Quick Summary: Birmingham is a city where visitors can indulge their inner child at Cadbury World, with a pot of liquid chocolate and choice of sweets, enjoy award-winning cuisine at some of the finest restaurants, or peruse a historic quarter that is lined with everything from world-class jewelry manufacturers to cozy cafés.

The city is filled with several Industrial Revolution-era structures and landmarks that pay homage to its position as a manufacturing powerhouse during the 18th Century.


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Aston Hall

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Barber Institute of Fine Arts

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Birmingham Back to Backs

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Birmingham Botanical Gardens

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Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

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Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park

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Black Country Living Museum

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Bull Ring

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Cadbury World

Cannon Hill Park

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Dudley Castle

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Dudley Zoological Gardens

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Gas Street Basin

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Ikon Gallery

Jewellery Quarter

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Kingsbury Water Park

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National Motorcycle Museum

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National Sea Life Centre

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Pen Museum

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Sandwell Valley Country Park

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Sutton Park

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The Coffin Works

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Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum

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Winterbourne Botanic Garden

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