The Dubai Mall is one of the biggest shopping centers in the world. I found that I couldn't get to grips with it even after two different visits over two separate days, and even when I used the mall's own app to navigate. But I did find that it was filled with entertainment options to break up the shopping, like selfie rooms and a giant aquarium. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. The Dubai Mall is the world's biggest shopping mall by land area, and I was curious to see what it was like to experience more than 10 million square feet of shopping in a city known as one of the most luxurious on Earth.