Dubai Mall, Dubai: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

The Dubai Mall sits at the base of the Burj Khalifa in Downtown Dubai, covering over 500,000 square meters of retail space—one of the largest shopping complexes in the world by total area. The mall contains over 1,200 retail outlets, a 22-screen cinema, and the Dubai Aquarium, which holds 10 million liters of water behind a 32.8-meter-wide acrylic viewing panel, one of the largest in the world. The Dubai Dino, a 155-million-year-old Diplodocus skeleton, stands in the main atrium. The mall draws over 80 million visitors annually. is just one of many options in Dubai. Major attractions worth considering include Bluewaters Dubai, Dubai Water Canal, and The Dubai Fountain.