
The Fifth Avenue is worldly renowned as one of the most important streets for luxurious shopping.
Here are concentrated famous shops like Tiffany, Â Cartier, Apple and Prada.
Due to its past as a residential borough of the American high middle-class (the beautiful story by Edith Wharton "The age of innocence" was set here), and a commercial present of unquestionable value, the Fifth Avenue boasts a record for having the most expensive rent prices.

There are many attractions along this street, like the Empire State Building, the Rockefeller Centre, Saint Patrick's Cathedral, the New York Public Library and the Trump Tower.
In addition to these famous places, the Fifth Avenue also hosts two of the most important museums of the world: the Metropolitan and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, both situated in the leg of the street flanking Central Park, the so called Museum Mile. Â

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