Mall of America is the largest shopping mall in America, containing an amusement park, aquarium, church, and many shops. The author visited various places in Minnesota during a homestay program, including a Mississippi River boat cruise, scavenger hunts at a university and downtown, a zoo, farm, canoeing, the state capital, a cathedral, a fair, museums, and more. The host family drove the author to the airport at the end of the trip, and the author had a good time in Minnesota and wants to return.