My husband and I took our daughters and a few other family members to Mall of America back in 1995. The amusement park was called Camp Snoopy back then. I think it gets warm in that area because of the many glass windows in the ceiling. We spent some time on the rides, did a little bit of browsing the stores, I think we saw the aquarium, and ate at the Rain Forest Cafe. There was even a large plastic display of a shark with its mouth wide open, and my husband positioned himself to make it look like he was being eaten by the shark. I got a good pic of it, too! The mall was aba 5 hour drive from our home in Wisconsin.
Fun fact: this is not the largest mall in America anymore, the American Dream in New Jersey is now the largest mall in America, it has a Dreamworks water park and even an indoor skiing complex. The mall is also connected to the MetLife Stadium which will host the final of the 2026 World Cup. I used to live 5 minutes away from there and it is still currently being built and expanded
The Radisson is the place to stay. Always has been even before the Mall of America was built. Mn can get super cold in the winter. The record being -60 F below zero. So, it's a great place to take the family in the winter and beat them winter blues. They have all kind of restaurants and bars. Movie theaters and anything you could want under one roof. Caramelized onion aka sauteed onions till brown (releases the sugars in the onion which causes the brown color which makes them caramelized).
Walleye is a fish closely related to Zander, but native in the US and highly sought after for eating. It's a 4 mile walk to cover everything in the Mall (not including the theme park in the center or the insides of stores & other attractions and generally takes a few hours just to walk around it all.
I live in Minnesota and the center of the mall is a kids amusement park....the stores around the edge with (originally) 4 'anchor stores in the corners. Norstrom, Macy's (still open) Bloomingdale's and Sears (both closed). The Sears corner is still empty, and the Bloomingdale's is now a large L.L. Bean store. Most of the stores are typical for US malls, just more of 'em.
She added "caramelize" onions to her burger. Not "caramel" onions (sounds like candy). Caramelized onions are cooked down until they're very soft and golden brown, and awesome on a burger, hotdog or the like.
Actually, the sugar cooks out of a sweet onion and carmalizes (lightly browns) in butter just like sugar does to make caramel candy. They're delicious!
@donnasweet3198 Actually, you can carmelize any onions it's just a slow process to cook them down to where they're browned but not charred. When I do my onions, I'll add some cognac or bourbon to them to bring in some smokey notes to them.
My grandpa was one of the VERY first people to ride the rides in Nickelodeon Universe because he I don't quite remember what he said, but he either helped build the rides/mall or he just helped design. Either way, he was one of the first people to ride the rides.
I went to Mall of America as a kid with my family when we were driving to South Dakota for a vacation. Lewis you said "it would be so good growing up there," it is Minnesota the winters there are horrible and I live in Chicago. You need a mall that big just to have something to do and shop at during the long and cold winter. The hotels are probably connected to the mall for all the people who get stranded at the mall during one of Minnesota's snow storms.
I live a few hours away from the mall of america so we have gone many times and have loved it. You can stay at one of the hotels attached to the mall.... We usually make a weekend out of it.
There is another similar mall in New Jersey named American Dream. It also has a ton of stores and the same amusement park. It also has a ice rink in the middle of the mall, a ski slope, a huge ferris wheel, the tallest (in the US) and steepest (in the world) indoor roller coaster, and a drop tower ride that gives views of New York City from the top.
I worked at a retail store in the MOA for the first 10 years they were open. They gave retail stores a “break” on the leasing price if you signed on to be open for business when the mall opened (they didn’t want any empty store fronts) When their lease was up, the rent basically doubled so the company I worked for decided to not re-sign and moved out. I kind of miss working there…sort of. LOL
Last year, my husband and I went to the mall of america for our anniversary. We spent 6 days just doing stuff at the mall. Still didn't get to see all of it. My feet hurt SO bad every day from the amount of walking we did. Also - In Minnesota, clothes and shoes are tax free because it gets so cold in the winter that they consider them "needs" over "goods".
They also have a train station in the mall. The commuter train will take you to the airport or straight to downtown Minneapolis and St Paul. I love amusement parks. I will ride anything and I'm 61 years old. I can see one of the world's best amusement parks in the world right from my window.
I used to work at Bloomingdale’s at M of A. We celebrated my college graduation on the 4th floor which was all different bars. Camp Snoopy was and will always be the OG.
I use sugar or agave when i cook onions. Carmelizing the sugar around the onion. I prefer my onions more raw and to taste like onions, not burnt char. Amount depends on weather im using vadalia or walla walla. I also use different oils depending on mood.
The mall in New Jersy now, is huge, it has rides, water world, for water rides, and a ski slope, with a chair lift, also quite a few malls have Ice skating. I really like this couples videos, and they seem really nice, But, they really don't show much of the states. Just like the mall. What stores, rides, games, theaters bowling, or really anything, other than the few places they went to did you see? How many stores, out of 500? It's the same thing with me on rides, anything, but the ones that spin.
My friends and I used to go party there for our birthday's every year. We would hit the top floor where all the bars and pubs are and we'd stay in a hotel room in the area (I don't think they had hotels connected to the mall at the time). We'd get lit the f up. Good times.
I was there when that place .. well.. i was there shortly after it opened. that place was and still is huge. the very top floor used to have some cool bars .. the lego center used to be awesome. there was this massive lego pit that you could just spend time there and build what you wanted. the lego center is still there (the shop) but the massive pile of legos is gone.
I'm in Minnesota, I recall when this mall opened (I was a teenager) and it's pretty damn big. There are some pretty awesome places in there, but sadly some even awesomer places have closed! If you DO ever come here to go to the mall stay at a hotel in Bloomington, they all have shuttles to and from the mall and most of them have shuttles to the airport too which makes it really nice!
My older sister pierced my ears at the kitchen table in the early '70s in NY. 😂 She used a sewing needle and a cork. I wish I'd gone to the professionals but, no! I trusted my sadistic big sister 😂😂😂 We still laugh about that horrible popping sound 😂😂😂😂😂
back in the day, it was better to DIY because hygiene standards, especially at malls, were pretty low and professional parlors or salons (yes, some salons were doing it too back then.) were not kid friendly in the slightest... worse yet when piercing guns came into vogue and rarely cleaned more than twice a day (opening and closing), if at all. And unlike the parlors/salons, no aftercare instructions..as often the piercer was not pierced themselves, often some teen they hired that had to keep up with quotas. Tho, the selling gimmick has never really changed - free basic piercing (but with purchase of overpriced jewelry.) whereas the salons and parlors, which would charge you but basic lobe piercings were relatively cheap and would let you bring your own jewelry or if nothing else, tie it off with some twine. Which was likely better as many had allergic reactions more to metal used as backings in those days, too. You'd have less of a reaction from wearing a safety pin. Which you gotta wonder if that was reason that became the style from the late 70s to mid 80s, besides free availability and convenience.
I live in Minnesota and went to the mall when it first opened in 1992-1993. It was fun. I have been there quit a few times. Shopping and eating steak yum..... Thank you.
I go to this mall all of the time. Its a good place to walk in the winter. Its so cold in the winter its great to have a place you can walk around in your shirtsleeves.
A Chai latte is a tea latte. It is a spice tea made with black tea (assam or darjeeling, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, etc. Then they add steamed milk like any latte.
The Mall of America is my happy place. I live about 6 hours away and we'll take a weekend to drive up and go to the mall. So much to do and see! It's a literal "shop til you drop" experience. Something for everyone there.
LOVE rollercoasters. I used to go on the GIANT GIANT ones. Like the massive 9 or 10 story ones. Those were my jam. I need loops and the corkscrew. I'm 1000% that kid in the background hella spinning the cup lol.
I believe it, that there is a hotel attached to the Mall of America because people come from all over the country and the world just to see this mall in Minnesota.
I haven't been afraid of a ride since I was a little kid, but that doesn't change the fact that I have to avoid certain rides because my stomach and equilibrium freaking hate them. I used to love a ride called The tilta whirl and several others similar to it because you can really get the g-forces going on them when they're spending fast enough. Now if I go on that ride it will always be the last ride of the day because I will actually be nauseous for three or four days after. Lol
I'd love to visit that mall someday. I used to hear about it all the time when I lived in Grand Forks, North Dakota, that was over 20 years ago. I'd also love to visit all 50 states, I think I'm about half way there. It's one of my travel goals.
She said "caramelized onions," not "caramel onions." Caramelized just means that they have been fried until the natural sugars inside start to turn a golden-brown color.
although, can't go wrong with adding a bit of brown sugar (or white, or even an alternative) and seasoning (including onion powder, especially with your whites or yellows, a bit too green or maybe starting to turn) when sautéeing them... maybe a little splash of vinegar if you've done too much, a little hot sauce or one of the more exotic varieties... sweet and hot, pack all those flavors in there... especially considering the flavors of everything else. oh, and if duck fat was only more affordable to use on the regular. And to further things off on this regret for your next physical some blue cheese.
I went to Minneapolis about 8 or 9 years ago for the Paralympic trials with my son. Luckily his trials were not back to back so we had some free time. He had one full day so we went to the Mall of America and really spent at least 5 hours finding things to do there, probably longer. The only reason we left was so that he could rest up for the next day.
4:39 Chai (which is the generic Hindi/Urdu word for tea) is a spiced tea commonly found in the south central region of Asia, mainly clustered around India. It's popular in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh. It often fills the role that coffee does in the west. The blend of black tea, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, allspice, and vanilla makes for a damned potent punch of flavor, and is usually cut with milk to soften its intensity. What she's describing is basically a Cafe Latte made with chai instead of coffee. It's really more of a Starbucks thing.
The first time I had chai was in India. I asked them not to put milk in it and they looked skeptical. It was wonderful. Putting milk in tea is a British colonial thing. Asians do not put it in their tea. It reduces the nutritional value of tea.
@@reindeer7752 yes, much like the spicier curries in the uk than india... but the kind of people to scream of cultural appropriation and wanting authentic dishes, still prefer the cliche of the spicier, more exotic fetishization with this noble savage motif... rather than the fusion of culture and peoples that have existed for generations. But I will say kerala style is superior to all.
went there once, WAY back. It was a pretty crazy place. Also had a movie filming, Jingle All The Way, with Ahhnald. We were pushing our stroller and asked to be extras but had to fly out the next day. 🙁🙁
Caramelized comes from the sugars in the onion being cooked until the sugars caramelize like candy. You have probably had this many times and just didn't know it.
I’ve been to the MOA many times over the years. It’s a really cool place, that’s constantly changing. Camp Snoopy used to be the amusement park and it never should have changed. The Nickelodeon theme to the park really stinks. Love the aquarium in the basement and wish they would have showed more of that.
Wow they really do share some good tips! I've never liked spinning or anything with continuous motion but used to ride coasters. Now I have Vertigo, PTSD and Anxiety so I don't ride any thrill rides anymore. Don't worry my dad could never ride without getting sick either, it happens to some people.
Went to MN for the first time in Sept to see a friend and go to a concert. We hit MOA and it was unreal! The aquarium is great, so many restaurants to choose from, just about anything you can think of is there. And that is an M&M shop!
Every State has different sales tax laws. Minnesota's State sales tax rate is 6.875%. Local sales taxes, which vary by area but can be as high as 2%, are tacked on as well. But Minnesota specifically exempts clothing from being subject to sales tax. Yes, the MoA is cool. Been there many times. And it's right next to a major airport. I have a friend who bartends at the Radisson Blu hotel. She makes a good living on tips each day, even though she has to *ahem* turn some proposals down.
I'm from MN. I went to the Mall of America the day it opened. It is huge. The theme park used to be called Camp Snoopy. They also have LEGO land. There are lots of restaurants and bars on the 4th floor. Now there is an aquarium called Underwater World which is really cool. I haven't been there in years now but it used to be someplace I went several times a year.
I miss Camp Snoopy as Chharles Schultz was from here. The airplanes were like the German and RAF bi planes. They had done a good job getting the Minnesota flavor. There's a fun Crayola World and Lego Land there too .
I used to LOVE to go to the MOA, but many of the stores that I enjoyed are gone. My best friend and I would go there on my birthday. I miss the Warner Brothers Store and the Almanac store. When the mall first opened, they would broadcast a TV show from there, encouraging people to go to the mall.
“The best thing as a kid “ I went at 19 with my family and had an incredible time the lines were very short when I was there(Saturday night btw). From the U.S👍
It's over 5.6 million square feet, which means exploring takes a lot of walking. One lap around one level of the mall is approximately 1.1 miles..that is 1 floor. Lol it has 3.
I have been to Mall of America many times. ❤ The aquarium is probably my favorite part, but the mini golf courses were pretty great too. It is a fun place to experience. As far as how many states they are going to, I will be going to/through about 25 states in around 3 weeks come fall. 😅
Mall of America, is rank 2nd or 3rd largest mall in the USA. The south China in Shanghai China and the United Arabic malls to the largest malls in the entire world. Malls of America has a very great restaurant,called mochinut. Very great prices of many great flavors of south Korean 🌽 Corn dogs and the best flavors of 🍩 donut snacks are served there. You find it on second floor upove the east side entrance of sea life were you can see the many different kinds very beautiful fish 🐟 there. After eating a delicious food 😋 at the mochinut restaurant. My great inspiring wisdom for today. Have a great fabulous wonderful day.😀
Many categories of blue cheese exist due to the country of origin, the dairy used, and kind of mold injected. Within each category are different types of the main classification of cheese.
There's a go-kart track on the 4th floor now. Also MN no tax on clothes and food (not from a restaurant). Don't have to pay to park at the mall parking garage, just at the Radisson.
This mall is 2,869,000 sq feet of retail space alone. 4 floors, not counting the aquarium... which is under the mall. I loved the aquarium. My kids got to spend the night in the tunnel for Scouts once. My other kid was a patrol for her school. At the end of the year the school took the patrols to Nickelodeon Universe at MOA as a treat for their hard work. BTW, There no sales tax on clothes or food in Minnesota because they are categorized as necessities.
My ex's sister got married at one of the chapels inside Mall Of America. The chapel provided a choice of wedding dress in the bride's approximate size, a choice of bouquet & matching groom's lapel thing & a photographer with a deckedout trellis for background. Of course, it was all rented & stay with the chapel for the next couple that wanted to use it. Ex's sister said it only took a few weeks for their appointment & all the arrangements to be made & it was a small fraction of the cost of a traditional wedding. They had their reception at a restaurant near the chapel.
Rides like that usually have some means of controlling your car, so that car is probably spinning because one of the riders is either enjoying it, or torturing a sibling. 🤣🤣
exactly. I've never been, but I saw another video that explained they get points for the number of rotations they can do during the ride. There is one girl that goes everyday, who holds the record. She just spins as fast as she can the entire time. How they don't vomit is beyond me. lol
In my opinion, you can't say that You've properly visited MN until you've seen Lake Superior! Yes, the mall is impressive. But if you go north of Duluth, the Lake is even more impressive; and much more beautiful! Plus there are lots of small, high quality restaurants. The Fish Out of Water in Lutsen has Lake views, and has at least some locally sourced foods. And, BTW, a chai latte is spiced (cinnamon etc) black tea with milk.
That’s funny you thought caramelized onions meant caramel onions 🧅 😂😂. I’ve been in the mall and it’s pretty cool. There’s a couple really cool ones around the United States with literal ice-skating rings and snow slopes and repeated popular stories because the place is so big you don’t wanna have to travel 30 minutes to get to the store you wanna go if it’s a very popular store
I'm not good with heights and rides until I go on a couple. When I was 11 I was pretty tall my dad thought it would be fun to trick me at Great America and said we were going on a ride I wanted to go on. But instead the line started splitting from the ride I wanted to go on and ended up forcing me to go on the shock wave one of the tallest fastest rides for my first rollercoaster.
This is the standard of malls I grew up with as a Minnesotan. Nothing else compares lol. Clothes and most groceries from the grocery store are considered essential items in MN so they are not taxed. Has been this way my entire life that I can remember.
Mall of America in Minnesota is currently the largest in North America at 5.6 million square feet and 520+ stores (although an expansion is in the works). West Edmonton Mall in Alberta is 2nd at 5.3 million square feet but with an astonishing 800+ stores. American Dream in New Jersey is 3rd at 3 million square feet and over 100+ stores but with a terrific amount of non-retail attractions. All three are owned by the Canadian-based Triple Five Group.
My kids spent their first seven years growing up in Minnesota . It was the best place to bring them on a cold January day. They also have a LEGO land area.
Minnesota born here, been going to this place since it opened. Extremely fun place to visit. There is sooo much to do and look at that I would say it is a whole day experience.
Went to the place several times, met one of your fellow Brits there a couple of times and got her autograph on se eral of her books and got bunch of pix; gal named Sarah Ferguson. And a few more celebs too.
Love MOA but in general Minnesota is worth the visit, especially if you love the outdoors!! They have thousands of lakes, hiking trails, bike trails, camping etc. Plus is absolutely beautiful!! They mentioned Fargo in the beginning of the video, so Hiya from Fargo ND 😄 also an amazing city!
I live a 5 min drive from the Mall of America. It’s the only mall I enjoy going to. It’s definitely not like a regular mall. It’s fun place to meet up with friends and get something to eat. Also it’s a great place to come just to walk around and get some exercise especially in the winter.
Gen X'er from Chicago here, you should find a couple videos on the now closed them park I literally grew up in called "Old Chicago" indoor amusement park, that you got to buy walking down an indoor Street of shops and restaurants.
Tha husband’s dinner, in British is yellow pickerel (with a corn breading did he say maybe? In the states it’s called walleye fish). I live about 6 hours from this mall and haven’t been yet- but as far as drives go in America 6 hours isn’t a lot. Now I kind of want to visit, maybe lol ❤
There’s a RUclipsr lady that goes in and spins the shit out of that ride 😂 that’s her whole gimmick but it’s cool af. I think she might go by spin queen or something close to that!
this mall has its own police department and police station inside. entire station dedicated to that mall as someone that worked 2 summers @6 flags roller coasters are always breaking and wildly dangerous, but fun af
Go there in the winter and spend like 6 hours inside during an absolute blizzard and you’ll appreciate all the crazy stuff being under one roof so much more. And you have to go on the rollercoasters and post it I think we would all need to see that
I used to be an adrenaline roller coaster junkie but now that I'm older (in my 50's) I have vertigo and can't ride any rides anymore. Makes me sad because I LOVED roller coasters.
I am so sad because the mall in my area is slated for demolition. I grew up in that mall! Would got at 9am there -- go to movies, arcade, waterslide, bookstores, games stores, toy stores, play tag with friends, go ice-skating, etc -- and would go home at 9pm. At least once a week every summer in my childhood.
I think the first one of these amusement parks in a shopping mall that I heard about was in Europe somewhere- I Googled it, and didn't find what I was looking for, but it turns out the first one of these was in Chicago, and it opened in 1975.
There’s also a comedy club in there. I had a comedian friend that hosted an open mic night there. They’re also missing out if they don’t get a Juicy Lucy burger in Minnesota.
There is a mall I think in NJ that is not as big, but similar. Has an indoor ski slope, water park, theme park, etc. you could probably do a NYC trip and get an Uber there.
As a chef I guarantee gorgonzola is most defiantly a type of blue cheese I hate bluecheese dressing but love love LOVE melted gorgonzola on a good steak especially on a fillet since there's not as much yummy marbling in them
My husband and I took our daughters and a few other family members to Mall of America back in 1995. The amusement park was called Camp Snoopy back then. I think it gets warm in that area because of the many glass windows in the ceiling. We spent some time on the rides, did a little bit of browsing the stores, I think we saw the aquarium, and ate at the Rain Forest Cafe. There was even a large plastic display of a shark with its mouth wide open, and my husband positioned himself to make it look like he was being eaten by the shark. I got a good pic of it, too! The mall was aba 5 hour drive from our home in Wisconsin.
Fun fact: this is not the largest mall in America anymore, the American Dream in New Jersey is now the largest mall in America, it has a Dreamworks water park and even an indoor skiing complex. The mall is also connected to the MetLife Stadium which will host the final of the 2026 World Cup. I used to live 5 minutes away from there and it is still currently being built and expanded
The Radisson is the place to stay. Always has been even before the Mall of America was built. Mn can get super cold in the winter. The record being -60 F below zero. So, it's a great place to take the family in the winter and beat them winter blues. They have all kind of restaurants and bars. Movie theaters and anything you could want under one roof. Caramelized onion aka sauteed onions till brown (releases the sugars in the onion which causes the brown color which makes them caramelized).
Walleye is a fish closely related to Zander, but native in the US and highly sought after for eating. It's a 4 mile walk to cover everything in the Mall (not including the theme park in the center or the insides of stores & other attractions and generally takes a few hours just to walk around it all.
I live in Minnesota and the center of the mall is a kids amusement park....the stores around the edge with (originally) 4 'anchor stores in the corners. Norstrom, Macy's (still open) Bloomingdale's and Sears (both closed). The Sears corner is still empty, and the Bloomingdale's is now a large L.L. Bean store. Most of the stores are typical for US malls, just more of 'em.
She added "caramelize" onions to her burger. Not "caramel" onions (sounds like candy). Caramelized onions are cooked down until they're very soft and golden brown, and awesome on a burger, hotdog or the like.
Actually, the sugar cooks out of a sweet onion and carmalizes (lightly browns) in butter just like sugar does to make caramel candy. They're delicious!
Thank you! He cracks me up sometimes!
@donnasweet3198 Actually, you can carmelize any onions it's just a slow process to cook them down to where they're browned but not charred. When I do my onions, I'll add some cognac or bourbon to them to bring in some smokey notes to them.
In the South, Vidalia onions are often used which are considered sweeter onions.
Way to go .... Now I'm hungry lol
My grandpa was one of the VERY first people to ride the rides in Nickelodeon Universe because he I don't quite remember what he said, but he either helped build the rides/mall or he just helped design. Either way, he was one of the first people to ride the rides.
I went to Mall of America as a kid with my family when we were driving to South Dakota for a vacation. Lewis you said "it would be so good growing up there," it is Minnesota the winters there are horrible and I live in Chicago. You need a mall that big just to have something to do and shop at during the long and cold winter. The hotels are probably connected to the mall for all the people who get stranded at the mall during one of Minnesota's snow storms.
I live a few hours away from the mall of america so we have gone many times and have loved it. You can stay at one of the hotels attached to the mall.... We usually make a weekend out of it.
There is another similar mall in New Jersey named American Dream. It also has a ton of stores and the same amusement park. It also has a ice rink in the middle of the mall, a ski slope, a huge ferris wheel, the tallest (in the US) and steepest (in the world) indoor roller coaster, and a drop tower ride that gives views of New York City from the top.
Forgot to add there is a water park as well
I worked at a retail store in the MOA for the first 10 years they were open. They gave retail stores a “break” on the leasing price if you signed on to be open for business when the mall opened (they didn’t want any empty store fronts)
When their lease was up, the rent basically doubled so the company I worked for decided to not re-sign and moved out. I kind of miss working there…sort of. LOL
Ths "Flume" is the best ride there. Also, when I?went they had four floors and the fourth one was filled with cinemas. Great time! I love the MoA!!
Carmelized onions are onions sautéed in butter until they get soft with an outer char and a sweetness not otherwise tasted in onions.
Last year, my husband and I went to the mall of america for our anniversary. We spent 6 days just doing stuff at the mall. Still didn't get to see all of it. My feet hurt SO bad every day from the amount of walking we did. Also - In Minnesota, clothes and shoes are tax free because it gets so cold in the winter that they consider them "needs" over "goods".
They also have a train station in the mall. The commuter train will take you to the airport or straight to downtown Minneapolis and St Paul. I love amusement parks. I will ride anything and I'm 61 years old. I can see one of the world's best amusement parks in the world right from my window.
Anything considered an essential item isn't taxed in Minnesota. Clothes, food, medicine, etc.
I used to work at Bloomingdale’s at M of A. We celebrated my college graduation on the 4th floor which was all different bars. Camp Snoopy was and will always be the OG.
I use sugar or agave when i cook onions. Carmelizing the sugar around the onion. I prefer my onions more raw and to taste like onions, not burnt char. Amount depends on weather im using vadalia or walla walla. I also use different oils depending on mood.
Mall of America id SOOOO huge it has its own postal office and zip code. There's like 500 stores
The mall in New Jersy now, is huge, it has rides, water world, for water rides, and a ski slope, with a chair lift, also quite a few malls have Ice skating. I really like this couples videos, and they seem really nice, But, they really don't show much of the states. Just like the mall. What stores, rides, games, theaters bowling, or really anything, other than the few places they went to did you see? How many stores, out of 500? It's the same thing with me on rides, anything, but the ones that spin.
I remember there was a shop at a local mall here that had a sign "Ears pierced while you wait".
My niece lives near this mall and she told me that just to see all the stores and attractions on 1 level would take over a week
My friends and I used to go party there for our birthday's every year. We would hit the top floor where all the bars and pubs are and we'd stay in a hotel room in the area (I don't think they had hotels connected to the mall at the time). We'd get lit the f up. Good times.
I was there when that place .. well.. i was there shortly after it opened. that place was and still is huge. the very top floor used to have some cool bars .. the lego center used to be awesome. there was this massive lego pit that you could just spend time there and build what you wanted. the lego center is still there (the shop) but the massive pile of legos is gone.
I'm in Minnesota, I recall when this mall opened (I was a teenager) and it's pretty damn big. There are some pretty awesome places in there, but sadly some even awesomer places have closed! If you DO ever come here to go to the mall stay at a hotel in Bloomington, they all have shuttles to and from the mall and most of them have shuttles to the airport too which makes it really nice!
That airplane ride that was spinning, you can make them speed if you want to, but you don't have to.
My older sister pierced my ears at the kitchen table in the early '70s in NY. 😂 She used a sewing needle and a cork. I wish I'd gone to the professionals but, no! I trusted my sadistic big sister 😂😂😂 We still laugh about that horrible popping sound 😂😂😂😂😂
back in the day, it was better to DIY because hygiene standards, especially at malls, were pretty low and professional parlors or salons (yes, some salons were doing it too back then.) were not kid friendly in the slightest... worse yet when piercing guns came into vogue and rarely cleaned more than twice a day (opening and closing), if at all.
And unlike the parlors/salons, no aftercare instructions..as often the piercer was not pierced themselves, often some teen they hired that had to keep up with quotas.
Tho, the selling gimmick has never really changed - free basic piercing (but with purchase of overpriced jewelry.) whereas the salons and parlors, which would charge you but basic lobe piercings were relatively cheap and would let you bring your own jewelry or if nothing else, tie it off with some twine. Which was likely better as many had allergic reactions more to metal used as backings in those days, too. You'd have less of a reaction from wearing a safety pin. Which you gotta wonder if that was reason that became the style from the late 70s to mid 80s, besides free availability and convenience.
@@KieroSi Thanks for the info. You know a lot about this. I'm guessing you're in the business of tattoos and piercing?
I live in Minnesota and went to the mall when it first opened in 1992-1993. It was fun. I have been there quit a few times. Shopping and eating steak yum..... Thank you.
Try the Walleye if you come here. You won't regret it. Try a juicy Lucy burger.
I go to this mall all of the time. Its a good place to walk in the winter. Its so cold in the winter its great to have a place you can walk around in your shirtsleeves.
They missed the 4th floor with the movie theaters and the bars. It takes an entire day to get through the entire mall.
A Chai latte is a tea latte. It is a spice tea made with black tea (assam or darjeeling, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, etc. Then they add steamed milk like any latte.
Minnesota has a long cold winter with lots of snow. This mall was a good idea. Las Vegas has something similar.
The Mall of America is my happy place. I live about 6 hours away and we'll take a weekend to drive up and go to the mall. So much to do and see! It's a literal "shop til you drop" experience. Something for everyone there.
Since you were wondering how big, the MoA is 520,257 sq meters or 5.6 million sq feet
I absolutely love roller-coasters. I can ride them everyday.👍
Caramelized onions are just onions that are cooked over low heat for a long enough period of time to caramelize the sugars within the onion
LOVE rollercoasters. I used to go on the GIANT GIANT ones. Like the massive 9 or 10 story ones. Those were my jam. I need loops and the corkscrew. I'm 1000% that kid in the background hella spinning the cup lol.
I believe it, that there is a hotel attached to the Mall of America because people come from all over the country and the world just to see this mall in Minnesota.
There are two hotels attached to the mall. A Raddison blue and a JW Marriott.
I haven't been afraid of a ride since I was a little kid, but that doesn't change the fact that I have to avoid certain rides because my stomach and equilibrium freaking hate them. I used to love a ride called The tilta whirl and several others similar to it because you can really get the g-forces going on them when they're spending fast enough. Now if I go on that ride it will always be the last ride of the day because I will actually be nauseous for three or four days after. Lol
I went to the Mall of America in the mid 70s. I remember a ice skating rink also.
I'd love to visit that mall someday. I used to hear about it all the time when I lived in Grand Forks, North Dakota, that was over 20 years ago.
I'd also love to visit all 50 states, I think I'm about half way there. It's one of my travel goals.
She said "caramelized onions," not "caramel onions." Caramelized just means that they have been fried until the natural sugars inside start to turn a golden-brown color.
although, can't go wrong with adding a bit of brown sugar (or white, or even an alternative) and seasoning (including onion powder, especially with your whites or yellows, a bit too green or maybe starting to turn) when sautéeing them... maybe a little splash of vinegar if you've done too much, a little hot sauce or one of the more exotic varieties... sweet and hot, pack all those flavors in there... especially considering the flavors of everything else. oh, and if duck fat was only more affordable to use on the regular. And to further things off on this regret for your next physical some blue cheese.
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Caramel is (not quite) burnt sugar.
I used to work at the MOA. Oxynate. Anyone who remembers. Get drunk, then sober up at the Oxynate bar.
You can make the teacups go really fast. Lol fun
I went to Minneapolis about 8 or 9 years ago for the Paralympic trials with my son. Luckily his trials were not back to back so we had some free time. He had one full day so we went to the Mall of America and really spent at least 5 hours finding things to do there, probably longer. The only reason we left was so that he could rest up for the next day.
4:39 Chai (which is the generic Hindi/Urdu word for tea) is a spiced tea commonly found in the south central region of Asia, mainly clustered around India. It's popular in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh. It often fills the role that coffee does in the west. The blend of black tea, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, allspice, and vanilla makes for a damned potent punch of flavor, and is usually cut with milk to soften its intensity.
What she's describing is basically a Cafe Latte made with chai instead of coffee. It's really more of a Starbucks thing.
The first time I had chai was in India. I asked them not to put milk in it and they looked skeptical. It was wonderful. Putting milk in tea is a British colonial thing. Asians do not put it in their tea. It reduces the nutritional value of tea.
@@reindeer7752 yes, much like the spicier curries in the uk than india... but the kind of people to scream of cultural appropriation and wanting authentic dishes, still prefer the cliche of the spicier, more exotic fetishization with this noble savage motif... rather than the fusion of culture and peoples that have existed for generations. But I will say kerala style is superior to all.
went there once, WAY back. It was a pretty crazy place. Also had a movie filming, Jingle All The Way, with Ahhnald. We were pushing our stroller and asked to be extras but had to fly out the next day. 🙁🙁
Caramelized comes from the sugars in the onion being cooked until the sugars caramelize like candy. You have probably had this many times and just didn't know it.
11:02 Agree. Eat AFTER rides, work up some excitement to burn the calories, then fuel up.
I lived in Minneapolis for years and the aquarium is by far the best thing in the mall. They really missed out.
I’ve been to the MOA many times over the years. It’s a really cool place, that’s constantly changing. Camp Snoopy used to be the amusement park and it never should have changed. The Nickelodeon theme to the park really stinks. Love the aquarium in the basement and wish they would have showed more of that.
It would take a lot more than taking videos and pictures of the MOA to get arrested in Minneapolis 😂
Wow they really do share some good tips! I've never liked spinning or anything with continuous motion but used to ride coasters. Now I have Vertigo, PTSD and Anxiety so I don't ride any thrill rides anymore. Don't worry my dad could never ride without getting sick either, it happens to some people.
Went to MN for the first time in Sept to see a friend and go to a concert. We hit MOA and it was unreal! The aquarium is great, so many restaurants to choose from, just about anything you can think of is there. And that is an M&M shop!
Every State has different sales tax laws. Minnesota's State sales tax rate is 6.875%. Local sales taxes, which vary by area but can be as high as 2%, are tacked on as well. But Minnesota specifically exempts clothing from being subject to sales tax.
Yes, the MoA is cool. Been there many times. And it's right next to a major airport.
I have a friend who bartends at the Radisson Blu hotel. She makes a good living on tips each day, even though she has to *ahem* turn some proposals down.
That looks like the guy from an allergy medicine commercial that is currently shown a lot on TV and RUclips in the U.S.
I'm from MN. I went to the Mall of America the day it opened. It is huge. The theme park used to be called Camp Snoopy. They also have LEGO land. There are lots of restaurants and bars on the 4th floor. Now there is an aquarium called Underwater World which is really cool. I haven't been there in years now but it used to be someplace I went several times a year.
I miss Camp Snoopy as Chharles Schultz was from here. The airplanes were like the German and RAF bi planes. They had done a good job getting the Minnesota flavor. There's a fun Crayola World and Lego Land there too .
Love underwater world. Wish they would have done that in the video. It's so cool.
I used to LOVE to go to the MOA, but many of the stores that I enjoyed are gone. My best friend and I would go there on my birthday. I miss the Warner Brothers Store and the Almanac store. When the mall first opened, they would broadcast a TV show from there, encouraging people to go to the mall.
Theaters and Hotel
“The best thing as a kid “ I went at 19 with my family and had an incredible time the lines were very short when I was there(Saturday night btw). From the U.S👍
It's over 5.6 million square feet, which means exploring takes a lot of walking. One lap around one level of the mall is approximately 1.1 miles..that is 1 floor. Lol it has 3.
I have been to Mall of America many times. ❤ The aquarium is probably my favorite part, but the mini golf courses were pretty great too. It is a fun place to experience.
As far as how many states they are going to, I will be going to/through about 25 states in around 3 weeks come fall. 😅
Mall of America, is rank 2nd or 3rd largest mall in the USA. The south China in Shanghai China and the United Arabic malls to the largest malls in the entire world. Malls of America has a very great restaurant,called mochinut. Very great prices of many great flavors of south Korean 🌽 Corn dogs and the best flavors of 🍩 donut snacks are served there. You find it on second floor upove the east side entrance of sea life were you can see the many different kinds very beautiful fish 🐟 there. After eating a delicious food 😋 at the mochinut restaurant. My great inspiring wisdom for today. Have a great fabulous wonderful day.😀
4:01 Tax free because of the proximity with Minneapolis/Saint Paul International airport(3/4 mile away).Entices international travellers to shop ALOT.
Many categories of blue cheese exist due to the country of origin, the dairy used, and kind of mold injected. Within each category are different types of the main classification of cheese.
There's a go-kart track on the 4th floor now. Also MN no tax on clothes and food (not from a restaurant). Don't have to pay to park at the mall parking garage, just at the Radisson.
There's also an indoor ski slope.
This mall is 2,869,000 sq feet of retail space alone. 4 floors, not counting the aquarium... which is under the mall. I loved the aquarium. My kids got to spend the night in the tunnel for Scouts once. My other kid was a patrol for her school. At the end of the year the school took the patrols to Nickelodeon Universe at MOA as a treat for their hard work.
BTW, There no sales tax on clothes or food in Minnesota because they are categorized as necessities.
My ex's sister got married at one of the chapels inside Mall Of America.
The chapel provided a choice of wedding dress in the bride's approximate size, a choice of bouquet & matching groom's lapel thing & a photographer with a deckedout trellis for background.
Of course, it was all rented & stay with the chapel for the next couple that wanted to use it.
Ex's sister said it only took a few weeks for their appointment & all the arrangements to be made & it was a small fraction of the cost of a traditional wedding.
They had their reception at a restaurant near the chapel.
Rides like that usually have some means of controlling your car, so that car is probably spinning because one of the riders is either enjoying it, or torturing a sibling. 🤣🤣
exactly. I've never been, but I saw another video that explained they get points for the number of rotations they can do during the ride. There is one girl that goes everyday, who holds the record. She just spins as fast as she can the entire time. How they don't vomit is beyond me. lol
In my opinion, you can't say that You've properly visited MN until you've seen Lake Superior! Yes, the mall is impressive. But if you go north of Duluth, the Lake is even more impressive; and much more beautiful! Plus there are lots of small, high quality restaurants. The Fish Out of Water in Lutsen has Lake views, and has at least some locally sourced foods.
And, BTW, a chai latte is spiced (cinnamon etc) black tea with milk.
The Tiltawhirl took my daughter daughter her first ride 18 months old.
That’s funny you thought caramelized onions meant caramel onions 🧅 😂😂. I’ve been in the mall and it’s pretty cool. There’s a couple really cool ones around the United States with literal ice-skating rings and snow slopes and repeated popular stories because the place is so big you don’t wanna have to travel 30 minutes to get to the store you wanna go if it’s a very popular store
Caramlized onions dont have caramel, the onions are cooked until they are cooked down to the point of turning brown on the edges, lol.
I'm not good with heights and rides until I go on a couple. When I was 11 I was pretty tall my dad thought it would be fun to trick me at Great America and said we were going on a ride I wanted to go on. But instead the line started splitting from the ride I wanted to go on and ended up forcing me to go on the shock wave one of the tallest fastest rides for my first rollercoaster.
This is the standard of malls I grew up with as a Minnesotan. Nothing else compares lol. Clothes and most groceries from the grocery store are considered essential items in MN so they are not taxed. Has been this way my entire life that I can remember.
Mall of America in Minnesota is currently the largest in North America at 5.6 million square feet and 520+ stores (although an expansion is in the works). West Edmonton Mall in Alberta is 2nd at 5.3 million square feet but with an astonishing 800+ stores. American Dream in New Jersey is 3rd at 3 million square feet and over 100+ stores but with a terrific amount of non-retail attractions. All three are owned by the Canadian-based Triple Five Group.
My kids spent their first seven years growing up in Minnesota . It was the best place to bring them on a cold January day. They also have a LEGO land area.
I’ve gone there many times as a Minnesotan! It’s a blast!
Minnesota born here, been going to this place since it opened. Extremely fun place to visit. There is sooo much to do and look at that I would say it is a whole day experience.
Went to the place several times, met one of your fellow Brits there a couple of times and got her autograph on se eral of her books and got bunch of pix; gal named Sarah Ferguson.
And a few more celebs too.
Rooms at that hotel start around $200. The suite they were in was closer to $600.
Yeah my guess is they got some freebies for showcasing the hotel in the video.
Love MOA but in general Minnesota is worth the visit, especially if you love the outdoors!! They have thousands of lakes, hiking trails, bike trails, camping etc. Plus is absolutely beautiful!!
They mentioned Fargo in the beginning of the video, so Hiya from Fargo ND 😄 also an amazing city!
oh, but the accents, the minnesota 'nice' and trying to get a clear answer on anything.. "yeah, yeah, no"
@@KieroSi I still love the upper Midwest. And the concept of MN/ND nice could be applied to most of the country.
I live a 5 min drive from the Mall of America. It’s the only mall I enjoy going to. It’s definitely not like a regular mall. It’s fun place to meet up with friends and get something to eat. Also it’s a great place to come just to walk around and get some exercise especially in the winter.
Gen X'er from Chicago here, you should find a couple videos on the now closed them park I literally grew up in called "Old Chicago" indoor amusement park, that you got to buy walking down an indoor Street of shops and restaurants.
Tha husband’s dinner, in British is yellow pickerel (with a corn breading did he say maybe? In the states it’s called walleye fish). I live about 6 hours from this mall and haven’t been yet- but as far as drives go in America 6 hours isn’t a lot. Now I kind of want to visit, maybe lol ❤
I live 10 min away from the mall of America if you want to visit plan for 4 days to see the whole mall.
There’s a RUclipsr lady that goes in and spins the shit out of that ride 😂 that’s her whole gimmick but it’s cool af. I think she might go by spin queen or something close to that!
😂😂😂 I gotta check that out
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Las Vegas also has an indoor Amusement Park
this mall has its own police department and police station inside. entire station dedicated to that mall as someone that worked 2 summers @6 flags roller coasters are always breaking and wildly dangerous, but fun af
Go there in the winter and spend like 6 hours inside during an absolute blizzard and you’ll appreciate all the crazy stuff being under one roof so much more. And you have to go on the rollercoasters and post it I think we would all need to see that
I’m 53 and still love rides.. the more spinning the better
I'm glad to hear they still have Legoland!
I used to be an adrenaline roller coaster junkie but now that I'm older (in my 50's) I have vertigo and can't ride any rides anymore. Makes me sad because I LOVED roller coasters.
I am so sad because the mall in my area is slated for demolition. I grew up in that mall! Would got at 9am there -- go to movies, arcade, waterslide, bookstores, games stores, toy stores, play tag with friends, go ice-skating, etc -- and would go home at 9pm. At least once a week every summer in my childhood.
I think the first one of these amusement parks in a shopping mall that I heard about was in Europe somewhere- I Googled it, and didn't find what I was looking for, but it turns out the first one of these was in Chicago, and it opened in 1975.
There’s also a comedy club in there. I had a comedian friend that hosted an open mic night there.
They’re also missing out if they don’t get a Juicy Lucy burger in Minnesota.
Butter and onions with salt and pepper. Heat until soft.
not only does the Mall of America have a theme park in it, it has an aquarium in it as well.
There is a mall I think in NJ that is not as big, but similar. Has an indoor ski slope, water park, theme park, etc. you could probably do a NYC trip and get an Uber there.
As a chef I guarantee gorgonzola is most defiantly a type of blue cheese I hate bluecheese dressing but love love LOVE melted gorgonzola on a good steak especially on a fillet since there's not as much yummy marbling in them
I grew up in Bloomington, watched MOA being built.