Among the largest outdoor playgrounds in the Middle East, Al Barari Playground is a nature-inspired children's play destination set within the green Al Barari community of Dubai. Located between the Ashjar and Seventh Heaven developments, the playground sits amid the lush landscaping for which Al Barari is known, with much of the site given over to trees and planting. It is laid out as five distinct zones, beginning with Serenity Beach, a mini beach play area built around a pirate ship for ima.....

In the Nad Al Sheba district of inland Dubai about 10 kilometres south-east of the central downtown business district, Deep Dive Dubai is the deepest swimming pool in the world and one of the most technically extraordinary recreational diving facilities ever built. The 60-metre-deep purpose-built pool opened on 27 July 2021 at the NAS Sports Complex, surpassing the previous record-holding Y-40 Deep Joy pool in Padua, Italy (42 metres) by some 18 metres and establishing Dubai as the principal glo.....

Along the broader Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road corridor about 30 minutes south-east of central Dubai, Global Village is the largest seasonal cultural-and-shopping festival in the Middle East and one of the most heavily visited annual tourist attractions in the United Arab Emirates. The 1.6-million-square-metre seasonal festival site operates each year from late October through late April, with the entire site substantially reconfigured and reinstalled at the beginning of each new season. The .....

In the City of Arabia district of inland Dubai along Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road about 25 minutes south-east of central downtown, IMG Worlds of Adventure is the largest indoor theme park in the world and one of the most ambitious indoor entertainment venues ever constructed. The 1.5-million-square-foot indoor park opened on 31 August 2016 at a total construction cost of approximately 1 billion dollars, the result of a substantial private development by the Dubai-based Ilyas and Mustafa Galada.....

Inside Cityland Mall near Global Village, Oktopus Park by We Play is an indoor children's play park in the Wadi Al Safa area on the eastern edge of Dubai. It occupies a ground-floor unit in the garden-themed mall. The park is aimed at children from toddlers up to around the age of twelve, gathering a mix of soft play, interactive and creative zones under one roof. Its octopus theme runs through the design of the play areas. A central soft-play area offers slides, climbing structures and a larg.....