Shopping malls in the United States

This is a list of notable shopping malls in the United States of America.

Because there are 46,990 shopping malls and centers in the U.S. (according to the June 27, 2004 edition of The Dallas Morning News), the following list is strictly limited to notable shopping malls. For a more comprehensive list, see List of United States shopping malls by state.

Riverchase Galleria - Hoover — The largest mixed-use complex in the Southeast (nearly 2 million sq footage) and a major Southern tourist attraction
The Summit (1997) - Birmingham — The world's first official lifestyle center according to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) considered to be the center that started the trend of lifestyle centers and open-air malls

Arden Fair Mall - Sacramento — Sacramento's largest indoor shopping mall
Beverly Center - Los Angeles — Largest mall near Beverly Hills. Hollywood celebrities are often seen here
Del Amo Fashion Center (Mills) - Torrance — the second largest mall in the state
Fashion Island - Newport Beach — major regional mall, featured in TV programs set in Orange County like The OC
Great Mall of the Bay Area - Milpitas - the Bay Area's largest mall
Horton Plaza - San Diego — the first of Jon Jerde's designs and a successful urban revitalization project
Northridge Fashion Center - Los Angeles — largest and busiest mall in San Fernando Valley, damaged by the Northridge Earthquake in 1994 and since renovated
Ontario Mills (Mills) - Ontario — largest mall in the Inland Empire, largest one-level mall west of the Mississippi River
Pruneyard Shopping Center - Campbell — subject of a U.S. Supreme Court case
Puente Hills Mall - Industry - where Back to the Future was filmed
Sherman Oaks Galleria - Los Angeles - featured in many movies, original hub of Valley Girl culture
South Coast Plaza - Costa Mesa — the largest and usually the most profitable mall in the state
Stanford Shopping Center - Palo Alto — upscale mall catering to Silicon Valley residents

Stonestown Galleria - San Francisco

Santa Monica Place - Santa Monica — Upscale mall designed by Frank Gehry that has appeared in several TV shows
The Shops at Tanforan - San Bruno - a former World War II internment camp

Victoria Gardens - Rancho Cucamonga

Westfield Shoppingtown Promenade and Westfield Shoppingtown Topanga Plaza - Los Angeles — Many rich and famous people shop at these malls in the western San Fernando Valley (located within a half mile of each other), which have also been seen in many movies and commercials
Westfield Valley Fair - San Jose - one of Silicon Valley's largest malls

Lark Ridge Mall - Thornton - Largest in the state, 14th largest mall in the nation

Ala Moana Center - Honolulu - Biggest Shopping Mall in Hawaii
Pearlridge - Pearl City - Biggest Enclosed Shopping Mall in Hawaii, unique for having a monorail connecting the two parts (Uptown and Downtown).

Water Tower Place - Chicago
Algonquin Commons and Galleria Center - Algonquin - two of the largest and most innovative lifestyle centers in the United States. The combined square footage of these two centers, once completed, will make this the 2nd largest retail complex in Illinois
Gurnee Mills - Gurnee
Oakbrook Center - Oak Brook
Woodfield Mall - Schaumburg - among the Top 10 largest malls in the United States; largest retail complex in Illinois
Randhurst Mall - Mount Prospect - undergoing rennovations as of 2005, it has 2 new restaurants and Costco as an Anchor.