The most famous streets and avenues in the world - You may not know these places personally, but you've certainly heard of them. You don't need to be a New Yorker to know Wall Street means money. From economic centers to shopping plazas, check out the most well-known streets in the world!

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5th Avenue, New York City, USA - One of the main streets in Manhattan is filled with designer shops, mansions, modern buildings, and thousands of tourists. Close by, find popular tourist attractions, such as the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, and Central Park.

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Champs-Élysées, Paris, France - The chic street is home to stores carrying the most expensive labels in the world and ends with the Charles de Gaulle Plaza, home to the Arc de Triomphe.

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Avenida Atlântica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The main backdrop to "Garota de Ipanema" is actually in Copacabana. The beautifully designed walkway of wavelike patterns is reason enough to stop and snap a picture.

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Wangfujing Street, Beijing, China - Famous for being a market center for 700 years, the street is now an important Chinese symbol known for selling exotic foods.

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Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbon, Portugal - This well-known stretch is Portugal's version of the Champs-Élysées. Home to designer shops, the broad avenue has mansions, luxury hotels, and historic monuments.

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Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, USA - This enormous street is also known as the Strip. You'll find the luxury hotels, resorts, and casinos, all in a 24-hour display of neon.

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Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo, Japan - Rumored to be the busiest intersection in the world, this is where the crosswalks divide each other in every direction. See the bronze statue of Hachikō, an iconic dog symbolising loyalty and fidelity outside one subway exit.

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Avenida 9 de Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina - At 140 meters, this is the widest street in the world. It is made up of 18 lanes and is home to the Obelisco de Buenos Aires, one of the country's most visited landmarks.

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Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, USA - This street is known for the 1.3 mile walkway of terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalk. The Walk of Fame includes the names of two million celebrities. The boulevard was cleaned-up from its gritty past in the 1990s and is now a major tourist attraction.

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Abbey Road, London, UK - This street in London was immortalized by the Beatles naming their eleventh studio album after it and the album cover that featured them on the crosswalk outside the recording studio. Today, tourists recreate the shot every day and the crossing is listed as having "cultural and historical importance."

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Kaerntnerstrasse, Vienna, Austria - This area in central Vienna attracts tourists with its striking architecture, both old and new. It is home to landmarks such as the Vienna State Opera House and St. Stephen's Cathedral.

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Khao San Road, Bangkok, Thailand - This street is the true center of the city. Here you'll find food carts, vendors and a mixture of restaurants, hotels, and tuk-tuks.

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Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem, Israel - Via Dolorosa is a street within the Old City of Jerusalem, starting in the Islamic quarter and ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. This road is believed to be the path that Jesus walked on his way to his crucifixion and has 14 stations along the way.

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Ocean Drive, Miami, United States - Colorful buildings from the 1920s and neon signs give this street its charm. It's has featured in many American movies and is often filled with tanned visitors.

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Avenida Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil - The main street of the city is filled with old mansions and churches as well as more modern buildings and a vivacious cultural scene. There are movie theaters, bookstores, restaurants, museums, artists, and vendors mixing with the thousands of tourists.

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Bourbon Street, New Orleans, United States - Home to the heart of jazz, located between Canal Street and Esplanade Avenue. The many bars and strip clubs add to the unique Bohemian culture found here.

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Gran Vía, Madrid, Spain - In the old part of Madrid is a lively and cultural street hosting movie theaters, hotels, restaurants, and most importantly, theaters known for their musicals. It is known as the Broadway of Spain.

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Orchard Road, Singapore - One of the most high-tech places in Asia, this street is known for its commerce. It includes futuristic architecture with a mix of bright and luxurious buildings.

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Lombard Street, San Francisco, United States - In a city is known for its many hills, this street is the most crooked in the world. It is made up of eight curves and is filled with a giant, zig-zagging flowerbed designed to facilitate the traffic pattern of cars.

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18 de Julio Avenue, Montevideo, Uruguay - The most important street in Montevideo combines historic buildings, commerce, and landmarks. The Obelisk of Montevideo and the Independence Plaza are here.

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La Rambla, Barcelona, Spain - Catalonia Square is connected to the Old Port by three-quarters of a mile of cafes, shops, bars, and everything else you could imagine. Alongside the normal bustle of a city centre street, stores selling artisanal products, artists, and musicians enchant tourists.

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Quinta Avenida, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico - Exclusively for pedestrians and stretching along the oceanfront, this street it is a popular tourist location that includes many bars, restaurants, and stores.

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Wall Street, New York City, USA - This eight-block street is a symbol of money and wealth. The Charging Bull is a giant bull made from bronze that represents the power of a street known as the financial center of the world.

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Paseo de La Reforma, Mexico City - A wide avenue that runs diagonally through the capital city, the boulevard passes through the Chapultepec Forest. Many monuments to people and events in Mexico's history are located on the street, and it is home to many of Mexico's tallest buildings. The street connects the Chapultepec Castle to the National Palace in the center of the city.

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