Dubai Mall — Dubai, UAE

Dubai Mall commands 80 million visits annually, making it the world’s most frequented retail destination. Its 5.9 million square feet house 1,200 stores, an Olympic-sized ice rink, and an indoor aquarium containing 33,000 marine animals. The Dubai Fountain, the largest choreographed fountain system globally, performs nightly shows. The mall directly connects to the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building on earth. In terms of pure visitor volume, Dubai Mall outperforms West Edmonton Mall by a factor of 10 to 1, and attracts 30 million more guests per year than the average top-10 global shopping center.