One Day in Sharjah: Honest Thoughts & Highlights

Known as the "Cultural Capital of the Arab World", Sharjah offered a mix of hits and misses — here’s my real review! 📌 Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization 🏛️ Totally worth it! Interactive displays and beautiful artifacts showcasing Arab civilization. 👍 📌 Rain Room 💧 Needs booking — failed to get in 😅 Went to a local pet market instead. Lots of parrots 🦜 and surprisingly not smelly! 📌 Sharjah Fort Museum 🏰 Just a quick look from outside. Not a must-visit. 📌 Heart of Sharjah ❤️ Very quiet and empty when I went… didn’t feel particularly special. 📌 Blue Souk (Central Market) 🏛️ Nice from the outside, but not much to see or buy inside. Spent the morning sunbathing on the hotel beach 🏖️, and rushed through the afternoon. Overall… it was okay. Maybe my expectations were too high as the “cultural capital” — but since it’s only 30 mins from Dubai, it’s still worth a trip. The Islamic Civilization Museum was the highlight 🏆, and the food was great too — only 58 AED for a meal! 😲 (Usually spending 50-100 AED per person elsewhere.) Don’t come? You might regret it. Come? You might not regret it either. 😉 #Sharjah #SharjahTravel #HeartOfSharjah #RainRoomSharjah #SharjahFood #UAE #UAETravel #Dubai #DubaiTrip