This colorful collection of staircases from around the world show some remarkable examples of street art and how it can be used to provide passers-by with inspirational images and visual designs that will not only delight the eyes but also make the surroundings much more beautiful and meaningful. Some of these stairs are designed are so imaginatively, it is almost unreal.

1. 16th Avenue Tiled Steps, San Francisco

Relive the psychedelic 60’s with 163 eye-catching steps all decorated with colorful mosaic tiles. Check out the small sign in the second picture – “Do not cut plants. Look and ENJOY”.

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2. Valparaíso, Chile

Walk up these piano keys steps for musically inspired motivation and added encouragement for walkers.

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3. Philadelphia Museum of Art

See a modern artist up-close as you walk up this Salvidor Dali staircase.

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4. Valparaíso, Chile

Seaside beaches and colorful designs decorate this attractive staircase in Chile.

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5. Seoul, South Korea

Makes you feel slightly like you are swimming with extra large gold fish in an outdoor aquarium.

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6. Wuppertal, Germany

Every shade of the rainbow seems to included in this brightly painted staricase in Germany.

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7. Sicily, Italy

Using flowers to create flowers on a massive flight of stairs in Sicily.

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8. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

A hyper-realistic painting creates a surrealistic effect on crowded flight of stairs in Rio.

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9. Beirut, Lebanon

A collection of colorful piano keys decorate this quiet flight of stairs in Beirut.

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10. Musical Theater in Seoul, South Korea

Visual elegance on the way to the musical theatre in South Korea.

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11. Stairs of Peace in Syria

A colorful mosaic design inspired by dreams of peace covers this eloquent staircase in Syrian neighborhood.

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12. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brightly decorated tiles color these stairs on the way up to the Santa Teresa in Brazil.

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13. Angers, France

An origami wonderland that looks like colorful dryed leaves give these stairs their unique wind-blown design.

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14. Istanbul, Turkey

Multi-colored rainbow shades illuminate this scenic staircase in Istanbul.

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15. Morlaix, France

An inspirational street painting enhances the atmosphere with a sense of purity on a flight of stairs in France.

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16. Tehran, Iran

Geometric slices of pink roses and green leaves adorn this winding starcase in Tehran.

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17. Beirut, Lebanon

Brightly painted colors with embellished kaleidoscope designs give this quiet staircase a positive lift in a quiet neighborhood in Lebanon.

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