The Five Best Shopping Cities You Should Visit

Travelers spend so much of the time circling the globe, experiencing everything as to not waste a moment. Most of them are also on the hunt for the best shopping streets and the ultimate souvenir. In the annual Readers' Choice Awards of Huffington Post, below are the top 5 best shopping cities in the world:

1. New York

This city sets the standard for a destination shopping city. New York provides so much options, with all budget will find a way to spend a little too much money. Available here is the fast fashion (Zara, UNIQLO, H&M) of SoHo; the Prada and Chanel of Fifth Avenue. Another option is that one can spend a full day exploring Barneys or Bergdorf Goodman, sipping cocktails and wishing you can have a night with the Celine Bags.

2. Dubai

The UAE city has changed the mall experience with the Mall of the Emirates, known as the "world's first shopping resort", having an indoor ski slope. Its Fashion Avenue provides an alphabet soup of big-deal designers: Chanel, Givenchy, Oscar de la Renta, Louis Vuitton, Valentino. There is also Gold Souk, a covered market that includes dozens of jewelry stores.

3. Chicago

The city's shopping scene extends far beyond what one might think. Visit Wicker Park to experience a less crowded place. It's full of home décor at Province, to designer clothing at p.45, to all titles on your reading list at Myopic Books.

4. Hong Kong

The city's main claim-to-retail-fame is Lane Crawford, a high-end department store with all those $5,000 handbags of your shopping list. There is EDIT, a colorful womenswear store and Hong Kong-based stylist Tina Leung. Wanting some sturdy yet affordable shoes and sunglasses, go to Square Street, which is located right on the western edge of the stylish district.

5. Santa Fe

It earned its spot on this shopping list for two years now. The New Mexico city is a melting pot of Hispanic and Native American culture, as seen in its wide variety of museums, galleries, and shops. Pay a visit to the adobe-style stores in the downtown Plaza to have a hold on artwork, western wear, pottery, and handmade jewelry.