Infinite Road
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Dubai → Abu Dhabi

Down the Gulf coast between two skylines. Tap a numbered dot and listen.

Narrated by The Storyteller 141 km · about 79 min · 16 stories

The stories

In order along the route. Tap a dot on the map, or play them here.

  1. 1
    Dubai, Dubai

    The Museum of the Future

  2. 2
    Dubai, Dubai

    Dubai's Rapid Urban Evolution

  3. 3
    Dubai, Dubai

    The Engineering of Palm Jumeirah

  4. 4
    Jebel Ali, Dubai

    Growth of Jebel Ali Free Zone

  5. 5
    Jebel Ali, Dubai

    Jebel Ali Port's Global Reach

  6. 6
    Jebel Ali, Dubai

    The Relaunch of Palm Jebel Ali

  7. 7
    Jebel Ali, Dubai

    The Ambition of Dubai Waterfront

  8. 8
    Ghantoot, Abu Dhabi

    The Life and Vision of Sheikh Zayed Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3

  9. 9
    Ghantoot, Abu Dhabi

    The Life and Vision of Sheikh Zayed Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3

  10. 10
    Ghantoot, Abu Dhabi

    The Life and Vision of Sheikh Zayed Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3

  11. 11
    Al Rahba, Abu Dhabi

    Bedouin Desert Survival Traditions

  12. 12
    Al Shahama, Abu Dhabi

    Traditional Pearl Diving Heritage

  13. 13
    Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi

    Yas Island's Modern Transformation

  14. 14
    Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi

    The Trucial States and the Path to Union Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3

  15. 15
    Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi

    The Trucial States and the Path to Union Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3

  16. 16
    Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi

    The Trucial States and the Path to Union Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3

Where the stories come from

Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.