Dubai is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. It is a city that boasts its ultramodern architecture, luxury shopping, and the best tourist attractions you will find anywhere in the world. The tallest observation wheel, the highest skyscraper, the largest aquarium, and the tallest fountain, you’ve got it all in Dubai. Read on to discover interesting places that are newly opening in 2021 and places that are old favorites!
- Zayed National Museum
The museum was announced in 2007 and will be opened on Saadiyat Island, which will become the Saaiyat Cultural District. This 44,000 square meter museum will be a memorial to the late Sheikh Zayed, the founding president of the UAE. The most striking feature of the museum is the shape of its steel wings, inspired by falcons’ wings. Sheikh Zayed had a passion for falconry and conservation. Each steel wing of the building will showcase a different gallery space.
The core gallery is “Sheikh Zayed: Life and Times.” There will be a “Falconry and Conservation Gallery,” which will focus on Sheikh Zayed’s passion for falconry. Like this, each gallery will showcase the country’s history and culture. It will also show you its most recent economic and social transformations.
The Zayed National Museum is a must-visit. Set within a landscaped garden, the building and the space enclosed within is a breathtaking sight. Make sure to plan a trip to this place that is set to open in 2021.
- Al Qana
No, the Al Qana is not a building or a single place. It is a whole district filled with the best in dining, adventure, retail, and much more! Al Qana will also be home to the biggest Aquarium in the Middle East!
The Al Qana is a stretch of 2.4 kilometers of waterfront, connecting the two water banks with elegant bridges. Visitors can stroll along the length of this enchanted place and have an unforgettable experience. Al Qana will have an abundance of water shows, concerts, gaming hubs, and adventure sports. The key attraction in Al Qana is the National Aquarium. It is going be home to around 35,000 creatures, belonging to 300 different species. Things get even crazier because the aquarium will also have a seven-meter long python!
With most of the attraction being complete, we can expect this place to open to the public sometime in 2021. Don’t forget to add this place to your tour plan.
- Ain Dubai (Dubai Eye)
If you thought that the High Roller in Las Vegas or the Singapore Flyer is the tallest observation wheel there ever was, think again! The Ain Dubai will be 250 meters in height compared to the High Roller, which is 165 meters. The Ain Dubai was supposed to open during October 2020, but due to the global pandemic, it will likely be open during the World Expo in October 2021.
The Dubai eye will stand atop the Bluewaters island and be able to carry 1400 passengers at a time, in 48 capsules. Some of these capsules will be fine-dining pods that you can book for a special occasion. There will even be a licensed bar!
Ain Dubai is the next biggest attraction that Dubai is going to be known for. Make sure to visit, and then you can tell your friends that you have seen the tallest wheel in the world.
- The Museum of The Future
The Museum of The Future will be the showcase of a new era. Visitors will be able to see, touch, and interact with an immersive futuristic experience. A monument of all-things-future, if you can imagine it, then it is possible!
Shaun Kilia of Kilia Design, the mastermind behind the elliptical design, says that the void at the center of the elliptical building represents the unknown future. Cut out of the panels of the building are lines of poetry written by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is Dubai’s ruler.
The official website of the Museum of The Future says: “(we) strive to be a place of tolerance where varied cultural, philosophical, social and spiritual outlooks are welcome.” The main goal of this museum is to invite people to conceive of a better future for humanity. To showcase a world that has adapted to major shifts in climate, material production, and economics. The Museum of the Future will be opened to the public during October 2021, in time for the World Expo 2021.
- Dubai Miracle Garden
Launched on Valentine’s Day in 2013, the Miracle Garden is the most beautiful in the world. Spanned across 72000 square meters, the garden is also the largest natural garden in the world, with 50 million flowers and 250 million plants!
The garden is open from October to April every year and closed from May to September because of high temperatures. This place is a must-visit if you want to see the world’s largest flower structure (Guinness World Records) in the form of an Airbus A380. The garden also features plant structures of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Huey, and all the famous characters from Walt Disneys’ Mickey Mouse.
Take a stroll through this garden and breathe in the fascinating and mind-blowing pieces of art made of plants and flowers!
- Ski Dubai
Do you want to go snow skiing in the middle of a desert? It is possible in Ski Dubai, an indoor ski resort spanning 22,500 square meters.
The resort maintains a temperature of -1 degrees Celsius throughout the year, and you know what? There are real penguins who are let out several times a day. You can book to directly interact with them!
Equipment like skis and jackets are provided with the ticket. You can take your skills to the next level by trying out different types of ski slopes with varying levels of steepness and difficulty!
- Palm Fountain
Go to Dubai to see an extravagant show featuring the largest fountain in the world! Opening on the 22nd of October in 2020, there will be a fountain show from 7 PM to 12 AM daily. The show features popular songs from genres like pop, Khaleeji, classic and international. Each show will last 3 minutes with a gap of 30 minutes between them.
So set down a schedule, and make sure to visit the Palm Fountain. Get spell-bound by the most magical fountain show with around 3000 LED lights to light up your night!
- Motiongate
If you are a fan of all things Hollywood, then you must go to Motiongate. It is a theme park that is filled with joyful (and sometimes scary) roller coaster rides, movie-themed restaurants, and retail outlets.
Take a full day off, and spend your time in this theme park with 27 immersive rides, 15 live entertainment experiences, and good food from the themed restaurants. You can also buy original movie posters and artifacts from the retail shops. The Hunger Games, The Smurfs, Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, and many more themes for you to experience in real life!
Even if you don’t want to go anywhere else in Dubai, you have to go to Motiongate theme park. You will have the best adrenaline pumping and the most exciting day of your life.
So there you have it! Go to these most interesting places in Dubai, and you will see the world’s biggest/tallest/most beautiful attractions there are to see. Make a list of the places in Dubai that you want to go to in 2021 and also be a part of the first few to visit the newly opened places.