Southhampton, UK

The SeaCity Museum is dedicated to the maritime history of Southampton and the celebration of Southampton’s life as a critical port in England. The museum was opened in 2012 and is housed in a beautifully preserved 1930s Art Deco building that is also home to the Civic Center and the Southampton City Art Gallery. The museum features a wealth of informative exhibits relating to the history of the port, ranging from a one-ton replica of the ocean liner RMS Queen Mary to the story of the ill-fated Titanic that sailed from the port in 2012. Other fascinating exhibits include the ‘Gateway to the World, ’ which documents the history of the city since the Middle Ages.

Havelock Rd, Southampton SO14 7FY, United Kingdom, Phone: +44-23-80-83-45-36

The Titanic Engineers' Memorial is a beautiful bronze and granite monument honoring the engineers who lost their lives in the RMS Titanic disaster in 1912. The memorial honors all the contingent of engineers on the ship, which included 24 engineers, six electrical engineers, two boilermakers, one plumber, one clerk, and the Chief Engineer Officer, Joseph Bell. The memorial is near the Titanic Musicians' Memorial, a monument dedicated to the ship's musicians who kept playing music while the ship went down to keep morale up.

East Park, Cumberland Pl, Southampton SO15 2BB, United Kingdom

The Steamship Shieldhall is an impressive steamship that is part of Britain's National Historic Fleet and the most significant surviving working steamship of her type in Europe. Built as one of the Clyde sludge boats in 1954, the vessel has been fully restored to its former glory and is now an excellent working example of the Golden Age of steam that plied the world's oceans between the 1870s and 1960s. The steamship offers educational and sightseeing outings and can be hired for private functions and events. The ship also makes an appearance at the two-day Southampton Maritime Festival; a heritage event held every summer.

Berth 110, Ocean Village, Southampton

Set in St. Michael's Square on Bugle Street, the Tudor House & Garden is a beautifully preserved 15th-century house dating back to the late 15th century. Built in 1491 for a wealthy merchant family, the historic townhouse has a vibrant heritage housing a diverse range of people from artists and bonnet-makers to bookbinders and dye-workers. Today, the house is a museum with multimedia exhibitions documenting over 900 years of Southampton history with specific areas focusing on the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The house is surrounded by exquisitely manicured Renaissance-style gardens, which is home to the King John’s Palace, a Norman dwelling from the 12th century.

St Michael's Square, Bugle St, Southampton SO14 2AD, United Kingdom

Ocean Village is a multi-use marina based at the mouth of the River Itchen that features business, residential, and leisure developments. The bustling modern development is surrounded by a 450-berth marina filled with private yachts and cruise ships, and the prestigious Royal Southampton Yacht Club. The development also features an array of world-class restaurants, bars, brasseries, and hip hotels, as well as the Harbour Lights Picture House that presents arthouse and mainstream films in a spectacular, glass-fronted modernist building.

Ocean Village, Southampton

Westquay Shopping Center is a large shopping center with over 800,000 square feet of retail space featuring over 130 shops, including 90 major brand stores such as Coast, John Lewis, M&S, River Island, and Zara. Situated in the city center, close to the docks, the center has several entrances on Harbour Parade, on Portland Terrace, and the main High Street and offers ample parking in a covered multi-story car park. The building is heated by a centralized plant that draws heat from an underground aquifer, converts it into geothermal energy, and distributes it throughout a district heating scheme.

Harbour Parade, Southampton SO15 1QF, United Kingdom

The Solent Sky Museum is dedicated to the history and development of the aviation and aircraft manufacturing industry in the Solent area over the past century. The world-class museum features fantastic collections of aircraft, and aviation-related items, including a propeller and jet engines by Alvis, Rolls-Royce, and Bristol, and planes like the Schneider Trophy S6 Seaplane, the Sandringham flying boat, and the cherished Spitfire fighter plane. There are also extensive displays of wartime exhibits, military uniforms, and the museum is also home to the Air Training Corps National Museum.

Albert Road South, Royal Crescent, Southampton

Powerboat Days offers a wide range of water-based activities such as powerboating, yacht charters, and RIB experiences. Departing from the Ocean Village Marina, adventures and charters are designed to be exhilarating, yet extraordinarily safe and venture to the Isle of Wight and surrounding areas, depending on packages chosen. Additional experiences include Sunseeker charters, Extreme Rib Experiences, Treasure Hunts, and full-day private charters on flybridge motor yachts and sports boats.

Powerboat Days, Ocean Village Marina, 2 Channel Way, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 3TG, Phone: 02380 005566

The Southampton Guildhall, branded as The O2 Guildhall Southampton, is a multipurpose complex and Southampton’s largest music venue. Forming the East Wing of the Civic Centre in Southampton, the place is comprised of three spaces, namely the Guildhall itself, the Solent Suite, and a lecture theatre and can accommodate up to 1,700 spectators for significant events.

W Marlands Rd, Southampton SO14 7LP, United Kingdom

St Mary’s Stadium is the home stadium of the city’s beloved Premier League club Southampton F.C. and has been since 2001. The stadium has a seating capacity of 32,505 with four stands named after the areas of Southampton they face – the Itchen Stand, the Chapel Stand, the Kingsland Stand, and the Northam Stand. The stadium has two large screens at either end that show games and replays live, and numerous modern facilities including 42 executive boxes, the club's offices, changing rooms, corporate hospitality and press suites, and a police control room.

Britannia Rd, Southampton SO14 5FP, United Kingdom