What is West Edmonton Mall?
[[File:West Edmonton Mall.png|250px|right]] [[File:Shops in WEM.jpg|thumb|[[Shop]]s in the West Edmonton Mall]] The '''West Edmonton Mall''' (WEM) is the second-largest [[shop|shopping centre]] in [[North America]]. It is in [[Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. It is one of the main [[tourism|tourist attractions]] in Alberta. The mall is also the fourth largest in the [[earth|world]]. WEM first opened on [[September 15]], [[1981]]. == Attractions == [[File:Ice rink in WEM.jpg|thumb|The mall's [[Ice skating|ice rink]]]] In addition to the over 500 shops in the West Edmonton Mall, there are many other things which people go to the mall for. * '''Galaxyland''': The world's largest indoor [[Amusement park]]. The park has 24 rides. These rides include a triple loop [[rollercoaster]]. * '''World Waterpark''': world's largest indoor [[waterpark]]. The park includes the world's largest indoor [[wavepool]]. The wavepool can create [[wave]]s up to 5–6 feet in height. It also has ten water slides. Its tallest water slide is 83 feet high. * '''Deep Sea Adventure''': An indoor [[salt water]] [[lake]] with performing [[sea lion]]s. The lake also has a [[building|structure]] built to look like [[Christopher Columbus]]' [[Santa María]]. The mall also has an [[Ice skating|Ice skating rink]], [[miniature golf]] course, casino, [[skate park]], [[hotel]], petting [[zoo]], three [[movie]] [[cinema|theaters]] and many other things to see. == Other websites == {{Commonscat}} * [http://www.westedmontonmall.com/home/default.asp Official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070604045456/http://westedmontonmall.com/home/default.asp |date=2007-06-04 }} * [http://www.westedmall.com/mallmap/mallmap.asp A map of the mall] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421102358/http://www.westedmall.com/mallmap/mallmap.asp |date=2007-04-21 }} * [http://www.westedmall.com/shop/alphalist.asp The list of shops in the mall] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070511014908/http://www.westedmall.c