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Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui, the part of Kowloon that makes up the Kowloon peninsula, is definitely an interesting and crowded place. Probably the most exciting area (in my humble opinion and I’m a sucker for lights and more lights), Tsim Sha Tsui is a place to shop, eat and drink on street after street and alley after alley. Of course, there is also the waterfront promenade of Victoria Harbor. Nathan Road is especially packed with a bevy of shops, restaurants and neon signs. It definitely deserves its reputation as the Golden Mile as highrise buildings and bursting neon lights serve your eyes with glitter, gold and more lights. On Nathan Road, you’ll find the most famous place in Tsim Sha Tsui: the Chungking Mansions, an enormously crowded building with the motliest crew ever. Check out the Chungking Mansions section, as it deserves its own section.
There’s a lot to do on Tsim Sha Tsui and you can spend a few days there without hitting up all the area offers. At the south end of Nathan Road, you’ll come upon Victoria Harbor and the waterfront boardwalk. And along the boardwalk are some of Hong Hongs famous museums such as the Space Museum.
Accessibility: There are some sidewalks that do not have the lowest dipping curbs. It can present a bit of a challenge. Then again, the are sidewalks and curbs that are completely accessible. The streets west of Nathan Road are more accessible than the packed and sometimes winding streets east of Nathan Road. The area’s stores and restaurants are about 60% to 40% inaccessible around this area. Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island is definitely much more accessible and cleaner.
Getting There: Bus it, walk it, wheel it