Dubai Mall / Dubai Fountain

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The world's most visited shopping mall, with about 1,200 stores, an aquarium and an indoor ice rink. Outside, the Dubai Fountain shoots water up to 150 metres high to music every night.

The Dubai Mall opened in 2008. With a total floor area of over one million square metres, it is one of the largest and most visited shopping malls in the world, drawing more than 100 million visitors a year. Inside are about 1,200 shops, from luxury brands such as Chanel and Louis Vuitton to fast fashion such as Zara and H&M. There are also several attractions in their own right: a huge viewing window into the Dubai Aquarium that spans two floors (free to view, while entry to the underwater zoo costs about AED 200), an Olympic-standard indoor ice rink, a VR park, KidZania, a children's career-experience city, the Kinokuniya bookshop, The Souk, which recreates the alleys of old Dubai, and the 'Diver' waterfall sculpture. There are plenty of Chinese restaurants and food courts, so you can easily spend a full day here. On Burj Lake outside the mall is the Dubai Fountain, designed by the team behind the Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas. It is 275 metres long, with jets up to 150 metres high, choreographed to Arabic, classical and pop music. Shows run daily at 13:00 and 13:30 (on Fridays at 13:30 and 14:00), and from 18:00 to 23:00 every half hour in the evening. Viewing is free. Good spots include the lakeside walkway, the Apple Store terrace and the floating bridge over the lake (about AED 20). You can also take a traditional wooden boat for a closer look at the show on the lake (about AED 65). From Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station, it is about a 10-minute walk via the covered walkway. Weekend evenings are extremely crowded, so arrive 20 minutes early to claim a spot.

Opening hours

10:00–24:00 (until 01:00 on weekends); fountain shows at 13:00, 13:30, and every 30 minutes 18:00–23:00

Shopping · Fountains · Aquarium · Family-friendly

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