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Birmingham tourist attractions
Britain’s second city, Birmingham is a thriving modern city with a fascinating past.- Shop ‘til you drop
- Explore the city’s amazing art collection
- Gaze up at the beautiful baroque cathedral
- Get back to backs
- Experience life in the Black Country Living Museum
The city’s history is best appreciated by visiting text Birmingham’s top attractions – from its stunning cathedral and haunting back-to-backs to its striking new architecture, like the Bull Ring shopping centre, a sign of its continuing prosperity.
1. Shop ‘til you drop
Located in the Bull Ring, Birmingham’s Selfridges is an extraordinary sight and a preeminent shopping experience – a billowing organic swell reminiscent of an inside-out octopus, Selfridges shimmers with an architectural chain mail of thousands of spun aluminium discs, an altogether bold and hugely successful attempt to create a popular city landmark.
While you’re there:Shoppers should also visit the delightful Pre-Raphaelite stained-glass window at the nearby St Martin’s Church.
2. Explore the city’s amazing art collection
While you’re there:The museum is home to the famous Staffordshire Hoard, the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever unearthed, consisting of nearly 4000 pieces, mostly related to warfare.
3. Gaze up at the beautiful baroque cathedral
While you’re there: Short taster tours are held at 12.30 on Mondays and 11.30 on Wednesdays
4. Get back to backs
While you’re there: The guided tour wends its way through four separate homes, each of which represents a different period from the early nineteenth century onwards, with tidbits about the families who lived here and lots of period items to touch and feel.
5. Experience life in the Black Country Living Museum
While you’re there: Visitors can also tour the amazing set for the Peaky Blinders scrap metal yard.
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