In the bleary predawn hours, it's hard to tell Mall of America from any other high-end shopping center. Workers wield mops, hammers and forklifts. Under dim lights, Cinnabon bakers stretch and roll ...

Mall of America's recipe for success includes an amusement park, pop-up stores, weddings and raves. Can local malls take a page from the country's... Come for the roller coaster, stay for the shops: ...

Mall of America's amusement park is one of the ways the shopping center lures tourists and locals to make a day of their visit. (Jenn Ackerman for NPR) In the bleary predawn hours, it's hard to tell ...