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Towers along Arabian Gulf Street

Seafront & museums

Salmiya & Hawalli

The corniche, the aquarium and private collections

Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

East of the capital, Salmiya is Kuwait’s busiest seafront: beaches, cafés and the Marina along Arabian Gulf Street, the Scientific Center’s aquarium and, inland, some of the country’s most rewarding small museums.

Salmiya sits on a cape at the eastern end of the Kuwait City coastline. Its seafront is the place to join residents for an evening walk, a coffee or a swim — the promenade runs past the Marina Crescent, small public beaches and the headland of Ras Al-Ardh, from where ferries leave for Failaka Island.

Inland, Hawalli and its neighbouring districts hold two very different treasures: Bait Al-Othman, a heritage museum about life in Kuwait before and after oil, and the Tareq Rajab Museum in Jabriya, a family collection of Islamic art, manuscripts and jewellery assembled over half a century.

Families head to the Scientific Center at the tip of the peninsula, with its aquarium, IMAX theatre and harbour of historic dhows.

Salmiya & Hawalli

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