Even if you’re not in the city for International Beatle Week, there are plenty of Beatles-related things to do in and around Liverpool. Cavern Club, where the band played over 300 times, has become an institution and has live music seven days a week. The club’s Magical Mystery Tour meanwhile offers a whirlwind way of seeing as many Beatles-related places as possible, including Strawberry Fields, Penny Lane and the Casbah Coffee Club.
Liverpool’s most famous sons are celebrated all over the city. Head to the Abbey Road Mural on Grafton Street or visit The Beatles Story gallery to join in on Beatlemania.
Liverpool made headlines when part of its centre became the UK’s first formally recognised LGBTQ+ area. Now the former Stanley Street Quarter, rebranded Pride Quarter, is firmly on the map.
Further south, the Baltic Triangle is the place to be and be seen. Filled with street art, independent shops, cafés, skateparks, bars and markets, it is the centre of the city’s creativity.
For a bit of history, head to the first European Chinatown or to the Royal Albert Dock. Part of the former UNESCO World Heritage waterfront – alongside Pier Head and its ‘Three Graces’: The Royal Liver, Cunard and Port of Liverpool buildings – The Dock has become a cultural centre by the water.
The Dock is home to cultural centres such as the International Slavery Museum, Tate Liverpool and the Merseyside Maritime Museum, within which you’ll also find the Border Force National Museum. The Museum of Liverpool on the waterfront is also well worth a visit.
For something different, the British Music Experience in the Cunard Building retraces the history of Brit rock and pop, while the Victoria Museum and Gallery – run by the University of Liverpool – boasts a display of false teeth. You could also head to the Walker Art Gallery to explore its vast collection of art, including antiquities and masterpieces by Turner and Rubens.
Escape the city in Sefton or Stanley Parks or cross the River Mersey to Birkenhead Park, which is widely accepted as the world’s oldest publicly funded park and the model for New York’s Central Park.
Croxteth Hall and Country Park is a historic family home. Exploring the grounds and gardens is free, but you’ll have to pay to visit the Edwardian home.
The National Trust’s Formby Beach is a favourite with locals all year round. Crosby Beach, meanwhile, is home to Another Place, an installation of artist Antony Gormley’s cast-iron figures. Further afield, Southport has a pier and miles of beaches.
Go up Radio City Tower, also known as St Johns Beacon, for great views over the city, and check out the neoclassical St George’s Hall, the Nelson Monument and Grade I-listed Georgian Town Hall.
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