Culture and Attractions

In 2008, with Liverpool as the Capital of Culture, a record number of visitors from across the world came to the city.

Liverpool will submit their bid in Summer 2011 to become UNESCO’s first City of Music in England. If approved, Liverpool would join an exclusive club of just four other UNESCO cities of music and would become a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

The historic waterfront has been a focal point of the city for over eight hundred years. The Pier Head, including the world famous Liver Buildings, is a UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Site. This puts the Liverpool waterfront on an architectural par with Historical Cairo and Notre-Dame.

Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral is the largest cathedral in Britain and the fifth largest in the world whilst the Liver Building is one of the earliest examples of multi-storey reinforced concrete construction in the world.

The eight museums and galleries that make up National Museums Liverpool possess the greatest collection of artefacts, paintings, specimens and objects collectively held under single ownership in the country.

Culture & Attractions

Albert Dock – Liverpool’s most visited attraction
Anglican Cathedral - built from 1904-1978
Metropolitan Cathedral – built in 1967 and is linked to the Anglican Cathedral by Hope Street
Chinatown – Liverpool has one of the oldest established Chinese communities in Europe
Royal Liverpool Hospital – Liverpool’s main hospital
School of Tropical Medicine - one of the leading research institutes in tropical medicine in the world
Liverpool Olympia – holds a wide range of events such as concerts, comedy, boxing, fashion shows and club nights
Magical Mystery Tour – visit the Fab Four’s childhood homes and hangouts, including the Cavern Club
Palm House – stunning Victoria glasshouse in Sefton Park
Rawhide Comedy Club – popular centre comedy club
Williamson Tunnels – underground tunnels built in early 1800’s
Liverpool Duck Tours – make sightseeing fun by touring the city in an amphibious vehicle
Mersey Ferries - take a trip along the River Mersey
British Waterways - opened in April 2009, welcoming boats into the heart of the city
Sefton Park & Calderstones Park - magnificent and extensive Victorian parks just a short taxi journey from the city centre
Lark Lane - one of Liverpool's most famous streets, right next to Sefton Park, has a unique bohemian air and a wide range of bars and restaurants