5 Best Day Trips from Dubai

"Built in 1937, the palace of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was opened as a museum in 2001. Inside, many of the family's rooms and delegation areas are still preserved as they were. It's not an expansive museum, but much of the building and its surroundings are well-preserved and offer an accurate glimpse into the life of UAE royalty. Docents are helpful in navigating some of the rooms, as well as explaining their original purpose: The internal gate, decorated with verses from the Quran, leads to rooms used for international delegations. There's also an upper majlis, which received guests, and even a coffee room." - Laura Ratliff