The Langstrasse (long street) is a street connecting districts 4 and 5 through a tunnel underneath the ocean of railway tracks which divide the western part of the city. Some people still think the street and its surroundings are an ugly, unpleasant area - but they’re usually the ones who haven’t been there for years. It was once the best-known red light district in Switzerland. But in the last decade much has changed: more and more striptease and night clubs have changed into urban bars now very popular with Zurich’s young crowd. You will still find strip clubs, some street prostitution and a few alcoholics - but some of the most interesting bars, restaurants and clubs in the city as well (see the nightlife chapter). As a result it’s Zurich’s most cosmopolitan and multi-cultural district, perfect for bar-hopping and with options for partying almost around the clock.