Grapevine Mills is an enclosed shopping mall in Grapevine, Texas, United States, in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The single-floor mall is located on State Highway 121 near Grapevine Lake, north of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The mall is nearly in size; it is the second-largest mall in Tarrant County, behind only North East Mall in Hurst.
The mall was opened in 1997 by The Mills Corporation and is currently operated by Simon Property Group. Like most Mills malls, Grapevine Mills contains a mixture of off-price retailers, restaurants, and entertainment venues.
Grapevine Mills was announced in 1996 as a major retail development in suburban Texas. The ordinance for the project was approved by city officials on January 16, 1996. Construction began on June 26, 1996. The mall would follow the Mills Corp.'s "shoppertainment" model, blending retail outlets with colorful architecture.
Grapevine Mills opened on October 30, 1997 as a joint venture between The Mills Corporation, the KanAm Grund Group and Simon DeBartolo Group. It was one of the first malls to use the "Mills experience", which involved bringing in major department stores and outlet stores as anchors, as well as off-price retail chains and large stores that offer a wide range of products. Mills-owned malls also had "Entertainment Zones" that included restaurants, games, and movie theaters. In 1999, the Polar Ice rink opened at the mall.
In July 2002, Simon Property Group sold its shares in the mall. In November 2002, the ESPN X Games Skate Park opened at the mall. In January 2007, Mills Corp accepted a $1.35 billion buyout offer from Brookfield Asset Management. The following month, Simon Property Group offered $1.6 billion for the company, and Mills accepted the higher offer. As part of the acquisition, Simon Property Group, alongside Farallon Capital, took over the 38 malls owned by the Mills Corp. at the time, including Grapevine Mills.
In 2009, Simon Property Group announced that Merlin Entertainments would add a Legoland Discovery Center inside the mall. It opened on March 25, 2011, with inside the space that had housed Woodward Skatepark. Lego-themed attractions included an interactive laser ride, a 3D movie and a play area for kids. In October 2011, the city council approved an expansion of Legoland at the mall.
In May 2010, Simon announced plans to build the Sea Life Grapevine Aquarium. It was constructed across from the new Legoland in the former space of the GameWorks video game arcade. It opened on July 12, 2011. At the time of opening, the aquarium had over 30 displays, a 160,000 gallon tank with a tunnel for guests to walk through and a tide pool where visitors could interact with certain animals.
In 2012, the city of Grapevine approved $14 million for renovations of the mall. The mall's new look was based on the newly renovated Opry Mills Mall in Nashville, Tennessee, and Simon announced the renovation plans in April 2014. Renovations began were completed in June 2016, which included the redevelopment of Grapevine Mills' food court into the Dining Pavilion @ Grapevine Mills. New stores were added, such as Michael Kors, Under Armour, Coach, and H&M.
In January 2017, FieldhouseUSA, an indoor sports facility, opened at Grapevine Mills. In February 2019, the first Peppa Pig World of Play store in the United States opened at Grapevine Mills. On May 11, 2022, Meow Wolf announced that The Real Unreal, which later opened on July 14, 2023. In 2025, Burlington closed a portion of its store, which was sectioned off and converted into a Primark.