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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 cafés — filter by budget, mood and how you get around.

Places
44
Totally free
18
Avg. rating
4.6
Areas
16

Editor's picks

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
Free🏖️ Beaches
4.7(27k) Jumeirah & La Mer

Kite Beach

Free

Sunset Beach, Umm Suqeim
Free🏖️ 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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Mohammed Bin Rashid Library
Free
🎒 Solo

Mohammed Bin Rashid Library

4.8

Dubai Creek & Al Jaddaf

A stunning book-shaped library on the creek with free entry and quiet reading rooms.

Free9 am – 9 pm
Etihad Museum
Paid
🎒 Solo

Etihad Museum

4.6

Jumeirah & La Mer

The story of the UAE's founding, told in a striking manuscript-shaped building.

AED 2510 am – 8 pm
Kite Beach
Free
🎒 Solo

Kite Beach

4.7

Jumeirah & La Mer

Soft sand, food trucks, a running track and Burj Al Arab views — all free.

FreeOpen 24 hours
Sunset Beach, Umm Suqeim
Free
🎒 Solo

Sunset Beach, Umm Suqeim

4.8

Umm Suqeim

The quiet local beach with the most iconic sunset view of Burj Al Arab.

FreeOpen 24 hours
Alserkal Avenue
Free
🎒 Solo

Alserkal Avenue

4.6

Al Quoz

Converted warehouses full of galleries, indie cinema and specialty coffee.

Free10 am – 7 pm
The Dubai Mall
Free
🎒 Solo

The Dubai Mall

4.6

Downtown Dubai

1,200 stores, an ice rink, an aquarium and every cuisine imaginable under one roof.

Free10 am – Midnight
Museum of the Future
Paid
🎒 Solo

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
Dubai Marina Walk
Free
🎒 Solo

Dubai Marina Walk

4.7

Dubai Marina & JBR

A 7 km waterfront promenade beneath the marina's twisting skyscrapers.

FreeOpen 24 hours
Gold & Spice Souks
Free
🎒 Solo

Gold & Spice Souks

4.4

Deira

Glittering gold windows and sacks of saffron, frankincense and dried limes.

Free10 am – 10 pm
Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood
Free
🎒 Solo

Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood

4.6

Old Dubai & Bur Dubai

Wander sandy lanes of coral-stone houses and wind towers from the 1890s.

Free8 am – 10 pm
Dubai Creek Abra Ride
Paid
🎒 Solo

Dubai Creek Abra Ride

4.7

Old Dubai & Bur Dubai

Cross the historic creek on a wooden water taxi for just 1 dirham.

AED 15 am – Midnight
Mushrif National Park
Paid
🎒 Solo

Mushrif National Park

4.5

Mirdif & East Dubai

Ghaf forest trails, mountain biking and family picnic lawns on the city's edge.

AED 3–108 am – 10 pm