City: Kuwait City
Top Things to do in Kuwait City
Top 10 Free Things to do in Kuwait City, Kuwait
The economic, cultural, and political capital of Kuwait, Kuwait City sits on the shores of the Persian Gulf, and is a mixture of exclusive Western-style hotels, designer shopping malls, traditional Islamic architecture, street markets, and still war torn buildings. The painted steel Kuwait Towers are the symbol of the city, and feature a viewing platform and restaurant looking out over Kuwait. Visit the Sadu House to learn about Bedouin culture and shop for handmade crafts and fabrics.
Restaurants in Kuwait City
1. The Avenues
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,897 reviews
One of the largest shopping and leisure destinations in Kuwait
Reviewed By Fa6om2015 - Kuwait City, Kuwait
Basically its a one stop for all The biggest mall in kuwait and one of the biggest in the middle east. Its got everything basically Delicious restraunts Lots of fun activities for kids.. magic planet, ice skating, snow park, sand park Its huge so get some walking shoes if you plan on going there Shops are fantastic too got everything you need under one roof Go there regularly! P.s tried the new hotel,, hilton great place to stay if you're visting for a short break
2. Souk Al-Mubarakiya
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 904 reviews
Reviewed By alneebari - Kuwait City, Kuwait
It's the best traditional market in kuwait Very old shops and restaurant with coffee shops Very good place to spend more than 5 , 6 hours I recommend for all to see Kuwaiti traditional thing
3. Grand Mosque
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 536 reviews
TOURS ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL THE 15th OF MARCH. The Grand Mosque of Kuwait is the 8th largest mosque in the world. The mosque welcomes visitors for FREE guided tours, during weekdays from 9:00-10:45 am and from 5:00-7:00 pm.
Reviewed By CSElblanco - Cassino, Italy
Due to an unplanned stopover flight I spend 2 days in Kuwait City and visited the Mosque. The Mosquee is huge and marvelous but I'm actually writing not a review of the Mosque but only thank the Mosque Staff for it's great welcome and the great hospitality. They served us fresh drinks and food and guided through the Mosque's areas explaining and teaching us about Mosque history. Thank you again and greetings from Italy.
4. Old Kuwaiti Souq Market
5. Amricani Cultural Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By RLTB1
The Amricani Cultural Centre is one of the best museums in Kuwait. The museum covers artifacts from the region from ~7,000 BC onward. Some of what is impressive about this museum is the age of the artifacts and the sophistication in the design of those artifacts. For example, most bronze statues from the Ancient Roman Empire were melted down for other uses in subsequent times, such that few such metal statues remain. By contrast, this museum has a few metal statues from thousands of years prior to Ancient Rome. For example, the museum exhibits a large female metal statue of a goddess, a metal statue of a man pulling a bull, and a metal statue of a ram with a candelabra on top, just to name a few. The museum exhibits artifacts demonstrating sophisticated cultures in the region from many millennia ago. It is remarkable that these artifacts have lasted thousands of years. As another example, this museum has one of the oldest Persian rugs in the world. Also of note is an extensive collection of sophisticated jewelry pieces, often made of gold and/or other precious metals / stones. For example, the museum displays serpentine gold bracelets for a male ruler from many millennia ago. This museum is on par with the Freer-Sackler Galleries in Washington D.C. To review all pieces in detail, it could take a few hours. The museum’s exhibits are in both Arabic and English. There are no audio guides or pamphlets in Arabic or English. You may be able to arrange for an English or Arabic-speaking guide. For several hours in the day, the museum sees very few visitors. You may have this museum all to yourself.
6. Al Hamra Luxury Centre
7. Historical, Vintage & Classic Car Museum
8. National Evangelical Church
9. Salhiya complex
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By TAREQ_SLR - Kuwait City, Kuwait
A beautiful complex with all the luxurious ????international deals, the pleasure of shopping and the delicious restaurant service, and this prestigious old complex has a lot of unforgettable memories.
10. Holy Family Cathedral Parish
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By saronic - Zurich, Switzerland
On my way down the Arabian Gulf street I was surprised to see just before arriving at the Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre a not too small Cathedral Complex in warm sandstone colours, surrounded by a wall. Walking into it I came to an open space, covered by a tented roof with the cathedral proper to the left and a newer Parish Halls building to the right, with two small white skeleton towers. After the Amir of Kuwait had granted this piece of land to the Catholic Church, the then bishop commissioned the architect Emilio Tenca from Milan to build a cathedral. Its consecration was in 1961, but soon the building was too small, so an expansion took place with the opening of the Parish Halls structure in 1997. Here can be found the halls: St. Pedro Pio, Holy Family, Virgin Mary and Good Shepherd. A special feature outdoors is the semi-circular structure with a statue of Mary, Mother of God. The Cathedral named after 'The Holy Family in the Desert' is the seat of AVONA (Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia), which includes Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia (where the building of churches is not allowed, being the country of the Islamic Holy Sites). With the construction of a new cathedral in Bahrain the seat of AVONA should move to that country. The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia includes the countries of Yemen, Oman and the UAR with the bishop's seat in Abu Dhabi. As in all the oil-rich countries of the Arabian peninsula there is quite a high number of Christians in the workforces here. This can be seen here at Kuwait's cathedral complex with the masses being given at different hours in following languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Arabic (mainly people from Lebanon), Coptic, Tagalog (Philippines), Sinhala (Sri Lanka), Malayalam (Kerala), Tamil and Konkani (Goa).
