This week I was planning on going to Mall of America or someplace cool but the weather did not cooperate. With consistent -20ºF temperatures, I did not want to risk turning off my car to go into the mall and not being able to start it after. With that said be ready because next week will be the week of Mall of America as requested by Mia!
This week I decided to go to the city of Eagan. This city is 10 minutes from my house, so I have been here many times and I am very familiar with the area but I still managed to find a new place. Let’s get into this weeks adventure!
This is Eagan Outlet mall. Not close in comparison to Mall of America but it is one of the only outdoor malls in Minnesota. It is heated so even in -20ºF temperatures you could get your shop on. This was the place to go as a freshman in high school during the summer, it has all the “cool” stores and since it is an outlet mall lots of good deals! Highly recommend visiting if you visit in the summer.
As I was driving around I came across a park that I had never seen before. It has a lot of trails that over look the river as well as a cool lookout area where I could see planes going in and out of the airport. I tried to get a picture to show you guys but man planes are fast! This was a fun hidden gem in a city I though I knew like the back of my hand. I will have to come back here (if I remember how to get there) this summer when I can actually sit and watch the planes and sunset without freezing.
Of course when in Eagan you have to stop at Punch pizza. This place is like Snap pizza in downtown State College but ten times better! In my opinion, I think it has more authentic Italian flavors than Snap has, but I do love a good Snap pizza too.
This is the inside of the store and if you look in the left top corner you can see the oven. Yes, it is a real wood fire pizza oven and it makes the best pizzas. It is so fun to watch the chefs put the pizzas in and take them out, like I could never without burning my hand.
This was my final pizza product. I got the Margarita pizza and it was so good! I highly recommend this place if you are ever in Minnesota, they also have one in the cities but I like this one better.
Overall this was not a super exciting adventure, but I got some great food and found a cool new place! I think if you were to take one thing out of this week’s blog it would be to explore the backroads of the cities you feel like you know well, you never know what hidden gem you could find!
First, can’t wait for Mall of America, but trust me I get it, the weather where I am has had me stuck in my house for quite a long time. Next, I loved the theme of this blog. I absolutely love taking the back roads around where I live and just seeing where they take me. I hate just driving the same streets everyday, so I always try to find new ways to get places and see if I can find anything cool along the way! Also, now I am hungry! That pizza looks so good !!!
I love Mall of America and can’t wait to hear about it. Isn’t it funny that there is always an ideal spot to hang out in High School? Sometimes, it can be so refreshing to take a drive and change it up. I have to admit I have never tried Snap Pizza, but the way you described Punch scream “better”. I promise that if I ever go to Minnesota, I will for sure give it a try!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can’t even imagine how cold -20 degrees actually is. This was such a fun post. The park and trail you found sounds really beautiful but wow it must have been really cold. I think outlet malls are so fun and definitely a go-to hangout during high school. Your pizza looks so good, and if it’s better than Snap then it must be! I’m excited to read about Mall of America in your next post!