11 Wild Mega-Malls That I'm Adding To My Travel Bucket List Immediately

Imagine living out your Y2K teen fantasy in these malls!

Hey there, we're Jordan, Pao, and Tori from BuzzFeed Canada! Recently, we got into a conversation about indoor amusement parks (not sure why?), and that led us down a rabbit hole of malls that have so much more to offer than your everyday shopping experience.

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And while the convenience of online shopping has certainly caused the death of many physical store locations and malls — we've found 11 amazing mega-malls around the world that ~have~ to live forever. So let's embrace the easily amazed child in all of us and get into this list!

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1. The Dubai Mall — Dubai, U.A.E.

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How big? The Dubai Mall is currently the second largest mall in the world with over 1,200 stores and 200 food outlets covering 1,124,00 SQUARE METERS!!

Why we wanna visit: We all know Dubai for its luxurious displays of pure opulence, and that's the exact energy I expect from this shopping centre. It's giving me the definition of "go big or go home." —Tori

2. Lotte World Tower + Mall — Seoul, South Korea

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How big? This amusement park/shopping centre/gallery/aquarium/tower with a skywalk covers 26,000 square meters and has 123 floors.

Why we wanna visit: It looks like Disney World! Anything even remotely castle/Disney/amusement looking, I’m in. No questions asked. —Jordan

It's just MASSIVE! I wouldn't be surprised if this mall had a hotel in it as well, because who would want to leave?? —Tori

3. Chadstone - The Fashion Capital — Malvern East, Victoria, Australia

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How big? The biggest shopping centre in all of Australia covers 211,929 square meters with 550 stores and over 10,000 car spaces. Wild!

Why we wanna visit: I absolutely love fashion and am but a simple consumer. Period. Alsooo, the building itself looks amazing; the eco-design is gorgeous! —Tori

4. Toronto Eaton Centre — Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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How big? The second largest mall in Ontario takes up 160,000 square meters and features 235 stores.

Why we wanna visit: The architecture of this place looks amazing. I'd love to visit during the holidays! I don't see how someone couldn't consider this a necessary attraction when visiting Toronto. —Tori

5. American Dream Mall — New Jersey, United States

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How big? This 280,000-square-metered mall consists of 450 stores, a Nickelodeon-themed amusement park, a water park, an indoor snowboarding mountain, an aquarium, two mini-golfing courses, an art museum, and an ice-skating rink!

Why we wanna visit: I've actually been here, and it is overwhelming at first — but definitely a fun experience. There are way too many things in this mall to see everything in one day, so naturally I want to keep going back! —Tori

It sounds unbelievable. You're telling me there's a place where I can practice skiing and surfing? Under the same roof? The answer is not yes — the answer is HELL YEAH! — Pao

6. Westfield London — West London, England, UK

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How big? The largest shopping centre in all of Europe is 240,000 square metres big with 450 stores, bowling lanes, mini-golf, rock climbing, and a movie theatre!

Why we wanna visit: All malls have stores, and everything but this mall has activities and events. Like gymnastics for kids or a pizza workshop with a proper chef. This is not a regular mall; this is a cool mall. —Pao

7. Mall of America — Minnesota, United States

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How big? With 520 stores, a Nickelodeon theme park, a Legoland, an aquarium, another amusement park, and sooo many attractions, this mall is 390,000 square meters big.

Why we wanna visit: I've been dying to go since 8-year-old me watched Mary-Kate and Ashley’s Mall Party. —Jordan

8. Shanghai New World Mall – Shanghai, China

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How big? Combining the shopping centre, SEGA-themed indoor playground, ice-skating rink, movie theatre, the world's tallest rock climbing wall, and all the stores and restaurants, this mall (that's basically a city) covers 20 MILLION SQUARE METERS.

Why we wanna visit: World's tallest rock climbing wall?? That's reason enough! Not to mention that the mall literally functions as its own city — definitely a must-see for me. —Tori

It's the food for me. Endless places to eat traditional Chinese food like noodles, gong cha, baos, and dumplings. Yep, you'll see me there! They also have ethnic food from Southeast and North Asia. Vietnam, Korea, and Japan. So for an Asian food enthusiast like me, this is what dreams are made of. —Pao

9. SM Mall of Asia — Bay City, Pasay, Philippines

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How big? Covering 489,891 square meters with 663 (!!!) stores, this is the third largest mall in all of Asia.

Why we wanna visit: I’ve actually been here! Mind you, I was fresh off an 18-hour flight, running on six hours of sleep, and was delirious. At one point we stumbled upon a full fairground, and turns out I did not dream that we passed by a gigantic movie theater. Fun Fact: It was the first time I ever had KBBQ! 10/10 would go again. —Jordan

10. Siam Paragon — Bangkok, Thailand

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How big? With 250 stores across 10 floors, a bowling alley, aquarium, and multiple movie theatres, this is one of Thailand's largest malls at 400,000 square meters in size!

Why we wanna visit: This mall is five floors of pure luxury, and who does luxury like Asia? But for me, what makes me need to visit that mall is their huge cinema. Nine times bigger than average!!! I've read some comments, and people say it's like literally being in the movie. The sound, and giant 3D screens. It's a must. I have to experience movies like this at least once in this lifetime. —Pao

11. West Edmonton Mall — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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How big? The previous Guinness Book of World Records winner for "World's Largest Shopping Mall" and still the largest mall in all of North America comes to us at a modest 493,000 SQUARE METERS!

Why we wanna visit: I read once the Brad and Angelina took their kids to the mall for skating when Brad was filming a movie out there. SKATING. In a mall. My mind was blown. Also, do I spy a pirate ship? Would it be inappropriate for me to show up in a Jack Sparrow costume? —Jordan

A pirate ship?? A water park?? This place looks wildly fun to have a day in, and I can just drive to it? Heck yea! —Tori

Which of these malls do you find completely unreal? Let us know in the comments!