Dubai Attractions

Most tourists in Dubai rarely venture beyond the hotel beach or the shopping mall. The city is no cultural paradise but does have a small number of museums and heritage attractions. On the fun side, the Wild Wadi Water Park is well worth a visit and Dubailand, when it opens, will add a whole new dimension to the city.

Name Details
Al Ahmadiya School Museum of education.
Bastakia Quarter One of the city’s most picturesque heritage sites.
Burj Al Arab Although a hotel, this is one of Dubai's major tourist sights.
Children's City Educational centre for children between two and fifteen years old.
Dubai Museum Offers a fascinating insight into the city’s heritage and culture.
Heritage and Diving Village Living museums where visitors can look back in time and explore Dubai’s past.
Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding Offers numerous tours and activities.
Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House Once the home of Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai between 1912 and 1958.
Ski Dubai Indoor ski slope.
Souk Area Home of numerous traditional Arab markets.
Wild Wadi Water Park Arabian-themed water park.

Planned Attractions

If you think Dubai is pretty impressive now, you'll really be impressed with what's in the pipeline.

Name Details Completion Date
Aqua Dunya Theme Park The largest theme park in the Middle East. 2009
Burj Dubai Set to become the world's tallest building. 2008
Cirque du Soleil Modern circus. 2010
Dubai Sports City Mixed-use sports-orientated development. 2010
Dubai Zoo New zoo at Dubailand. 2009
Dubailand Mega-project twice the size of Disney World. 2020
Great Dubai Wheel The world's largest observation wheel. 2009
Marvel Theme Park Will feature rides themed around Marvel comic book superheroes such as Spiderman, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four. 2011
Restless Planet Educational theme park. 2008
Snowdome Indoor ski resort. 2008
Universal City and Studios Dubailand Theme park. 2010

Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding

The Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding is based in the Bastakia Quarter of Dubai and was established with the aim of removing the barriers between people of different nationalities [more]

Latest News

Jun 19, IMAX theatre to open at Meydan

IMAX Corporation have announced that they have signed and agreement to install an IMAX theatre at Meydan, a commercial and residential project in Dubai incorporating the Meydan Racecourse. The advanced motion picture system is expected to be installed by the end of 2009.

The first IMAX theatre in the UAE opened at the Grand Megaplex cinema at the Ibn Battuta Mall in 2005 and features a screen measuring 44 feet tall and 70 feet wide.

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