10 Most Famous and Iconic Streets in the World
By: M.
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Champs-Elysees in Paris, France
Photoby _Robert C_ on Flickr  This 1.9 km long avenue, which is known as "The Most Beautiful Avenue in the World" (La plus belle avenue du monde), is one expensive piece of real estate! There are numerous cafes, cinemas, luxury stores (e.g. the flagship store of Louis Vuitton is found here) etc on this famous street. It forms part of the historic axis of Paris, together with Arc de Triomphe and other monuments. The streets are lined with horse-chestnut trees.
Info: http://www.champselysees.org/champselysees/
Rua Augusta in Lisbon, Portugal
PhotoBy bubbahop
This is a lively pedestrian street with mosaic pavements, outdoor cafes, international shops, and the occasional street artist and peddler. Immigrants from Africa and South America offer items of wood, metal, or leather, while other vendors sell books, souvenirs, sunglasses, paintings, t-shirts, and anything else to attract the crowds passing by.
This street will be familiar to those who have seen the movie Gulliver's Travels, in which the Lilliputians wheeled Ted Danson, as Gulliver, through the arch.
Info: http://www.golisbon.com/
Psirri in Athens, Greece
Photo by My Athens Guide
The place of Athens nightlife. This is a neighborhood within the old part of the city of Athens in Greece. Psiri is the centre of night life in Athens located right in the centre (Monastiraki) bording with Plaka in one side and with Omonia in the other side. Psiri looks different in day - it is interesting place during the day and magic in the night. Sometimes there so big crowd that you can not walk through. And it takes you quite long time to move from one bar to the next even it is just 25 meters! Many people thats the reason why to go there! This place living from 10 pm until early in the morning.
Info: http://www.greece-athens.com/
Passeig De Gracia in Barcelona, Spain
PhotoBy Jaypiddy
Passeig de Gràcia is both one of the major avenues in Barcelona and also one of its most important shopping and business areas, containing several of the city's most celebrated pieces of architecture. It is located in the central part of Eixample, stretching from Plaça Catalunya to Carrer Gran de Gràcia. In terms of the cost of renting or buying property anywhere in this avenue, Passeig de Gràcia is nowadays regarded as the most expensive street in Barcelona and also in Spain, ahead even of Calle Serrano in Madrid.
Source: Wikipedia
Las Vegas Boulevard/The Strip in Las Vegas, NV, USA
PhotoBy Omar Omar
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately 4.2-mile (6.8 km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada. The Strip lies in the unincorporated areas of Paradise and Winchester. Most of "the Strip" has been designated an All-American Road.
Many of the largest hotel, casino and resort properties in the world are located on the Las Vegas Strip. Nineteen of the world's 25 largest hotels by room count are on the Strip, with a total of over 67,000 rooms. One of the 19, the Las Vegas Hilton, is an "off-Strip" property but is located less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of the Strip.
One of the most visible aspects of Las Vegas' cityscape is its use of dramatic architecture. The modernization of hotels, casinos, restaurants, and residential high-rises on the Strip has established the city as one of the most popular destinations for tourists.
Source: Wikipedia
Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy
PhotoBy tysonwilliams.com
A Roman square, an execution venue during the Middle Ages and one of the most photographed places in Florence, the piazza is simply a must-see. Its stately palazzo is complemented by the Loggia della Signoria, the Uffizi Gallery, the 14th-century Palace of the Tribunale della Mercanzia and the 16th-century Uguccioni Palace. Even if not visiting any of these structures, a mere look around discloses a number of architectural treasures, such as the equestrian statue of Cosimo I by Giambologna, the 16th-century Fountain of Neptune by Bartolomeo Ammannati and many others.
Info: http://www.europe-cities.com/
Times Square, NYC, USA
Times Square, the most bustling square of New York is known for its many Broadway theatres, cinemas and supersigns. It is one of those places that make New York a city that never sleeps.
At the end of the 19th century, New York City had expanded up to 42nd street and the area was becoming the center of the city's social scene. In 1904, the New York Times built the Times Tower on 43rd street just off Broadway to replace the premises in Downtown. The square facing the building was called the Longacre square, but was soon renamed Times Square. The name is now used for the area between 40th and 53rd street and 6th and 9th avenue.
Info: http://www.aviewoncities.com/nyc/timessquare.htm
Las Ramblas, Barcelona, Spain
Photoby gaz4650
Las Ramblas in Barcelona is approximately 1.2 kilometres long with Port Vell (near the cruise port terminal) at the Southern most end and Placa Catalunya at the northern most end.
If you have your back to Port Vell and you are looking up towards Catalunya along the Ramblas on your left hand side is the Raval area and on your right-hand side is the Barri Gotic (or Gothic Quarter).
Attractions along the Ramblas including live performances, human statue art, artists that will draw your portrait or caricature, as well as established attractions like: Wax Museum
Erotica Museum ( Museu de l' Erotica) - La Rambla, 96 (be prepared to see some interesting toys), Christopher Columbus monument and Modernist Boqueria Market.
Info: http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/
Bourbon Street , New Orleans, USA
Bourbon Street is a famous and historic street that spans the length of the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. When founded in 1718, the city was originally centered around the French Quarter. New Orleans has since expanded, but "The Quarter" remains the cultural hub, and Bourbon Street is the street best known by visitors.
The street is home to many bars, restaurants, strip clubs, as well as t-shirt and souvenir shops. The upper end of Bourbon Street towards Canal Street is home to many of the French Quarter's strip clubs. These include Rick's Cabaret, Temptations, and Larry Flynt's Barely Legal Club. Towards the central section of Bourbon Street one can find many famous bars including Johnny White's, The Famous Door, Razzoo and The Cat's Meow.
Source: Wikipedia
Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Scotland
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Buchanan Street is currently regarded as Glasgow's main shopping thoroughfare, lanscaped in 2000 and running parallel between Queen Street and West Nile Street, linking Sauchiehall Street and Argyle Street. A notable feature of the street is it's statue to Donald Dewar.
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