2026 04 04 - Mall, of America, Bloomington MN

3 Floors

It's been years since we've been here.

An outstate driver had been in a hotel near here so I told them about it and then looked up walking hours. 3 hours before opening.

We've been to malls that are as little as a half hour before opening.

We hadn't planned ahead so it was close to opening when we got there. And there were already more people there than we see at the average mall.

Parking is free. Walking is flat. Weather is good :)

We walked for our usual half hour, we got most of the way around three floors in that half hour. We did not walk on the first floor, basement or 4th floor. We only saw two area's to get to the basement and both were blocked off.

Sears is still empty, sweetheart deal so why not. I would even pay that lease until they want to buy me out. Bloomingdales is still mostly empty. Most store fronts are open, some chains have 2-4 locations in the mall. Not sure if that is long term or just while a storefront is empty.

We walked our usual half hour and then got lost in the parking lot.