Street name
|
City
|
Known for
|
Landmarks & Events
|
Image
|
34th Street
[1] |
New York City |
Major thoroughfare in
midtown Manhattan featured in an
eponymous film |
Empire State Building,
Herald Square,
Hudson Yards,
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center,
Macy's Herald Square,
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,
New Yorker Hotel,
Penn Station |
|
42nd Street |
New York City |
Major
midtown Manhattan thoroughfare, site of multiple
New York landmarks, and subject of an
eponymous film |
Bryant Park,
Chanin Building,
Chrysler Building,
Grand Central Terminal,
One Bryant Park,
Pershing Square,
Port Authority Bus Terminal,
Times Square,
United Nations,
W. R. Grace Building |
|
6th Street |
Austin |
Historic and Entertainment district of Austin |
O. Henry Hall,
Pecan Street Festival,
Richmond Kelley Smoot House,
Ritz,
South by Southwest |
|
8 Mile Road |
Detroit |
Official and
cultural northern boundary of Detroit featured in the
eponymous film and
songs by
Eminem and
Obie Trice |
Michigan State Fairgrounds |
|
Abbey Road
[2] |
London |
Featured in an eponymous
album by
The Beatles |
Abbey Road Studios |
|
Andrássy út |
Budapest |
One of Budapest's main shopping streets and a
UNESCO
World Heritage Site |
City Park,
Hungarian State Opera House,
Hősök tere,
House of Terror,
Museum of Fine Arts,
Oktogon,
Palace of Art |
|
Appian Way |
Ancient Rome |
Among the earliest and most important
Roman roads |
Aurelian Walls,
Circus of Maxentius,
Catacombs of San Sebastiano,
Church of Domine Quo Vadis,
Crucifixion of Spartacus' army |
|
Auburn Avenue |
Atlanta |
Site of a historic
African-American neighborhood in Atlanta |
Big Bethel AME Church,
Dr. Martin Luther King’s birth home,
Ebenezer Baptist Church,
Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium,
Sweet Auburn Curb Market |
|
Avenida 9 de Julio
[3] |
Buenos Aires |
Widest avenue in the world |
Constitución station,
The Obelisk,
Plaza de la República,
Teatro Colón |
|
Avenida Atlântica |
Rio de Janeiro |
Major seaside avenue lined with hotels and restaurants connecting
Copacabana and
Leme neighborhoods |
Copacabana Beach,
Copacabana Palace,
Forte de Copacabana,
Museu da Imagem e do Som do Rio de Janeiro |
|
Avenida Córdoba
[3] |
Buenos Aires |
Principal thoroughfare hosting a shopping district and connecting many of Buenos Aires' boroughs |
Alas Building,
Galerías Pacífico,
Teatro Nacional Cervantes,
Water Company Palace,
Templo Libertad |
|
Avenida Corrientes
[3] |
Buenos Aires |
Main thoroughfare of Buenos Aires associated with the
tango and
Porteños |
Abasto,
Broadway Theatre,
Comega Building,
Luna Park,
General San Martín Theater,
Obelisk,
Paseo La Plaza,
Teatro Gran Rex,
Teatro Opera |
|
Avenida Paulista |
São Paulo |
Financial and cultural hub of São Paulo |
Conjunto Nacional,
São Paulo Gay Pride Parade |
|
Avenida Presidente Masaryk
[4] |
Mexico City |
Upscale fashion district of
Polanco, Mexico City |
Conservatorio Nacional de Música |
|
Avenida Santa Fe
[3] |
Buenos Aires |
Historic shopping district dubbed Buenos Aires' "Avenue of Fashion" |
Buenos Aires Botanical Garden,
El Ateneo Grand Splendid,
Kavanagh building,
Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi,
Plaza Italia,
Plaza San Martín |
|
Avenue Montaigne
[4] |
Paris |
High-end fashion district in Paris |
Plaza Athénée,
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées |
|
Baker Street
[5] |
London |
Site of the
Sherlock Holmes series of books & films |
221B Baker Street,
55 Baker Street,
Baker Street robbery |
|
Bahnhofstrasse |
Zürich |
Pedestrianized high=end fashion district and headquarters site of
UBS and
Credit Suisse Group |
Confiserie Sprüngli,
Paradeplatz,
Zürich Hauptbahnhof |
|
Bay Street |
Toronto |
Metonym for the Canadian financial sector |
Bay Adelaide Centre,
Commerce Court,
First Canadian Place,
Scotia Plaza,
Toronto-Dominion Centre,
Toronto Harbour,
Toronto Stock Exchange |
|
Beale Street |
Memphis |
Hub of Memphis night-life district that figured into the development of
Blues music |
FedEx Forum,
Memphis in May,
Orpheum Theatre,
Tom Lee Park |
|
Benjamin Franklin Parkway |
Philadelphia |
Wide boulevard at the center of Philadelphia's museum district |
Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul,
Franklin Institute,
Free Library of Philadelphia,
Logan Circle,
LOVE Park,
Philadelphia Museum of Art,
Rocky Steps,
Rodin Museum |
|
Biscayne Boulevard
[6] |
Miami |
Part of
U.S. Route 1 and principal North-South thoroughfare of
North Miami |
American Airlines Arena,
Bayfront Park,
Bicentennial Park,
Port of Miami |
|
Bloor Street
[4] |
Toronto |
High-end fashion street at the
Mink Mile |
Bata Shoe Museum,
Brunswick House,
The Royal Conservatory,
Royal Ontario Museum |
|
Bond Street
[4] |
London |
Historic high-end fashion district in
Mayfair featured in the novel
Sense and Sensibility and an
eponymous film |
Allies Statue
Graff Diamonds robbery,
Royal Arcade |
|
Bourbon Street
[2] |
New Orleans |
Hub for night-life in New Orleans'
French Quarter |
Galatoire's,
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop,
Mardi Gras |
|
Brickell Avenue
[6] |
Miami |
Principal road of the
Brickell financial district in
Downtown Miami |
Brickell Mausoleum,
Espirito Santo Plaza,
Four Seasons Tower,
Icon Brickell,
Miami Circle |
|
Broadway
[2] |
New York City |
Metonym for
Broadway theatre |
Canyon of Heroes,
Central Park,
Columbus Circle,
Flatiron Building,
Herald Square,
Juilliard School,
Lincoln Center,
Times Square,
Union Square,
Woolworth Building |
|
Calle Ocho
[6] |
Miami |
Little Havana street intimately associated with
Cuban immigrant culture and site of the
Calle Ocho Festival |
Tower Theater,
Versailles restaurant,
Walk of Fame |
|
Canal Street |
New Orleans |
Shopping and Entertainment district noted for its historic
streetcars |
Canal Street Ferry,
One Canal Place |
|
Carnaby Street
[2] |
London |
Pedestrianized hub of fashion and retail featured in
songs and films |
Swinging London |
|
Castro Street |
San Francisco |
Symbol and hub for
LGBT
activism |
Castro Street Fair,
Castro Theatre,
Frameline Film Festival,
White Night riots |
|
Champs-Élysées
[2] |
Paris |
Historic boulevard featuring theatres, cafés and luxury shops |
Arc de Triomphe,
Place de la Concorde |
|
Chandni Chowk Road
[2] |
Delhi |
One of
Old Delhi's oldest and busiest markets and featured in an
eponymous film |
Delhi Town Hall,
Fatehpuri Masjid,
Red Fort |
|
Chahar Bagh Boulevard |
Isfahan |
Historic avenue constructed during the
Safavid era |
Chehel Sotoun,
Hasht Behesht,
Naqsh-e Jahan Square |
|
Christopher Street |
New York City |
Site of the
Stonewall Inn and symbol of the
gay rights movement |
Gay Liberation Monument,
Lucille Lortel Theatre,
Stonewall Riots |
|
Collins Street
[4] |
Melbourne |
Hub of finance and fashion in Melbourne |
101 Collins Street,
120 Collins Street,
Block Arcade,
Former Bank of Australasia,
Nauru House,
Regent Theatre,
Rialto Towers,
St Michael's Uniting Church |
|
Constitution Avenue |
Washington |
Memorials, Museums and Federal headquarters at the
National Mall |
Lincoln Memorial.
National Archives,
National Gallery of Art,
National Museum of American History,
National Museum of Natural History,
Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
|
Dalal Street |
Mumbai |
Metonym for the Indian financial services sector and site of the
Bombay Stock Exchange |
Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers |
|
Downing Street
[2] |
London |
Metonym for the
UK government |
9 Downing Street,
10 Downing Street,
12 Downing Street |
|
Duval Street |
Key West |
Historic commercially-zoned street in Key West featured in
songs by
Jimmy Buffet and the
Village People |
Fantasy Fest,
La Concha Hotel |
|
Fifth Avenue
[2] |
New York City |
High-end shopping district, site of
many New York landmarks and featured in an
eponymous film |
Central Park,
Empire State Building,
Flatiron Building,
St. Patrick's Cathedral,
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York Public Library |
|
Fleet Street
[5] |
London |
Metonym and hub for the
British national press |
Temple Church |
|
Florida Street
[3] |
Buenos Aires |
Pedestrian shopping street known for
street performers and upscale fashion |
Galería Güemes,
Galerías Pacífico,
Harrods Buenos Aires,
Kavanagh building,
Plaza de Mayo,
Plaza Hotel,
Plaza San Martín,
San Martín Palace |
|
Friedrichstraße
[7] |
Berlin |
A major culture and shopping district in Berlin and site of
Checkpoint Charlie |
Hertie School of Governance,
Mehringplatz |
|
Fremont Street |
Las Vegas |
Fremont Street Experience Casino District and appearances in
popular media |
Binion's Horseshoe,
Fremont Hotel & Casino,
Golden Nugget |
|
Ginza Chūō Dōri
[4] |
Tokyo |
Central street of the
Ginza shopping district |
Wako store |
|
Graben |
Vienna |
Historic marketplace that continues to be a popular shopping street |
Hohe Brücke,
Palais Equitable,
Peterskirche,
Pestsäule,
Stephansplatz |
|
Grand Canal |
Venice |
Largest and busiest waterway in Venice |
Fondaco dei Turchi,
Palazzo Balbi,
Palazzi Barbaro
Rialto Bridge,
Santa Maria della Salute |
|
Gran Vía |
Madrid |
Shopping and night-life hub of Madrid |
Arco de la Victoria,
Edificio Grassy,
Edificio España,
Edificio Metrópolis,
Plaza de España |
|
Hollywood Boulevard
[2] |
Los Angeles |
Associated with
Hollywood film Industry and site of the
Hollywood Walk of Fame |
Grauman's Chinese Theater,
Egyptian Theater,
Hollywood and Highland Center,
Hollywood and Vine,
Kodak Theatre,
Madame Tussauds |
|
I. I. Chundrigar Road |
Karachi |
Center of Karachi's financial and media sectors |
City Railway Station,
Karachi Cotton Exchange,
Karachi Stock Exchange,
Merewether Clock Tower |
|
K Street |
Washington |
Metonym for
Washington's lobbying industry |
Georgetown,
Washington Circle |
|
Khao San Road
[2] |
Bangkok |
Backpacking haven featured in the novel
The Beach and site of a
night market |
|
|
King's Road
[2] |
London |
Historical
Chelsea street associated with
1960s fashion,
Mod culture and
counterculture |
Sloane Square |
|
Königsallee
[4]
[7] |
Düsseldorf |
Upscale fashion district and site of a landscaped
canal |
Breidenbacher Hof,
Deutsche Oper am Rhein,
Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus,
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen |
|
Krakowskie Przedmieście |
Warsaw |
Prestigious Warsaw street site of multiple historic buildings and monuments |
Holy Cross Church,
Kazimierz Palace,
Potocki Palace,
Presidential Palace,
St. Anne's Church,
University of Warsaw |
|
Kurfürstendamm
[7] |
Berlin |
Wide boulevard that serves as a retail and fashion hub of Berlin and home to many
boutiques |
Breitscheidplatz,
Café Kranzler,
Gedächtniskirche,
Schaubühne |
|
La Alemada
[3] |
Santiago |
Monument-filled main road of Santiago |
Biblioteca Nacional de Chile,
Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral,
Club de la Unión,
Edificio Ariztía,
La Moneda Palace,
Plaza Baquedano,
San Francisco Church,
Santiago Stock Exchange,
Torre Entel |
|
La Rambla
[2] |
Barcelona |
A tree-lined pedestrian mall popular among tourists |
Columbus Monument,
La Boqueria,
Plaça de Catalunya,
Port Vell |
|
Lake Shore Drive |
Chicago |
Shoreline-hugging road which connects many of Chicago's
notable places and was featured in an
eponymous song |
Bike the Drive,
Grant Park,
Lake Point Tower,
Lincoln Park,
McCormick Place,
Montrose Beach,
Museum Campus,
Navy Pier,
Oak Street Beach,
Soldier Field |
|
Lan Kwai Fong
[2] |
Hong Kong |
Night-life and tourism hotspot and subject of
eponymous film |
1993 New Year's Day Stampede |
|
Las Vegas Boulevard
[2] |
Las Vegas |
Las Vegas Strip entertainment district |
Bellagio,
Caesar's Palace,
Fashion Show Mall,
Las Vegas Sign,
MGM Grand |
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Lombard Street
[2] |
San Francisco |
Colloquially known as the world's crookedest street |
|
|
Madison Avenue |
New York City |
Metonym for the American advertising industry |
Flatiron Building,
Madison Square,
Madison Square Garden |
|
Market Street |
San Francisco |
Major transit artery for San Francisco and site of
parades and expositions |
Ferry Building |
|
Michigan Avenue
[8] |
Chicago |
Magnificent Mile shopping district |
Chicago Water Tower,
John Hancock Center,
Millennium Park |
|
Monumental Axis
[3] |
Brasília |
Wide avenue in Brasília hosting important government buildings and monuments |
Cathedral of Brasília,
Cultural Complex of the Republic,
Itamaraty Palace,
Palácio do Planalto,
Praça dos Três Poderes,
National Congress,
Supreme Federal Court |
|
Mullholland Drive |
Los Angeles |
Scenic drive that is
home to many
Hollywood celebrities and featured in
David Lynch
eponymous film |
Hollywood Sign,
Leo Carrillo State Park |
|
Nanjing Road |
Shanghai |
Shanghai's main shopping district |
Jing'an Temple,
Peace Hotel,
People's Square,
Shanghai Exhibition Centre |
|
Nathan Road |
Hong kong |
Main thoroughfare of
Kowloon |
Antiquities and Monuments Office,
iSQUARE,
Kowloon Park,
Peninsula Hotel,
St Andrew's Church |
|
Nevsky Prospect |
St. Petersburg |
The main shopping and night-life district of St. Petersburg and the setting of books including
Crime and Punishment |
Bookhouse,
Eliseyev Emporium,
Great Gostiny Dvor,
Kazan Cathedral,
Stroganov Palace,
Vosstaniya Square |
|
Newbury Street |
Boston |
Historic street known for
high-end fashion boutiques |
Emmanuel Church,
Exeter Street Theatre,
Public Garden |
|
Ocean Drive
[6] |
Miami |
South Beach entertainment district known for its
art deco hotels |
Casa Casuarina,
South Pointe Park |
|
Olvera Street |
Los Angeles |
Pedestrian mall and oldest part of
Downtown Los Angeles |
Avila Adobe,
Pelanconi House,
Sepulveda House |
|
Omotesandō |
Tokyo |
Tree-lined hub of the
Harajuku fashion district and an '
architectural showcase' |
Laforet,
Omotesando Hills |
|
Orchard Road
[2] |
Singapore |
Retail and entertainment hub of Singapore |
Botanic Gardens,
Istana,
Shopping centres |
|
Oxford Street
[5] |
London |
Europe's busiest shopping street |
100 Club,
Pantheon |
|
Park Avenue |
New York City |
Wide boulevard and site of multiple
notable structures |
432 Park Avenue,
Grand Central Terminal,
Helmsley Building,
MetLife Building,
Park Avenue Viaduct,
Union Square,
Waldorf Astoria New York |
|
Paseo de la Reforma |
Mexico City |
Site of multiple monuments and skyscrapers |
Mexican Stock Exchange,
Monumento a la Revolución,
Monument to Cuauhtémoc,
Torre Mayor |
|
Peachtree Street |
Atlanta |
Main street hosting many of Atlanta's parades and prominent buildings |
191 Peachtree Tower,
Bank of America Plaza,
Fox Theatre,
Georgia-Pacific Tower,
High Museum of Art,
SunTrust Plaza,
Woodruff Arts Center |
|
Pennsylvania Avenue
[8] |
Washington |
Site of the
White House |
Department of Justice Headquarters,
FBI Headquarters,
Inaugural Parade,
National Archives,
National Gallery of Art,
Old post office pavillion,
United States Capitol |
|
Rajpath |
New Delhi |
Ceremonial boulevard and site of
Rashtrapati Bhavan |
India Gate,
Republic Day Parade,
Secretariat Building,
Vijay Chowk |
|
Ringstraße |
Vienna |
Circular road known for it eclectic
architectural style |
Austrian Parliament Building,
Heldenplatz,
Hofburg Palace,
Museum für Angewandte Kunst,
Palace of Justice,
Stadtpark,
Schwarzenbergplatz,
Vienna State Opera,
Votivkirche,
Wiener Börse |
|
Rodeo Drive
[8] |
Los Angeles |
High-end shopping district and tourist attraction |
Fashion's Night Out, Rodeo Drive
Concours d'Elegance,
Walk of Style |
|
Rua Oscar Freire
[4] |
São Paulo |
Tree-lined high-end fashion and restaurant district in São Paulo |
|
|
Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré |
Paris |
Home to several high-end fashion boutiques and residence of the
President of France |
Élysée Palace,
Forum des Halles,
Louvre |
|
Rue de Rivoli |
Paris |
Major commercial street and site of high-end fashion boutiques |
Hôtel de Ville,
Louvre,
Place des Pyramides,
Tour Saint-Jacques |
|
Saint Catherine Street |
Montreal |
Primary commercial and night-life district of downtown Montreal |
Complexe Les Ailes,
Concordia University,
Gay Village,
Morgan's,
McGill University,
Montreal Forum,
Ogilvy,
Place des Arts,
Université du Québec à Montréal |
|
Sand Hill Road |
Menlo Park |
Hub of American
venture capital industry and symbol of
Silicon Valley |
|
|
Santa Monica Boulevard |
Los Angeles |
Major East West thoroughfare of Los Angeles featured in a
Sheryl Crow
song |
Beverly Hilton,
Hollywood Forever Cemetery,
MOCA
Third Street Promenade,
Westfield Mall |
|
Savile Row
[2] |
London |
Hub for men's
bespoke tailoring buisnesses and site of
The Beatles'
final live performance |
1 Savile Row,
Apple Corps headquarters |
|
Seventh Avenue |
New York City |
Metonym for the American fashion industry |
Carnegie Hall,
Fashion Institute of Technology,
Penn Station,
Times Square |
|
Sunset Boulevard
[8] |
Los Angeles |
Sunset Strip entertainment district and an
eponymous film |
Amoeba Records,
Beverly Hills Hotel,
Comedy Store,
Roxy Theatre,
Viper Room,
Whisky a Go Go |
|
Tverskaya Street
[4] |
Moscow |
Main shopping, night-life and entertainment street of Moscow |
Hotel Lux,
Manege Square,
Puskin Square,
State Historical Museum,
Yermolova Theatre |
|
Unter den Linden |
Berlin |
Large boulevard host to multiple
Berlin landmarks |
Bebelplatz,
Berlin Cathedral,
Berlin State Opera,
Brandenburg Gate,
Neue Wache,
Pariser Platz,
Zeughaus |
|
Valiasr Street |
Tehran |
An upscale shopping street considered the longest in the
middle east |
Mellat Park,
Tehran City Theatre |
|
Ventura Boulevard |
Los Angeles |
Symbol and major thoroughfare of the
San Fernando Valley featured in songs from
Tom Petty,
Frank Zappa and the
Everly Brothers |
CBS Studio Center,
Rancho Los Encinos.
Sherman Oaks Galleria |
|
Via Condotti
[4] |
Rome |
Historic and fashionable street in Rome |
Caffè Greco,
Palazzo Della Porta Negroni Caffarelli,
Palazzo di Malta,
Piazza di Spagna,
Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti
Spanish Steps |
|
Via dei Fori Imperiali |
Rome |
Straight road connecting
Piazza Venezia to the
Colosseum built by order of
Benito Mussolini |
Forum of Augustus,
Forum of Nerva,
Forum of Trajan |
|
Via del Corso |
Rome |
Historical street in central Rome home to many cultural sites |
Column of Marcus Aurelius,
Palazzo Chigi,
Piazza Colonna,
Piazza del Popolo,
Piazza Venezia,
San Carlo al Corso,
San Giacomo in Augusta,
Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto |
|
Via Dolorosa
[2] |
Jerusalem |
A
pilgrimage site held to be the path
Jesus walked during the
crucifixion |
Antonia Fortress,
Church of the Holy Sepulchre,
Re-enactments and processions |
|
Via Monte Napoleone
[4] |
Milan |
Upscale shopping district in Milan |
Caffè Cova,
Quadrilatero della moda |
|
Wacker Drive |
Chicago |
Major two-tiered road in featured in
popular media |
311 South Wacker Drive,
333 Wacker Drive,
Jeweler's Building,
Willis Tower |
|
Wall Street
[2] |
New York City |
Metonym for the American financial sector and site of the
New York Stock Exchange. Featured in an
eponymous film |
40 Wall Street,
Federal Hall,
Trinity Church |
|
Wangfujing |
Beijing |
Shopping street, tourist attraction and site of a night market |
Beijing Department Store,
Sun Dong An Plaza |
|
Wellington Street |
Ottawa |
Historic downtown Ottawa street associated with the
Canadian Parliament |
Confederation Building,
Confederation Square,
Justice Building,
Langevin Block,
Parliament Hill,
Wellington Building |
|
Wilshire Boulevard |
Los Angeles |
Miracle Mile and the Los Angeles museum district |
Ambassador Hotel,
Beverly Hilton,
El Rey Theatre,
La Brea Tar Pits,
LACMA,
Los Angeles National Cemetery,
MacArthur Park,
Rodeo Drive,
Saban Theatre,
Third Street Promenade |
|
Worth Avenue |
Palm Beach |
An
upscale shopping district in Palm Beach |
Everglades Club |
|
Yonge Street |
Toronto |
Colloquially known as the longest street in the world |
Hockey Hall of Fame,
Toronto Eaton Centre,
Yonge-Dundas Square |
|