Not only is Broadway one of New York City’s most famous streets, but it’s also the city’s oldest north–south main thoroughfare.

Running nearly 21 kilometres through the city, the city was once known as the Wickquasgeck Trail to its early Native American inhabitants. It would later be named Heeren Straat or “Gentleman’s Way” by the Dutch before the British would eventually rename it Broadway for its unusually long width.

Today, Broadway is home to New York City’s famous Theatre District as well as Times Square, where the annual New Year’s Eve Ball Drop takes place.

Broadway was one of the first New York City streets to be illuminated by electric bulbs and the street continues to shine brightly, attracting tens of millions of visitors each year who come to see Times Square and the Theatre District.

Don’t miss the chance to take a detour to check out Fifth Avenue as well, an avenue lined with some of the most famous and expensive stores in the world including Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Tiffany & Co.