6 of the best · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
What’s New and What’s Being Built in Abu Dhabi
The Guggenheim opening on Saadiyat, Etihad Rail’s passenger trains, Disney’s announced park on Yas, the investment zones and Hudayriyat Island. We give status, not prices.
Our 6 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated November 2026
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Three Abu Dhabi moments we keep going back to: the Grand Mosque in the late afternoon, the light under the Louvre’s dome, and a kayak into the mangroves at high tide.
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Opens 11 December 2026
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
The last of the great Saadiyat museums, opening on 11 December 2026.
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Open
Etihad Rail passenger trains
The national passenger railway, linking Abu Dhabi with Dubai, Al Dhaid and Fujairah.
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Developments
Works and projects 6
What’s open and what’s coming.
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Announced
Disneyland Abu Dhabi
Disney’s first theme park and resort in the Middle East, announced for the Yas Island waterfront.
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Open
Etihad Rail passenger trains
The national passenger railway, linking Abu Dhabi with Dubai, Al Dhaid and Fujairah.
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Opens 11 December 2026
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
The last of the great Saadiyat museums, opening on 11 December 2026.
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Open, still growing
Hudayriyat Island
Modon’s sports island off Al Bateen: Surf Abu Dhabi, Circuit X and the Marsana waterfront.
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Growing
Investment zones
Fifty investment zones open to buyers of all nationalities, after eight more were approved in 2026.
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Open, still growing
Saadiyat Cultural District
Louvre, Zayed National Museum, the Natural History Museum and teamLab; the Guggenheim to come.
