Rainbow Street

Amman

This street in Jebel Amman is a destination in itself. Ammanis come here every evening to promenade and to visit the many great cafes and restaurants – to see and be seen. There are plenty of shops if you come in the daytime (the area is good for souvenirs), but either way it's best explored by foot as the narrow one-way street easily clogs with traffic any time of day or night.

This is one of the oldest areas in Amman, and if you wander the backstreets, there are still many fine old stone villas to see.

Suggest an edit to this attraction

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Citadel
0.54 MILES
The area known as the Citadel sits on the highest hill in Amman, Jebel Al Qala’a (about 850m above sea level), and is the site of ancient Rabbath-Ammon…
Ajloun Castle
28.47 MILES
This historic castle was built atop Mt ‘Auf (1250m) between 1184 and 1188 by one of Saladin’s generals, ‘Izz ad Din Usama bin Munqidh (who was also…
Temple of Artemis
23.02 MILES
Dedicated to Artemis, the goddess of hunting and fertility and the daughter of Zeus and Leto, this temple was built between AD 150 and 170, and flanked by…
Qasr Al Abad
10.7 MILES
The small but impressive Qasr Al Abad, west of Amman, is one of the very few examples of pre-Roman construction in Jordan. Mystery surrounds the palace,…
St George’s Church & Mosaic Map
17.82 MILES
This rather modest 19th-century Greek Orthodox church houses a treasure of early Christianity. Imagine the excitement in 1884 when Christian builders came…
Roman Theatre
0.64 MILES
This magnificently restored theatre is the most obvious and impressive remnant of Roman Philadelphia, and is the highlight of Amman for most foreign…
Forum
22.74 MILES
Whatever the light and whatever the weather, the forum, with its organ-pipe columns arranged around an unusual oval-shaped plaza, is always breathtaking…
Darat Al Funun
0.35 MILES
On the hillside to the north of the downtown area, this cultural haven is dedicated to contemporary art. The main building features an excellent art…

View more attractions

Nearby Amman attractions

1. Jordan Museum

0.3 MILES

The Jordan Museum, located next to the City Hall, is one of the best in the Middle East. Housed in a grand modern building, a series of beautifully…

2. Duke’s Diwan

0.33 MILES

This historic townhouse, built in 1924, has served as a post office (Amman's first), the Ministry of Finance and a hotel. Today, it has been restored with…

3. Darat Al Funun

0.35 MILES

On the hillside to the north of the downtown area, this cultural haven is dedicated to contemporary art. The main building features an excellent art…

4. Al Husseiny Mosque

0.37 MILES

Built by King Abdullah I in 1924 and restored in 1987, this compact mosque is in the heart of downtown on the site of an earlier mosque built in AD 640…

5. Nymphaeum

0.44 MILES

Built in AD 191, this elaborate public fountain was once a large, two-storey complex with water features, mosaics, stone carvings and possibly a 600-sq…

6. Citadel

0.54 MILES

The area known as the Citadel sits on the highest hill in Amman, Jebel Al Qala’a (about 850m above sea level), and is the site of ancient Rabbath-Ammon…

7. Byzantine Basilica

0.54 MILES

Near the Citadel's archaeological museum is the small Byzantine Basilica, most of which has been destroyed by earthquakes. It dates from the 6th or 7th…

8. Forum

0.62 MILES

The row of columns immediately in front (north) of the Roman Theatre is all that’s left of the forum, once one of the largest public squares (about 100m…

View more attractions

placement: superzone
path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [1, 1],

targeting:

{
  "url": "jordan/amman/attractions/rainbow-street/a/poi-sig/1497384/361068",
  "destination": "Amman",
  "continent": "Middle-East",
  "country": "Jordan",
  "city": "Amman",
  "position": "superzone"
}