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Dubai skyline with Burj Khalifa at sunset

✦ 44 handpicked places across 16 neighbourhoods

Discover the Dubai locals love

Sky-high icons, AED 1 abra rides, flamingo lagoons and hidden cafΓ©s β€” filter by budget, mood and how you get around.

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44
Totally free
18
Avg. rating
4.6
Areas
16

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Featured places

The experiences we'd send our own friends to first.

Burj Khalifa: At the Top
Paid🎒 Entertainment
4.7(128k) Downtown Dubai

Burj Khalifa: At the Top

Ride to the 124th–148th floors of the world's tallest building for jaw-dropping skyline views.

AED 189–399

Kite Beach
FreeπŸ–οΈ Beaches
4.7(27k) Jumeirah & La Mer

Kite Beach

Free

Sunset Beach, Umm Suqeim
FreeπŸ–οΈ Beaches
4.8(16k) Umm Suqeim

Sunset Beach, Umm Suqeim

Free

Dubai Miracle Garden
Paid🌿 Nature
4.6(38k) Dubailand

Dubai Miracle Garden

AED 105

Al Qudra Lakes & Love Lake
Free🌿 Nature
4.7(8.9k) Desert & Al Qudra

Al Qudra Lakes & Love Lake

Free

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Burj Khalifa: At the Top
Paid
🎒 Entertainment

Burj Khalifa: At the Top

4.7

Downtown Dubai

Ride to the 124th–148th floors of the world's tallest building for jaw-dropping skyline views.

AED 189–3999 am – 11 pm
The Dubai Fountain
Free
🎒 Entertainment

The Dubai Fountain

4.8

Downtown Dubai

The world's largest choreographed fountain dances to music every 30 minutes after dark.

Free6 pm – 11 pm
Dubai Frame
Paid
🎒 Entertainment

Dubai Frame

4.5

Old Dubai & Bur Dubai

A 150-metre golden picture frame with old Dubai on one side and the new skyline on the other.

AED 509 am – 9 pm
Museum of the Future
Paid
🎒 Entertainment

Museum of the Future

4.6

Downtown Dubai

An immersive journey to 2071 inside a calligraphy-wrapped torus of steel and glass.

AED 16910 am – 9:30 pm
Ski Dubai at Mall of the Emirates
Paid
🎒 Entertainment

Ski Dubai at Mall of the Emirates

4.5

Al Barsha

Real snow, penguins and a 400 m slope β€” inside a shopping mall in the desert.

AED 265–46510 am – 11 pm
The View at The Palm
Paid
🎒 Entertainment

The View at The Palm

4.5

Palm Jumeirah

A 240-metre-high observation deck with 360Β° views of the Palm's fronds.

AED 100–27510 am – 10 pm
Dubai Marina Dhow Dinner Cruise
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🎒 Entertainment

Dubai Marina Dhow Dinner Cruise

4.5

Dubai Marina & JBR

Glide past glittering towers on a traditional wooden dhow with a buffet dinner.

AED 99–1808 pm – 10:30 pm
Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo
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🎒 Entertainment

Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo

4.5

Downtown Dubai

Walk through a 48-metre tunnel beneath sharks, rays and 140 species of marine life.

AED 199–39910 am – 11 pm
IMG Worlds of Adventure
Paid
🎒 Entertainment

IMG Worlds of Adventure

4.4

Dubailand

One of the world's largest indoor theme parks, with Marvel rides and dinosaurs.

AED 36512 pm – 10 pm
Dubai Opera
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🎒 Entertainment

Dubai Opera

4.7

Downtown Dubai

A dhow-shaped theatre hosting ballet, musicals, comedy and orchestras.

AED 185–1,50010 am – 11 pm
Coca-Cola Arena Live
Paid
🎒 Entertainment

Coca-Cola Arena Live

4.6

City Walk & Al Wasl

Dubai's biggest indoor arena for global concerts, comedy and sport.

AED 150–1,0006 pm – 11:30 pm
The Green Planet
Paid
🎒 Entertainment

The Green Planet

4.4

City Walk & Al Wasl

A four-storey indoor rainforest with sloths, toucans and free-flying birds.

AED 175–21510 am – 6 pm