9. Shopping At The World’s Largest Shopping Mall
There’s a Bloomingdale’s and Galeries Lafayette, which are both the only outlets in the Middle East. Whatever you are looking for, it’s bound to be there, along with some unique amenities. The world’s first ever gold dispensing ATM was installed at the Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace Hotel in the Dubai Mall in 2010.
The machine itself is covered with a thin veneer of gold and naturally is under armed guard 24/7. The Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo is also located in the Mall, along with the Dubai Dino (a genuine Diplodocus longus dinosaur skeleton from the Late Jurassic Period) and much more. It’s easy to grasp why it’s the most visited mall in the world, with 80 million or more visitors every year.
8. Checking The View From The World’s Tallest Building
The 2,717 foot Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest building, and still remains a remarkable sight in this city of man-made miracles. At about twice the height of New York City’s, Empire State Building, its sleek towers rise to the skies above a city characterized by a postmodernist’s dream of geometric skyscrapers in gleaming glass and steel.
Even against this futuristic skyline, the Burj Khalifa stands out with a triple tower design in the shape of an abstract Hymenocallis flower. At more than 160 stories, it’s the tallest free-standing structure in the world along with the tallest building.
Likewise, it contains the highest occupied floor and observation deck in the world. You can take the elevator with the longest travel distance to the 148th-floor observation deck, which is a staggering 1820-plus feet or 555 meters in the air, with luxury lounges available for cocktails to sip on as you ponder the view from way up above.
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