A well-known city of United Arab Emirates , Dubai is a famous place and also a place that many people want to visit . The city of Dubai is almost competing with the developed countries . Dubai is rightly called as the City of Gold. With the myriad choices, Dubai offers on every individual’s platter, one is spoilt for choices . Dubai ranks 1st for luxury homes in the world. Dubai has many amazing places that attract visitors every year and here are top 10 places to visit in Dubai .
1. Burj Khalifa
The tallest skyscraper in the world, Burj Khalifa , is a place that visitors always want to see when they arrived at Dubai . This building is a world-class destination and the magnificent centerpiece of Downtown Dubai, Dubai’s new urban masterpiece. It is the tallest man-made structure in the world, standing at 829.8 m (2,722 ft). Burj Khalifa is surrounded by an 11 ha (27-acre) park designed by landscape architects SWA Group.The design of the park is also inspired by the core design concepts of Burj Khalifa which is based on the symmetries of the desert flower, Hymenocallis. The park has six water features, gardens, palm lined walkways, and flowering trees. At the centre of the park and the base of Burj Khalifa is the water room, which is a series of pools and water jet fountains. In addition the railing, benches and signs incorporate images of Burj Khalifa and the Hymenocallis flower.
2. Burj Al Arab
a luxury 7 Star hotel located in Dubai, Burj Al Arab also known as the third tallest hotel in the world . The Burj Al Arab soars to a height of 321 metres. Burj Al Arab holds only 28 double-story floors which accommodate 202 bedroom suites. The smallest suite occupies an area of 169 m2 (1,820 sq ft), the largest covers 780 m2 (8,400 sq ft). The Burj Al Arab is very popular with the Chinese market, which made up 25 percent of all bookings at the hotel in 2011 and 2012.
3. Wild Wadi water park
Escape to a fun place , Wild Wadi is a suitable and a comfortable place for you having some fun with your friends or family . This water park located in Dubai and situated in front of the stunning Burj Al Arab, Wild Wadi offers 30 rides and attractions for all the family. Wild Wadi is themed around the tale of Juha, a known character from the Arabian folklore.
4. Dubai Fountain
The world’s largest choreographed fountain system set on the 30-acre manmade manmade Burj Khalifa Lake , Dubai Fountain . The fountain is 900 ft long and has five circles of varying sizes and two central arcs. It is designed by California-based WET, the creators of the Fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas. Over 6,600 WET Superlights – the most advanced incandescent large fountain lights available today – and 25 colour projectors create a visual spectrum of over 1,000 abstract attractions.
5. The Dubai mall
The world’s largest shopping and entertainment destination, The Dubai mall , it is part of the 20-billion-dollar Downtown Dubai complex, and includes 1,200 shops. It is a heaven for those shopping lovers. ), the Dubai Mall has a total internal floor area of 5.9 million square feet (55 ha) and leasable space of 3.77 million square feet (35 ha). The Dubai Mall expansion to welcome 100 million visitors an alternate Fashion Avenue Entrance with valet parking has been set up in the parking lobby of Fashion Parking Level 3 to assure seamless visitor experience. All parking areas & valet services remain available across the mall.
6. Dubai creek
Natural seawater creek , Dubai Creek , located in Dubai . The creek was first dredged in 1961 to permit 7 feet (2.1 m) draft vessels to cross through the creek at all times The Creek, a natural sea water inlet which cuts through the centre of the city, is the historic focal point of life in Dubai. The seawater Dubai Creek winds its way from the trading port on the Gulf to the Ras al Khor bird sanctuary on the desert edge of Dubai.
7. The world
Located in the waters of the Persian Gulf, 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) off the coast of Dubai , the world is a group of man made various small islands constructed in the rough shape of a world map. It will consist of 300 small private artificial islands divided into four categories – private homes, estate homes, dream resorts, and community islands. Each island will range from 250,000 to 900,000 square feet (23,226 to 83,613 square metres) in size, with 50 to 100 metres (164 to 328 feet) of water between each island. Need place to relax after a long walk , or want to experience staying on the island that place is the best place for you.
8. Ski Dubai
Want to ski in the Middle east , Ski Dubai is where you should go . It was designed well with amazing snow setting . This indoor resort features an 85-meter-high indoor mountain with 5 slopes of varying steepness and difficulty, including a 400-metre-long run, the world’s first indoor black run, and various features (boxes, rails, kickers) that are changed on a regular basis. An extremely efficient insulation system helps the facility maintain a temperature of -4°C (30° F) during the day and −6 °C (21° F) at night when the snow is produced. Ski Dubai will offer winter clothes , ski and snowboard equipment to visitors.
9. Dubai Museum
The oldest existing building in Dubai, which was build in 1787 , Dubai Museum is main national museum in Dubai. It includes local antiquities as well as artifacts from African and Asian countries that traded with Dubai. It also includes several dioramas showing life in the emirate before the advent of oil, in addition to artifacts from recent discoveries as old as 3000 B.C.
10. Global Village
A place of entertainment , and the world largest tourism , Global village. This place has been providing cultural entertainment along with an international shopping experience to millions of visitors. Every year, it has 6 million visitors over an area of 17,200,000 sq ft (1,600,000 m2).Many attractive things such as thrilling rides, games and firework displays will make you feel amazing and wont be disappoint visiting this place.