Extreme sports fans are probably familiar with base jumping, paragliding, or bouldering in distant corners of the earth. As it turns out, Dubai has a little something for everyone, even adrenaline junkies. We are talking about the longest urban zip-line in the world.
It is a 1.7-mile-long zip line (that’s longer than the Golden Gate Bridge!), and those who venture it can almost fly above the Dubai marina at 90mph.
Chain, Chain, Chain
If putting this list together has taught us anything it's that Dubai is a big fan of gold. With gold ATMs and the largest gold market in the world, it's no surprise that Dubai holds the world record for the longest gold chain.
The record was set in 2015 by the Dubai Gold & Jewelry Group, which has created a 22K gold chain that's a little longer than 18,116 ft. That's about as long as 78 Boeing 747s lined up nose to tail!
Smelling the Flowers
They say everything is bigger in Texas, but if we had to guess, we would say Dubai is not far behind it. In fact, we think that soon enough, the common phrase would be 'everything is bigger in Dubai'.
Home of the tallest building in the world and holder of numerous Guinness world records, Dubai is big on spectacles. One such spectacle (and world record) is the largest flower structure in the world. It is essentially a life-size sculpture of an Emirate Airbus A380 made of flowers.
Sleeping With the Fish
When planning a trip, one of the first things you want to take care of is accommodation. And we believe that about halfway through going over this list, you made sure that Dubai is on your personal bucket list. If you feel like splurging on your trip to Dubai and guarantee that your hotel room has an ocean view, consider staying at one of the Atlantis underwater suites.
Atlantis has two suites (Neptune and Poseidon) that are completely submerged under the water of the Persian Gulf, meaning you can sleep with thousands of marine creatures swimming in your walls.
You Can Literally Have Gold for Dessert
Those of you who are familiar with the ancient story of King Midas know he wished he could turn everything he touches into gold. At first, he enjoyed the newfound riches, but that's also what made him starve to death as all the food he touched turned to gold too, which he obviously couldn't eat. Well, apparently Midas has never visited the Scoopi Café in Dubai.
Scoopi Café serves gold ice cream, which is the most expensive ice cream in the world. This luxurious dessert is served in a Versace bowl and consumed with the help of a gold spoon.