Road Trip USA! (Part 3 of 6, Chicago, IL to Minneapolis, MN)

After two nights in Chicago, we decided to go further north a bit more to Minneapolis.  One may ask, "Why would you want to go to Minneapolis?"  Good question.  I think it just appealed to us more than Des Moines, Iowa, or Omaha, Nebraska.  I mean, it has the biggest mall in America - that has to count for something, right?  Plus, we got to drive through the cheese country of Wisconsin.  So we took the 7.5-hour journey in pursuit of the epitome of materialism and the fight against lactose intolerance.

We especially went out of our way to stop off in Milwaukee, hoping to find a good cheese mart, but we were disappointed by the Wisconsin Cheese Mart.  They didn't have quite the variety that I was hoping for.  Instead, we trekked over to the Milwaukee Public Market, where we were pleasantly greeted by various vendors selling anything from organic smoothies to candied ginger, and of course, cheese.  I am a fan of the curd.

After a satisfactory experience at the Public Market, we headed to Minneapolis.  Unfortunately, we missed the renowned Madison Farmer's Market by one day, or else I'm sure we would have had a field day there.

Our time in Minneapolis consisted primarily of walking around Mall of America and eating overpriced sushi at Tiger Sushi in the mall.  I will admit, having a theme park in the middle of the mall is pretty impressive.

The Ceviche at Tiger Sushi was their major redeeming dish.

Impressive Lego display at the Mall of America.

And I end this post with what probably my favorite part of the whole mall.  Oversized Peeps!