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on Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In this video we'll share our experience at the
Dubai Museum and Al Fahidi Fort in Dubai. Our Dubai Museum and Al Fahidi fort guide will
help and guide you for your visit while you're in Dubai. The Dubai Museum and
Al Fahidi Fort is located on the south of Dubai Creek in the AL Souk, Al
Kabir area at 8 58 Street. A convenient way to get there is by the Dubai Metro
Green line. You can get there by taking the Dubai Green Line and exit at Fahidi
metro station which is stop 25. From the Fahidi metro station it will take
about 10 to 15 minutes to walk there. Walk towards Al Fahidi Street. ask a local
for directions if you're not sure. If you take the Metro public bus exit at the
Fahidi bus station and walk to the dubai museum. f you want detailed information
on Dubai Metro or bus, watch Dubai public transportation video or go to hip.com
hipfig.com for the link on the Dubai museum page. Another convenient way to get
to the Dubai Museum and Fahidi fort is by taxi or hop on hop off bus. In Dubai
there are two companies which offer hop-on hop-off bus service: big bus and
sightseeing bus. We took the big bus as it was part of our smart destinations Go
Go Dubai Card package. The big bus stop is right in front of the Dubai Museum and
Fahidi Fort. We even got free tickets to the Dubai Museum and Fahidi Fort from the
attendants on the big bus. We highly recommend the Go Dubai card. For example
we got two enormous meals at top restaurants, the Burj Khalifa at the top
tickets, the Atlantis waterpark, a desert safari
dinner package, Dubai aquarium and underwater zoo, and Dubai
mall ice skating rink, a Dubai Creek dinner cruise, a cruise through the palm, and Ski
Dubai. There were even a few more attractions included in our package that
we didn't have time for. It also include the big bus. It saved us about $300 us
for each person. If you think the Go Dubai card deal is useful to you, buy
through the Go Dubai card link at hip.com on the dubai museum and fahidi fort
page. The Fahidi fort built in 1787 was built as a fort and residence and
later in Arsenal for artillery and weapons as well as a prison. Then it was
renovated in 1971 as the Dubai museum. The Dubai Museum and Fahidi Fort display the
history of Dubai. We arrived at the dubai museum and fahidi fort late in the
afternoon. We went to the ticket booth and entered in some small hallways and
then to the centre of the fort which had some displays. In this part we saw some
weapons in the center of the Fahidi fort. There's a model of local boats and
bamboo houses with their traditional furniture. We didn't have a guide or
pamphlet with us so we were a bit confused. It seemed a bit sparse as we
only saw a few exhibits around the fort area but then we discovered that you
have to go down to the underground museum. Follow the exit signs to the
small door and it will take you down to the underground museum. In 1995 the
underground museum was established and added to the old fort. The underground
museum consists of wings: the monument wing displays antiques as well as
pottery, weapons, tombs, buildings, and urban communities. The wing of dubai
contrasts the past and present. You see a market in the 1950s in this wing that
displays the common Dubai market with displays of vendors, shops, and goods sold
in those times. There's also the traditional home of masjid wing. The
Oasis wing, the desert- stories of water and desert at night. There also the
astronomy and natural phenomenon wing and a sea wing which provides a glimpse
into the shipbuilding and manufacturing of shipping equipment
the profession of pearl diving, and the marine life of the Arabian Gulf. At the end of
the underground museum the exit leads to a street exit. The Dubai Museum is an
interesting museum to understand the growth of Dubai. It will take you an hour
or more depending on your interest. We combine our visit to the Dubai Museum
and Fahidi Fort with a visit to the Gold Souk and spice souk. We took the big bus
as they had a stop in front of the gold souk and spice souk, otherwise you should
take a taxi or a metro across the creek. The area Bur Dubai where the Dubai
Museum and Fahidi Fort are located is great to walk around. It's a treat in itself.
A visit to Dubai Museum and Fahidi Fort and the surrounding area is a great introduction
to the cultural identity of Dubai
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