mall with a passion, this is a must-see if you're in the St. Paul area just for it's architectural achievement. You can walk three and a half miles around each of the oval rings which house stores on each of three levels. |
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In the center of the shopping rings is Knott's Camp Snoopy, an indoor amusement park enclosed under a 6 story-high glass ceiling. Camp Snoopy comes complete with roller coasters, ferris wheels, log flume, LEGO Land (shown here) and other attractions. Click here for a panoramic view of Knott's Camp Snoopy composed from three adjacent photographs. |
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This triceratops (not to be confused with a stegosaurus, rhino, or the more generic legosaurus), composed of nothing but lego building blocks, is animatronic and moves its head as it dwarves passers-by. |
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A lego model of a tyranosaurus rex with moving arms and jaw and eyes that light up. |
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The log flume is only one of many rides at Knott's Camp Snoopy. |
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A huge Snoopy balloon rests on a moonwalk exhibit for the kids welcoming visitors to Knott's Camp Snoopy. |
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Christine poses outside the Mall of America. |
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Here I am getting my picture taken in front of the mall. |
Also at the Mall is Underwater World, a spectacular aquarium where you get to view marine wildlife from inside a transparent tube at the bottom of a giant aquarium.
