Disclaimer: I don't like malls. That said, River Hills Mall is pretty good. It's all on one level, so it feels a bit sprawling, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. No heights or vertigo or people throwing stuff (or other people) from balconies is a plus in my strange book. The carousel was a bit disappointing, smaller than I had imagined. Nonetheless, cool that there's a merry go round in a mall, even if I am a little too heavy to ride it. (120 pound weight limit.) Ok, a lot too heavy, gosh! It's fairly stylish and nice to wander around and get some steps in. Maybe you'll find something to buy or eat or a movie to watch. The highlight of our day at the mall, besides walking around to take a break from driving, was ending up the sporting goods store, Scheels, and buying a whole bunch of fudge there. The irony was not lost on me. read more

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We were all very surprised at how much we enjoyed this mall. There's a working carousel, strong selection of stores, and a food court that goes beyond the generic fast food options (though it has those too). It's better than a lot of the Twin Cities malls in cleanliness, selection, and overall shopping experience. read more

Although much smaller than the malls I'm used to, this place has charm. Like Cali G. said, River Hills does the area it serves justice for what it offers. How awesome is the carousel? I saw a police officer grabbing food at the food court (which is surprisingly diverse) pay for a few kids' rides on it out of his own good will. That made my heart warm and made me miss this mall. It's really not that bad of a place to just grab food either. Open space for eating and not too crowded that it gets annoying. Props. read more

decent size mall, average food court. Small kids will like the carousel. Good variety of stores, also a nice movie theater

For the area the mall is in it's good. It was nicer until stores started closing and moving places all the time. It's always crowded and parking and getting around outside the mall are quite difficult with the way it's set up. Other than that it's pretty good I'm here regularly, and do enjoy myself when I am here. read more

It's really funny to me, to have a Target in a mall. You can tell this a small town mall, but in fact I'm sure it meets the needs of people in the area fairly well. There wasn't any exceptional attention to decor, the place was clean and I didn't get bothered by people selling anything from a cart so that was kind of nice. The parking lot was surprisingly challenging. Other than that, of course it would be nice to have more typical stores like Nordstrom's or Macy's, but this place gets the job done. read more

For the area that this mall is in, it does the area justice. This city Mankato is small city. So Everything that you would buy will be in this mall and the surrounding location on Adams and Madison. The mall has all the to be expected stores: Game stop, Claires, Hollister, Abercrombie, and other good retailers. So for a mall fix, it gets the juices flowing, yet not an all out hang out spot. No way. read more

I love this mall, my grand daughters love to ride on the carousel, they have all the stores I like, only one missing is a coach store. I stop every time we are in town. The family restroom was very clean it's nice to see a place that takes pride in their customers needs. read more