The Top 10 U.S. Malls Ranked

The summer heat makes indoor shopping malls popular destinations. Which are the best of the best, and why?

To answer those questions, USA Today used the following methodology to identify the 10 best indoor shopping malls in the country: “The paper’s 10BEST editors and a panel of experts started by nominating their top picks, factoring in the variety of stores, the breadth of dining and entertainment options, ease of access, and events that set them apart from the rest. Then, readers voted to decide the winners.”

Below is the resulting 10 best roster of indoor malls. The information for each mall is accompanied by a snippet (in italics) describing something that sets it apart from the hundreds of other such complexes across the country.

• No. 10: Brookfield Place, New York

A glass-domed Winter Garden Atrium

• No. 9: Tysons Corner Center, Tysons, Va.

Its anchor lineup: Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Nordstrom

• No. 8: Grapevine Mills, Grapevine, Texas

An aquarium, a Legoland Discovery Center and Peppa Pig’s Land of Play

• No. 7: American Dream, East Rutherford, N.J.

A water park, indoor snow resort and Nickelodeon theme park

• No. 6: Scottsdale Fashion Square, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Shoppers can take the Scottsdale Trolley, which connects the mall to nearby Paradise Valley and Camelback Mountain

• No. 5: King of Prussia, King of Prussia, Pa.

Luxury retailers like Gucci, Cartier, Dior and Balenciaga

• No. 4: The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards, New York

A unique indoor-outdoor layout that makes the most of its Hudson River views

• No. 3: Galleria Dallas, Dallas

A central ice rink surrounded by three levels of shops

• No. 2: Mall of America, Bloomington, Minn.

The largest mall in America is centered around the Nickelodeon Universe, the biggest indoor theme park in the U.S.

• No. 1: Aventura Mall Aventura, Fla.

A giant, chrome slide tower, the first Eataly in Florida and a museum-worthy art collection