Looking for things to do near Las Ramblas, the famous pedestrian walkway in Barcelona?  Consider the Museu de Cera, a wax museum on a Las Ramblas sidestreet not far from the Christopher Columbus monument.

The Barcelona wax museum contains a hundreds of human-like wax figures representing historical and entertainment personalities.  Most of the characters only exist in our minds because we only see them in the movies or on the television.  The Museu de Cera brings the characters to life - and then makes time stand still.

Imagine seeing Star Wars characters in person.  The museum makes it possible.  The wax museum has realistic representations of famous Star Wars characters Chewbacca and R2-D2 alongside Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia. 

This is a picture of Las Ramblas, the famous pedestrian walkway in Barcelona. The walkway is crowded with people on a nice day, many stopping to watch the street performers.

The pedestrian walkway has a one-way street on both sides and the whole area is lined with restaurants, ice cream shops, gift shops and clothing stores. A casual stroll makes for a nice afternoon.