The 50 Coolest Malls in the World
Ah, malls: not just the place you went as a teenager to pretend you didn't have parents. While the mall in your hometown may have been the typical, two-story atrium where moderately priced clothing and endless food court samples were yours for the pillaging, the malls on this list are of another species entirely. These malls are on major capitalist steroids, with hundreds of millions and even billions of dollars being funneled into indoor roller coasters, on-site ski slopes, IMAX theaters, go-kart tracks, and shark aquariums.
And what about the stores? See, that's the thing—at these malls, the shops are secondary. Sure, pop tags if you want, but then you'll be missing out on happy hour bingo under a skylight roof, hitting the slopes in your new Hérmes scarf, or petting sea lions on your way out. Decisions, decisions.
Here are the 50 coolest malls in the world.
50. Aventura Mall
Not as flashy as Miami's Bal Harbour, Aventura is a huge mall with something for those who can appreciate luxury but might not want to drop a down payment in day. I have a feeling Miami's housewives would hit up the Equinox gym here before heading to the Ferarri and Porsche home stores, where you won't see any cars, but lots of shiny housewares with fancy names. And it's Miami, so it doesn't hurt to have tanned, beautiful women constantly walking past you. That alone is worth a visit.
49. Westfield London Shopping Centre
Where: UK
Address: Centre Management Suite, Unit 4006, Ariel Way, London
Website: uk.westfield.com
Year Built: 2008
Address: Centre Management Suite, Unit 4006, Ariel Way, London
Website: uk.westfield.com
Year Built: 2008
Cool ceilings seem to be a theme amongst these malls, and the Westfield London Shopping Center attempts some of the same features other malls on the list excel at. The Telegraph UK, though, referred to the mall as "a cross between a giant 1980s airport terminal and a big, brash and shiny shopping mall." Ouch. But regardless, there are shops on shops on shops, with the high fashion stores located in the Village section, and the rest located in the main atrium. It may get a few remarks of criticism, but before its opening in 2008, the historic land the mall currently sits on sat vacant and decaying, and mo' shops is better than no shops, right?
48. CambridgeSide Galleria
Where: USA
Address: 100 Cambridgeside Place, Cambridge, MA
Website: cambridgesidegalleria.com
Year Built: 1990
Address: 100 Cambridgeside Place, Cambridge, MA
Website: cambridgesidegalleria.com
Year Built: 1990
The thing about waterfront malls is that, if you like, you can pull up in a boat. Nothing feels more official than arriving somewhere by water. The mall itself, however, has a misleading exterior. With a disproportionate number of shoe stores, and no one store holding a better or higher Nike account than the other, it's a monotonous sea of kicks with little variety. The food variety, too, is like every restaurant ever name-dropped in a season of South Park: P.F. Chang's, California Pizza Kitchen, and the Cheesecake Factory are all delicious, but in a historic, tourist-magnet city like Boston, where are all the specialty cuisine spots? But in winter time, you can't beat the view of the mall on the riverfront; it's romantic, so bring a date.
47. The Avenues Mall
A towering skylight lets in plenty of Florida sun while you're inside spending your dough, though with Abercrombie & Fitch as one of the most upscale stores in the mall and the country's second largest Forever 21, you won't have to spend much money to enjoy the mall's ambiance.
46. The Eatons Center
Toronto's Eatons Center sits in the heart of downtown Toronto. We promise you won't miss it-the world's biggest Sears dominates the street with 817,850-square-feet of retail space. Depending on when you go, you might catch a celeb mid-book tour at the Indigo Books and Music store; JWOW, Gordon Ramsey, and Kat Von D all stopped in recently, so you get the caliber of superstar the bookstore brings in. If you look up, a group of fiberglass Canada Geese are frozen mid-flight, hanging from the domed ceiling. The sculpture, Flight Stop, is by Canadian artist Michael Snow, who once sued the mall for hanging Christmas ribbons around his tiny sculptures.
45. DLF Emporio
Where: India
Address: 4 Nelson Mandela Marg Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
Website: http://dlfemporio.com
Year Built: 2008
Address: 4 Nelson Mandela Marg Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
Website: http://dlfemporio.com
Year Built: 2008
Unlike some of India's other crazy malls, DLF Emporio's focus is on luxury, extravagance, and all gold everything. The vast interior looks more like a palace than a mall, with Italian marble, burnished wood, and brass details trimming stores like Dior, Giorgio Armani, Jimmi Choo, Porsche, and Tom Ford. You can splurge om your girl, get your tux game read more.....
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