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1. Burj Khalifa

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4.6/5
5,136 reviews
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No.1 of Best Things to Do in Dubai
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Calvin Lee_Calvin Lee_I bought a ticket for the 8:00 show, but I actually went in after 6:00. The entire viewing platform is very small and can't accommodate too many people. Many people have been occupying the glass windows, and it takes a long time to take pictures.
Dubai
925m from downtown
From 32.22
Opens at 09:00

2. The View at the Palm

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4.6/5
398 reviews
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No.2 of Best Things to Do in Dubai
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Derek.ZDerek.ZThe fast track is very convenient, almost no need to queue The VIP floor is worth buying. I was the only one on the top floor I had a panoramic view of the entire Palm Island all to myself. It was so beautiful! I paid an additional 100 dirhams to find a photographer to take life photos
Dubai
16.6km from downtown
16% off
22.29
From 18.65
Opens at 09:30

3. Museum of The Future

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4.5/5
271 reviews
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No.3 of Best Things to Do in Dubai
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Anonymous userAnonymous userInteresting to visit once has many interesting storylines about futuristic inventions
Dubai
2km from downtown
From 32.22

4. Palm Jumeirah

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4.6/5
488 reviews
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based on 1,538 reviews
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2024 Asia 100 - Best Things to Do
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学校🏫学校🏫## Jumeirah Palm Island: Is the golden dream on the steel palm leaves worth going? ** If you want to witness the ambition of human beings to transform nature, this place is a spectacle; but if you pursue the relaxation of a beach holiday, the price is not as good as a public beach**. **The core shock is on the macro scale and engineering miracles. **Take the light rail into the "palm leaf stalk", the two sides of the billionaire mansion such as white keys arranged, the Atlantis hotel at the end such as the mythical castle on the final stage **This moment understands what the visual hegemony of "artificial islands"**. The most amazing at dusk: the sunset dyes the arced breakwater into a golden ring, as if the Persian Gulf wears a crown. **Two high-light experiences: **-**Atlantis Hotel**: Free crossing the giant aquarium corridor, 6.5 10,000 fish swim on the arched glass top; Pay to experience the Water World Adventure Park's Faith Leap Slide - **Palm Leaf Point Beach Club**: Exclusive view of the Persian Gulf, the Sailing Hotel mirrors the Burj Khalifa **Invisible cost warning:** Limited public areas, **High-quality beaches are mostly private hotels** (one-day admission fees often exceed ¥500); light rail fares are high and only lead to the main road; food and beverage prices double. **Summary: ** The essence of this island is a landscape symbol** of ** huge capital. It is worth checking in quickly to cross the light rail and overlook Atlantis. Feel the wild imagination of humans to use desert as canvas. But if time is tight, the viewing platform overlooks the panoramic view enough to land and explore, and it is easy to fall into the fascination of consumerism.
Dubai
16.8km from downtown
Free entry
Opens at 10:00

5. The Lost Chambers Aquarium

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4.4/5
663 reviews
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based on 6,601 reviews
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2025 Global 100 – Family-Friendly Attractions
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学校🏫学校🏫## Jumeirah Palm Island: Is the golden dream on the steel palm leaves worth going? ** If you want to witness the ambition of human beings to transform nature, this place is a spectacle; but if you pursue the relaxation of a beach holiday, the price is not as good as a public beach**. **The core shock is on the macro scale and engineering miracles. **Take the light rail into the "palm leaf stalk", the two sides of the billionaire mansion such as white keys arranged, the Atlantis hotel at the end such as the mythical castle on the final stage **This moment understands what the visual hegemony of "artificial islands"**. The most amazing at dusk: the sunset dyes the arced breakwater into a golden ring, as if the Persian Gulf wears a crown. **Two high-light experiences: **-**Atlantis Hotel**: Free crossing the giant aquarium corridor, 6.5 10,000 fish swim on the arched glass top; Pay to experience the Water World Adventure Park's Faith Leap Slide - **Palm Leaf Point Beach Club**: Exclusive view of the Persian Gulf, the Sailing Hotel mirrors the Burj Khalifa **Invisible cost warning:** Limited public areas, **High-quality beaches are mostly private hotels** (one-day admission fees often exceed ¥500); light rail fares are high and only lead to the main road; food and beverage prices double. **Summary: ** The essence of this island is a landscape symbol** of ** huge capital. It is worth checking in quickly to cross the light rail and overlook Atlantis. Feel the wild imagination of humans to use desert as canvas. But if time is tight, the viewing platform overlooks the panoramic view enough to land and explore, and it is easy to fall into the fascination of consumerism.
Dubai
17.5km from downtown
58% off
29.39
From 12.16
Opens at 09:00

6. Dubai Frame

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4.6/5
237 reviews
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No.5 of Best Things to Do in Dubai
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学校🏫学校🏫## Dubai photo frame: is the gilded fable connecting time and space worth going? ** If you are interested in ** architectural semiotics and urban fables, you can check in quickly; if you pursue a deep experience, ** the price/performance ratio is weaker than other landmarks **. **Core value in concept rather than content:** -**Visual wonder**: 150 meters high gold foil covers the giant frame to stand in the desert, "framed" the old city of Deiler and the new city skyscrapers in a surreal attitude, forming physical cutting lines of the past and future -** "crossing" ritual**: take the panoramic elevator to the top corridor, **All glass floor trail**Stepped at a height of 100 meters, the traffic at your feet is like ant colony shuttle between the old and new cities, the sense of vertigo and philosophy are intertwined **Two high-light moments:** 1.**The top floor of the "Future Gallery"**: Interactive screen slide to switch the mud wall room in the 1930s and the AI city concept map in 2080, Time and space compressed in a moment 2.**The bottom museum hidden mystery**:4D The device simulates the desert storm to attack the traditional market, and the metaphorical narrative of Dubai's transformation is completed in the sound and light vibration. **Reality considerations: ** - The tour is about 40 minutes, **Tickets ≈¥200 ** - The top corridor is easy to shake, Those who are afraid of heights should be careful to enter the glass trail - there are no linkage attractions around, it is recommended to arrange the itinerary in the old city of Deiler **Summary: ** This is essentially a ** expensive city billboard**, but when you stand on the glass covered bridge, the left eye is the smoke rising from the spice market. Right eye is the Burj Khalifa laser beam piercing the night sky, will instantly read Dubai's ambition code - sealed with a gold frame, is a nation's eternal exhibition of self-transformation.
Dubai
4.5km from downtown
From 9.67

7. Desert Safari Camp

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4.6/5
617 reviews
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No.6 of Best Things to Do in Dubai
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学校🏫学校🏫## Dubai Desert Camp: Bedouin Fable under the Stars ** Worth going? ** If you want to get a trace of the original Arab soul in commercialization, this is the most cost-effective cultural slice** but be sure to lower your expectations of "wildness". **The core value is the triple time-space crossing: ** -** dusk sand rush**: take a 4×4 off-road vehicle to rush down the 45-degree dunes, the weightlessness moment the yellow sand is like a golden waterfall (choose traditional camels to watch the sunset more quietly melt gold) -**Camp ritual sense**: barefoot into the Bedouin account group, Smell the saffron roast leg of lamb in the campfire, ** Haina tattooist fingertips flowing thousands of years of pattern** - ** Starry sky hegemony**: After staying away from light pollution, the Milky Way is like a broken drill, lying in an Arab cushion and listening to Udqin sing "One Thousand and One Nights" Select section **Highlight experience hidden in details: ** - **Eagle Trainer Dawn Show**: Masked black robe arms hunting , wild tremor of gold and your eyes **Sand painting bottle workshop**: Seal colorful quicksand into glass bottles, solidify desert chromatography **Secret moment**: In the early morning, climb the dunes alone, watch the crescent and the Dubai skyline resonate in the violet morning light **Reality barrier: ** - **The performance is strong** (belly dancers may be Eastern European faces) - The basic package includes instant Arabic coffee, hand-made beans are charged separately - The temperature difference between day and night is huge (Noon 40℃/Late Night 15℃) **Summary: ** This is not a real nomadic life, but a carefully choreographed desert fairy tale**. When the bonfire goes out and dives into the wool blanket and looks up at stars older than the Burj Khalifa lights, you will forgive those performance marks because the stifling starry sky really belongs to the Bedouins four thousand years ago.
Dubai
36.8km from downtown
From 18.04
Opens at 09:00

8. Dubai Gold Souk

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4.5/5
720 reviews
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based on 3,724 reviews
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No.7 of Best Things to Do in Dubai
FyzahashimFyzahashimDubai Gold Souk: The Treasure MarketLocation: Deira, near Al Ras Metro • Opening hours: 10am – 10pm (some close during Friday prayer) • Bargain-friendly: Yes! Negotiation is part of the experience • Type of gold: Mostly 22K & 24K • No need to buy to enjoy — it’s like walking through a golden museum!
Dubai
7.8km from downtown
Free entry
Opens at 08:00

9. Zabeel Park

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5.0/5
16 reviews
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学校🏫学校🏫## Zalbi Park: The future oasis in the desert is worth going?** If you want to witness how Dubai tamed the desert with money, this is an ecological miracle class; if you seek natural wild fun,** artificial traces are too heavy to disappoint you**. **Core shock in contradictory aesthetics:** -**Glass pyramid pierces dunes**: 72 meters high light-transmitting cones rise in the golden desert, the interior is suspended tropical rainforest waterfalls roar, and the monarch butterfly flocks in the cold fog pass over the imitation Maya temple **The sense of violation of the science fiction film scene is its magical place** - **Vertical Farm Dark Technology**: lettuce on the spiral shelf is adjusted by AI purple red light waves, desert sunlight through the prism decomposed into a crop-specific spectrum, can be called modern alchemy **Highlight experience trio:** 1. **Twilight "desert-oasis" tipping point**: The sunset cuts the pyramid into a half-gold and half-green Yin and yang body, standing on the observation deck and touching hot sand grains and cold water mist 2. **Night swimmer dome**: In the blue light cave, transparent tree frogs jump on electronic ferns, AR glasses unlock the flow trajectory of plant nerve signals 3. **Secret coffee lab**: Taste AI climate-modulated "desert concentration", coffee beans from the park's top-floor solar farm **Reality barrier: **-**Tickets ≈¥350** comparable to Burj Khalifa-Outdoor trail at noon surface temperature exceeds 60 ℃, **Recommended night entrance** - "Sustainable" doubt: maintain rainforest daily water consumption = 200 Dubai households **Summary:** This is essentially a ** ecological theme futuristic exhibition venue**. When you stand at the top of the pyramid, watch the spray irrigation system draw a rainbow under the moonlight, and the tanker lights in the distance When the Persian Gulf flickers, you will read Dubai's ultimate allegory - every inch of green that humans grab from the desert is a redemption to nature.
Dubai
4.3km from downtown
Closed

10. Global Village

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4.6/5
211 reviews
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based on 5,730 reviews
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2025 Global 100 – Family-Friendly Attractions
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Lady KwenadiLady Kwenadi🌍✨ A World in One Place — Global Village is Magic! ✨🌍Global Village is hands-down one of the best cultural experiences on the planet. Imagine walking through Morocco, Japan, Africa, India, Europe, and the Americas — all in one evening. The pavilions are bursting with life, color, music, and smells that instantly transport you across continents. It’s like taking a round-the-world trip without a passport!🎭 The live shows are world-class, with everything from Bollywood dancing and African drumming to acrobats and fireworks that light up the Dubai sky.🛍️ The shopping? Unreal. Authentic handicrafts, spices, silks, teas, and treasures you won’t find anywhere else.🍢 The food? A full-on feast. Turkish ice cream, Thai noodles, Emirati sweets, Mexican tacos — it’s a global buffet under the stars.🎢 Even the theme park rides are fun for all ages — from kids to thrill-seekers.It’s more than a theme park or market — it’s a celebration of humanity. Whether you’re a tourist or a local,
Dubai
15.3km from downtown
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