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The world's tallest building is rising in Jeddah, and it has company: new theme parks, museums, resorts and arenas are taking shape across the Middle East. Each landmark below carries its current opening status.
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At a glance
Each project here grows out of a national plan, so they arrive with airports, hotels and new neighborhoods around them. We check announced dates against official and reliable sources and update this page as timelines change. Where a date has not been confirmed, we say so.
UAE's new landmarks
Frank Gehry's design will be the largest Guggenheim in the world. Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism has announced opening day as December 11, 2026. See the Saadiyat Cultural District.
Official site ↗The UAE's national museum, designed by Foster + Partners, opened in December 2025 and tells a story spanning 300,000 years.
Official site ↗A landmark beachfront integrated resort with a soaring hotel tower and marina. Wynn Resorts has announced a September 2027 opening. Read more on Wynn Al Marjan Island.
Official site ↗Three famous Las Vegas hotel names on one island near the Burj Al Arab, about 1,400 rooms in all. MGM Resorts is guiding to the second half of 2028. See MGM, Bellagio and Aria Dubai.
Official site ↗The first Sphere outside the United States, with a giant LED exterior and up to 20,000 guests. Construction is targeted to finish by the end of 2029. Details on Sphere Abu Dhabi.
Official site ↗Disney's seventh resort destination, built and run by Miral with Disney Imagineers leading the creative design. No official opening year yet. Read about the Disney theme park on Yas Island.
Each has its own page within our guide to Saudi Vision 2030.
Designed to be the world's tallest building and the first to pass one kilometer. Construction is under way again; completion date to be confirmed. See Jeddah Central and Jeddah Tower.
A giant cube-shaped landmark planned as the heart of a new downtown for Riyadh. Read about New Murabba and the Mukaab.
A city built around entertainment, sport and culture, with theme parks, a motorsport circuit and arenas. See the Qiddiya project.
Island and desert resorts by Red Sea Global, the first of which are already welcoming guests, with more opening in phases. Explore Red Sea Global.
The birthplace of the Saudi state, at-Turaif, surrounded by a new district of museums, hotels and dining. Read about the Diriyah project.
Where to stay
Many of these landmarks sit beside established resort areas. Stay among the theme parks on Yas Island or by the museums on Saadiyat Island. For property, see investing near the new landmarks.
Not everything here is in the future. The Louvre Abu Dhabi, the Zayed National Museum and the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi already form a cultural cluster on Saadiyat. Dubai's Museum of the Future, Riyadh's Boulevard districts and the first Red Sea Global resorts are all welcoming guests now.
The pace of openings means a return visit always shows something new. A traveler who came to Abu Dhabi five years ago would now find two new national museums; one who returns in 2027 will find the Guggenheim open and the Wynn tower on Ras Al Khaimah's skyline.
"Open" means we have confirmed the place is operating. "Opening" plus a year means the developer or government has publicly announced that year. "To be confirmed" means no official date has been set, even if one has been reported in the press. We revisit these labels regularly.
For the region's long-range events calendar, including Expo 2030 Riyadh and the 2034 FIFA World Cup, see the events calendar.
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