Dubai is famous for its many world-class attractions, such as the Burj Khalifa, shopping malls complete with large aquariums and indoor ski slopes. But Dubai also has a wealth of cultural attractions and things to do in the city, in addition to all the modern glamour.
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The excellent Dubai Museum is located in Al Fahidi Fort, which was built in 1787 to defend Dubai Creek and was officially opened in 1971. You will find ancient artifacts from the heritage of the Emirates, or from Asian or African countries that are commercially linked to Dubai, and you will find exhibits about life in Dubai before oil.
The walls of the fort in the Dubai Museum were built from ancient coral bodies and held together with lime, the upper floor is supported by wooden columns, and the roof is built from a mixture of palm fronds, plaster and mud.
Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa is one of the main tourist attractions in Dubai, with a height of 829.8 meters, it is the tallest building in the world. This tower is considered one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world, it contains modern elevators, and you can watch the sunset completely from it when you are at the bottom.
And when you go up the elevators, you can see its absence again from another place. The Burj Khalifa contains offices, hotels and shopping malls. Also, for most visitors, a trip to the observation deck on the 124th floor is a must, and cannot be missed while roaming the city.
Heritage and Diving Village
The Heritage and Diving Village, in addition to the museums, is one of the tourist areas in Dubai that displays the old heritage life in the city. The Heritage Village was also built near the Diving Village in 1997 in Old Shindagha.
Dubai Mall
The Dubai Mall is the city’s premier mall and one of the best places in the city to visit for a day of shopping and indoor activities to keep the kids busy.
It also provides entry to the Burj Khalifa, as well as the Dubai Aquarium.
It also has a snow rink, a games area and a cinema complex, if you want more entertainment possibilities.
Burj Al Arab
Burj Al Arab is the world’s first and most important 7-star hotel, built to resemble a ship’s sail at 321 metres, dominating Dubai’s skyline as the fourth tallest hotel in the world.
The Burj Al Arab is also one of the most photographed architectural structures in the world, and is also consistently voted the most luxurious tomb in the world and the most interesting tourist attraction in Dubai.
Dubai Marina
Dubai Marina is one of the modern tourist attractions in Dubai, and it is distinguished by a wonderful backdrop of high-rise buildings and towers and amazing views. Its tourist features include:
- It has gained worldwide fame as one of the best tourist places in Dubai.
- Visitors are allowed to stroll and walk between the designated crossings to enjoy the outdoors.
- In addition to eating in the most wonderful restaurants and cafes with stunning views.
- You can also rent good yachts and enjoy the sea.
Miracle Garden in Dubai
It is called “Dubai Miracle Garden” and is also known as the Flower Garden. It is located in Dubai Land, next to the Arabian Ranches area, and contains more than 45 million flower patterns spread over an area of 72,000 m2.
Most of these flowers are found for the first time in the Arabian Gulf region, so it is truly considered one of the most important tourist attractions in Dubai. It is characterized by the precision of its design, and it has been nominated to enter the Guinness Book of Records for containing a pyramid of flowers with a height of (10) meters, and its base has an area of approximately (144) square meters.
Dubai Fountains
There in the area of the tallest tower in the world, you will see the most amazing fountains, and in fact you will be facing the largest dancing fountain in the world. It also has other advantages, and the most important of them are:
- It extends over an area of 30 acres of the man-made Burj Khalifa Lake.
- The lake also shoots water up to 500 feet, which is equivalent to the height of a 50-story building.
- It is also one of the most prominent tourist attractions in Dubai.
Global Village
Global Village is one of the most important tourist attractions in Dubai. For the past fifteen years, Global Village has provided cultural entertainment along with a world-class shopping experience to millions of visitors, with live shows and wonderful cuisine.
Authentic handicrafts and goods from different countries await you in the many national pavilions in Global Village.
Palm Jumeirah
It is the largest man-made island in the world, and appears to the viewer as a palm tree made up of a trunk, a crown, 17 fronds, and a crescent moon wrapped around it. It is also one of the most wonderful tourist places in Dubai.
Dubai Creek
Dubai Creek is one of the important tourist attractions in Dubai. It is the sea tongue that runs through the center of the city and divides it into Deira Dubai and Bur Dubai.
- Visitors can also take the ferry and old wooden boats.
- You can also discover the old commercial port with many historical as well as modern city landmarks.
- A stroll along the Creekside Corniche also offers a fascinating glimpse into Dubai’s commercial heritage.
Ski Dubai
One of the most important tourist attractions in Dubai is Ski Dubai, the first indoor ski resort in the Middle East.
Its tourist features include:
- In addition to being the city’s first ski resort, it has a truly unique and enchanting beauty.
- It also provides an amazing snowy environment for skiing, or even just having fun in the snow.
There are many and varied tourist attractions in Dubai, as it is famous for many charming places, such as the Miracle Garden, and other charming places.
So Dubai is really a great choice for entertainment.
Dubai Land
It is considered one of the largest tourism initiatives undertaken by the emirate’s government, where tourists can practice their various hobbies, as it has golf courses, vast areas for horse riding, a sports city, and there is also car racing, which includes all the international conditions for this sport.
Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
It was established for the purpose of protecting desert plant and animal life that may be threatened with extinction. The reserve’s management conducts exploratory programs and many studies through which the movements and lifestyles of these rare animals are monitored, in addition to other programs to cultivate some rare desert plant species.
In it, the largest area of the desert is protected, as well as wildlife, including endangered plants and animals. The movement of animals, their reproduction and lifestyles are monitored, and special desert plants are planted to protect them, and everyone spends a safari day.
Water park
It is considered one of the most famous water parks in the world, and visitors come to it from different parts of the world. It contains the Aqua Manzil, which is considered the second largest aquarium in the world, with an area of approximately (80) square kilometers, in addition to (24) games related to slides, artificial waves, and many other water games.
Bastakiya
It is one of the old neighborhoods of Dubai, consisting of a heritage building consisting of one or two floors at most, where wealthy families who came from the Bastak region in southern Iran lived. The neighborhood is built in the style of wind towers, which in ancient times constituted a local architectural style that relied on ventilating the house and reducing the high temperature.
Gold Market
It has more than 300 gold shops, and contains more than ten tons of gold, making it the largest gold market in the world.
Dubai Fountain
It is a fountain equipped with 6600 lights and 25 light shows that send light to 80 meters. The show is accompanied by various music with water spraying from the high fountains. The Dubai Fountain was designed on a dancing water system, and takes up 30 acres of the area of the artificial Burj Khalifa Lake in the middle of Dubai. The Bellagio Hotel Company in the Las Vegas Valley designed these fountains and they are fun to look at.