Okay we’re not going to go on about how The Dubai Mall is the largest mall in the world (in terms of its total area, obvs) or how it’s perhaps the most visited shopping and leisure destination or even that it welcomed around 62 million visitors last year.

Instead, let’s talk about why it’s a bucket list on its own!

1. It has some quirky design elements

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2. It’s home to luxury brands

3. And high-street fashion too

4. It has an aquarium, not just any aquarium. It is one of the largest suspended tanks in the world 

5. And a rainforest-themed café

6. It offers views of the The Dubai Fountain

7. It has access to The Address Dubai Mall hotel

8. You can get lost in the book store Book World by Kinokuniya

9. Its candy store (which has a candy tree) will bring out the child in you

10. You can spot an original dinosaur skeleton in the mall

11. It has an Olympic-size ice-skating rink with occasional snow sessions (yup, snow in the desert)

12. It’s a bridge away from Souk Al Bahar

13. It has pretty good valet service

14. And some very cool store designs and windows

15. You can buy almost everything in here

16. You can dine at the waterfront restaurants

17. Or the cute cafés

18. Children can have fun at the interactive edu-tainment centre Kidzania

19. You could become the captain of an A380 flight in the realistic simulator

20. The mall has an entire section with shops selling gold and diamonds

21. You can buy your tickets and visit At The Top, Burj Khalifa from here

22. You can watch a movie at The Dubai Mall

23. And perhaps in the fanciest way possible

24. You can spend hours at the indoor theme park Sega Republic

25. On cheat days you can visit the food court

26. And on New Year’s Eve, you get a view of the stunning fireworks from the waterfront area

27. In case of an emergency, you’re sorted!

28. You don’t have to stress about last minute groceries