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Bloomington is the fifth largest city in Minnesota, USA. Located on the central eastern part of the state, it covers 38.4 sq mi (99.4 sq km) in Hennepin County, and has a populaton of 83,000 people, within the metropolitan area of Minneapolis. The city is 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Minneapolis.
Guide to Bloomington Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Bloomington that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Old Town Hall, Bloomington
Author: Elkman (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
More on Bloomington
Bloomington is today the home of several big companies. It is also the location of Mall of America, the largest enclosed shopping center in the United States. Although often regarded as a bedroom community to Minneapolis/Saint Paul, it actually has more jobs per capita than both cities combined.The earliest European to live in the Bloomington area was a couple, Peter and Louisa Quinn, who was sent by the government to live among the Native Americans of the Ojibwa nation, and to teach them farming methods. They were joined by missionary Gideon Pond. Arrival of Europeans settlers accelebrated with the 1851 Treaty of Traverse des Sioux.
Mall of America, Bloomington
Author: Jeremy Noble (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic)
The town of Bloomington was incorporated in 1858, when Minnesota became a state. At that time, its population was only 25 people. It grew to 820 in 1880 and surpassed a thousaand by 1900. Population growth was particularly robust in the post-World War II years, fueled by birth increase in the baby boomer generation.
The Mall of America was opened to the public in 1992, putting Bloomington on shoppers' radar. It was joined by IKEA in 2004 and Water Park of America, the 9th largest indoor waterpark in the country, in 2006.
Visiting Bloomington
Bloomington is intersected by Interstate 35 running north-south and Interstate 494 running east-west. The Minneapolis/St Paul International Airport is quite near Bloomington. If you fly in, you can take a taxi to reach it.
Wave pool at Water Park of America, Bloomington
Author: Muka (public domain)
Places of Interest in Bloomington
- Bloomington Civic Theater
Performing arts theater where plays and concerts are held. - Mall of America
The largest indoor shopping center in the United States, with IKEA next door. - Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Sanctuary for local wildlife and birds, this refuge has nature trails and picnic grounds. - Underwater Adventures Aquarium
Said to be the world's largest underground aquarium, this facility has some 5,000 fish and other marine life. - Water Park of America
One of the largest indoor waterparks in the country.
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