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A quiet place with some nice restaurants.
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A beautiful coastal running and cycling track stretches for about 7 km from the mouth of Dubai Canal all the way to Burj Al Arab. One of the few places in Dubai where you can see native Emiratis enjoying their time alongside expats from all over the world in the evenings. There are bike rental stations along the way (mobile data and a credit card needed though).
This hotel building offers beautiful views toward Burj Khalifa from its 53rd floor observation deck. There is a 25-m glass floor walk and a ride on a glass slide included. For another dirham a walk along the edge of this building floor can be booked.
A restored traditional Emirati-style two story building used as a summer residence by Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, one of the founders of UAE, and father of the present ruler of Dubai.
A beautiful planned park and one of the oldest parks in Dubai. It is a favourite for sports enthusiasts, and many visitors enjoy playing tennis, volleyball, and soccer. Children love playing games in the video arcade, or riding the Ferris wheel and bumper cars. The park even has a maze to wander through. Barbeques and picnic areas are available for those who want to make a day of it. It has lakes where you can take a boat ride and a hill that offers panoramic views of this beautiful lush green park and the gigantic Dubai skyline. But as of 2017, infrastructure are old disused and it have construction work.
The largest mosque in the city, and a wonderful example of Islamic architecture. It was built in the medieval Fatimid tradition with the interior decorated with elaborate Arabic calligraphy. It is one of few mosques in the city open for visits by non-Muslims; the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding conducts special tours for non-Muslims to help promote understanding of Islam. Guided tours are available on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday beginning at 10:00, followed by a question-and-answer session. The mosque is an especially great place to visit in the evening when it's dramatically illuminated by floodlights.