The World’s 7 Best IKEAs to Bring Your Family To

If you have ever had to furnish a house, office, or apartment, the chances are good that you've had to stop in an IKEA store at least once in your life. Some people like to joke about how you have to assemble most of the items from scratch, but even with that, the stores are impressive. You could spend hours walking around IKEA and get ideas for bedrooms, kitchens, backyards, living rooms, and more. However, have you been in the best IKEAs?

This list showcases seven different IKEA stores around the world that will truly blow your mind. Some of the stores on this list are amongst the largest in the world. There are also IKEA stores here that sell recycled goods and others that are almost entirely sustainable and environmentally friendly. If you are an IKEA super-fan, make it a point to visit every one of these seven stores.

One of the best IKEAs you can ever visit is located in the middle of gorgeous Greenwich. This store has many unique features that help both the business and the community. One of the features is that this store is very sustainable. It has a BREEAM certification, which is the award for sustainable construction. That means the store produces little waste and is made of environmentally friendly materials.

When you visit the IKEA in Greenwich, you can do so much more than shop for housewares. The store has a rooftop pavilion and garden that you can use at your leisure. You can go up there and relax without paying a dime. The store also hosts meditation and yoga classes throughout the day, so you can chill out and relax.

One of the largest IKEA stores in the entire world can be found in South Korea. Altogether, the store is a whopping 635,000 square feet. That's larger than the immense Louvre museum and much larger than most mansions. Needless to say, if you don't find what you need for your home there, you won't find it anywhere.

The Gwangmyeong store is easily one of the best IKEAs because it has something for everyone and for every need. This store has more that 9,000 home products, 65 showrooms, three floors of parking, two floors of office space, and all of the Swedish meatballs and Korean dishes you could hope for during a shopping trip.

Believe it or not, IKEA has been around since 1958. They make their very first store in Älmhult, Sweden. If you are a fanatic, you can visit the original site and get a real kick as you visit what stands there now: The IKEA Museum.

You may be wondering if there's a point to visiting the museum, and we're here to tell you there is, especially if you like to shop. After you take the tour and learn about the long history of the Swedish brand, you can walk through the gift shop and discover the products that you can't purchase anywhere else. Afterward, stop and get some meatballs because they sell them there too.

One of the most unique and best IKEAs is in Japan. You wouldn't recognize it at first. This is a concept store that has a storefront that is made almost entirely of glass. This store is a fraction of the size of the warehouse you're used to, but it still holds many great products.

This is a smaller store that is made for smaller homes. The store still has close to 9,500 items, but many of them are unique pieces that are perfect for apartments and tiny dwellings. One of the best parts of this store is that they have a lot of great food. There's a Swedish cafe and tons of unique menu offerings, including plant-based noodles.

Located in Eskilstuna, Sweden, the IKEA Secondhand Store has all the best products but without the guilt of hurting the planet. This is a relatively new store that opened in 2020. The idea is to test a store where all of the products are environmentally friendly. Everything that you buy here has either been recycled or reused.

So how is this new Secondhand Store doing? Pretty great, actually. After operating for only a couple of years, the store has made a decent profit. The store will now remain open for a couple more years to see how successful it continues to be. So, you still have time to visit.

One of the best IKEAs on earth is located in Austria. This store, which opened in 2022, has quite a unique look. It's meant to look like the shelving units sold at IKEA. Technically, the store is made up of many different glass-walled pods. It looks like a huge 32x32 shelving unit. Each unit has IKEA products that you can purchase. On top of the building, there is a rooftop terrace which is beautiful and free to use.

In addition to looking really cool, the IKEA in Vienna, Austria is also super sustainable. Each floor is loaded with potted plants which make the air cleaner. The building is also equipped with solar panels and efficient cooling and heating systems.

Finally, no list of the best IKEAs would be complete without a visit to the huge IKEA store in Germany. Fun fact, Germany is the country with the most IKEA stores. There are 53 stores in the country. That's more than in Sweden, where the company originated. This huge yellow and blue IKEA building is a sight to see.

If you happen to get a chance to visit this German IKEA, you'll be amazed. That's because this immense store is over 462,000 square feet. That makes it the second-largest IKEA store in all of Europe. It also gives many stores in the United States a run for their money. There's no way you can walk in here and not find at least one thing to buy.