MINNEAPOLIS – Robots or Indian maidens? Shopping or nature? Bubba Gump Shrimp or a picnic? It’s the Mall of America versus Minnehaha Park. With 11 daily nonstop flights between Delta hubs Detroit and Minneapolis and many flights connecting there, the Twin Cities is a familiar sight to travelers, or at least the airport is. If you have a few hours to spare for a brief Minneapolis interlude but can’t stray far from the airport, both destinations are just minutes away. Here’s a scorecard to help you choose which nearby sight to see:

Convenience cachet

The mall is four stops (10 minutes) south of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport if you take the Hiawatha 55 light rail transit line.