The Best Shopping Malls in the United States

Outlet centres

Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, Michigan, is a large indoor centre with many restaurants and family attractions, including an aquarium, Legoland and an arcade. Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley, New York, is about an hour from Manhattan and has over 250 stores. Its shops line outdoor walkways with mountain views. Grapevine Mills in Grapevine, Texas, is an indoor outlet mall of about 1.8 million square feet, with LEGOLAND, a SEA LIFE aquarium and Meow Wolf nearby. Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon, California, is an open-air centre with around 180 stores, mostly luxury and designer brands. Wrentham Village Premium Outlets in Wrentham, Massachusetts, is an outdoor outlet centre with food trucks.

Open-air centres

Westfield Old Orchard in Skokie, Illinois, has flowers, trees and benches along its outdoor walkways, and several multi-level garages serve the site. Freedom Crossing at Fort Bliss in El Paso is an open-air complex on the base, with the PX, outdoor shops and a food court. City Creek Center in downtown Salt Lake City combines open-air and indoor areas, and a creek with fish runs through the middle beneath a retractable roof. Ala Moana Center in Honolulu has four levels, and its open-air walkways let island breezes through. Westfield Century City in Los Angeles has outdoor walkways, greenery and seating, plus a cinema and a Gelson's supermarket.

Enclosed malls in the East, South and West

Somerset Collection in Troy, Michigan, is a two-building mall whose North and South wings connect through a glass skywalk. Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois, has more than 200 stores and a Peppa Pig play area. South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa has over 250 shops, and a skybridge joins two of its sections. Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, has Nickelodeon Universe in its centre, along with an aquarium and an attached hotel. Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey, sits near Routes 4 and 17 and has an underground parking garage. Bellevue Square in Bellevue has skylights over a central atrium. Galleria Dallas has a glass atrium, an indoor ice rink and the Netflix House. NorthPark Center in Dallas hosts rotating art installations along its walkways. Memorial City Mall in Houston has a food court with varied cuisines. Scottsdale Fashion Square in Scottsdale, Arizona, has skylights and high ceilings over its multi-storey centre.