Mall of America

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 The Park at MOA™, 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.

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