1. Champs Elysees, Paris, France
Embodying all the celebrated beauty of Paris, the Champs-Elysees is generally regarded as the grandest street on the planet. Moreover, it is also known as the most beautiful street in the world. Home to illustrious monuments like the Arc de Triomphe, the thoroughfare is also strewn with luxury shops, cafes, hotels, and boutique hotels. No visit to Paris would be complete without a stroll along the Champs-Elysees.
2. La Rambla, Barcelona, Spain
Connecting Plaça de Catalunya with Port Vell’s Christopher Columbus Monument, this central Barcelona street is like a party that never sleeps. Frequented by tourists and locals alike, La Rambla has its own energy and symbolic beauty. Filled with cafes, bars, restaurants, shops, and street performers, it is one of the best-loved stretches in all of Europe. People who have walked the street have often lamented that it had an end as they wished it would go on and on.
3. Las Vegas Strip, Nevada, US
Perhaps the best lit street on the planet, the Las Vegas Strip is known world-wide for its magnificent displays of illuminated signs, luxury hotels, and, of course, casinos. Tourists come from all over the world to shop, attend shows, and people watch along this strip that has become synonymous with gambling, risk-taking, and thrill-seeking!
4. Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China
Once known as Nanking Road, today’s Nanjing Road still continues as the most famous shop and market-strewn street in all of China – perhaps even all of Asia! As the world’s longest shopping street, Nanking Road is six kilometers (nearly four miles) long and filled with everything from antiques to foodstuffs. It is also home to a staggering array of hotels and restaurants. The street is said to be visited by as many as one million people each day.
5. Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem
