Signs of the City
Flip through Travel Channel's Signs of the City photo galleries.
Amsterdam
![Although helmets are rarely worn, Amsterdam is known by many as the most bike-friendly city in the world. They even have specialized traffic lights with bicycle symbols.](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2011/10/02/23/idea_ss_amsterdam-signs_001_596x334.rend.hgtvcom.616.411.suffix/1491590001281.jpeg)
Las Vegas
![Erected in 1959, the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign is a landmark of the Vegas Strip. There are many replicas throughout town, but the original is located in the median at 5100 Las Vegas Boulevard South.](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2011/10/02/fe/signs-las-vegas01_596x334.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.suffix/1491589902568.jpeg)
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Los Angeles
![This large sign commemorated the opening of Disneyland's new look in 1959. The park opened on July 18, 1955 to long lines of eager families and children. Although many of the rides have since changed, the long lines remain the same.](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2011/10/02/33/idea_ss_signs-of-la_1_596x334.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.suffix/1491590002486.jpeg)
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In the city of swimming pools and movie stars, check out the most famous iconic signs, ranging from Disneyland to the Santa Monica Pier.
London
![61345907 This sign in the window of a restaurant/nightclub in the Soho area of the City of Westminster encourages the public to indulge all their senses. Which isn't hard to do in Soho, London's gay and entertainment district. It has a high concentration of bars, cafés, nightclubs, restaurants and theaters, as well as adult shops and strip clubs.](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2011/10/02/1f/signs-london-01_596x334.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.suffix/1491590286881.jpeg)
Photograph by Oli Scarff/Getty Images
Check out some of the local signs you can see around town in the streets of London.
New York
![3223354SC003_Times Square New York's Times Square has wall-to-wall signage for Broadway plays, commercial ads and more. Once known as Longacre Square, Times Square was created in 1904 when The New York Times moved into the neighborhood.](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2011/10/02/0e/signs-nyc01-times-square_596x334.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.suffix/1491590205682.jpeg)
Stephen Chernin/Getty Images
Paris
![Take a look at this nostalgic sign from when the <a href="http://www.travelchannel.com/topics/paris/index.html">Paris</a> Metro first opened in 1900 for the World's Fair. Today it is the second busiest train system in the world. The official name is Compagnie du chemin de fer metropolitain de Paris. Try saying that fast a couple times.](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2011/10/02/be/idea_ss_signs-of-paris_1_596x334.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.suffix/1491589993467.jpeg)
![Voodoo, a set of underground religious practices, originated from African traditions. It’s a major tourist attraction in New Orleans. Several shops sell charms, gris-gris, candles and powders. So enter at your own risk.](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2012/02/14/25/signs-of-new-orleans_ss_001.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.suffix/1491583194375.jpeg)
Goldie, Flickr
Tokyo
![Shinjuku Shinjuku](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2012/03/19/fd/signs-of-tokyo_ss_001.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.suffix/1491580770877.jpeg)
Tinou Bao, flickr
![The Royal Mile, High Street The Royal Mile, High Street](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2011/12/01/43/signs-of-the-city-scotland_001_1024x768.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.suffix/1491586806993.jpeg)
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Montreal
![Montreal is the second-largest primarily French-speaking city in the world, after Paris.](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2011/10/02/fa/idea_ss_montreal-signs_9_596x334.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.suffix/1491590185158.jpeg)
![Leprechaun Museum Leprechaun Museum](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2012/02/20/12/signs-of-dublin_ss_012.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.suffix/1491583257195.jpeg)
Ben Sutherland through Flickr Creative Commons
![This piece of artistry -- a Nashville postcard -- includes several Music City’s attractions including the Parthenon and the old Country Music Hall of Fame that are now gone. If you look closely, the mural includes a statue of the seventh US President Andrew Jackson, who owned a home in Nashville, known as The Hermitage.](http://travel.home.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/travel/fullset/2012/05/24/80/signs-of-nashville_ss_001.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.suffix/1491583000560.jpeg)
Brent Moore, Flickr
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