Day 5 Minnesota

Day 5

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August 7th 2009
Headed to Minnesota and the Mall of America today. A bit of a drive but looking forward to getting together with a friend for dinner with the fams. We did run into the most traffic by far since the beginning of our trip: chicago to wisconsin, whoda thunk? Not the most exciting drive. Lots & Lots of corn and construction. Finally arrived in Minnesota. GPS couldn't find the hotel, not sure if t ... read more

North America » United States

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more