Liverpool Attractions
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Albert Dock
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Inaugurated by Prince Albert in 1846 and later restored in 1992, Albert Dock is a lively area featuring markets, cafes, museums, boutiques and quaint restaurants.
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Walker Art Gallery
The Walker Art Gallery, with its extensive collection of European art, is a famous museum in Liverpool.
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Anglican Cathedral
(Cathedrals & University)
Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral was designed by the winner of an architectural competition in 1901. It was built to completion in 1978.
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Cathedrals & University
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Amongst the prominent Cathedrals and Universities in Liverpool are the Anglican Cathedral, the Roman Catholic Cathedral and Liverpool University which as founded in 1903.
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Roman Catholic Cathedral
(Cathedrals & University)
Built atop a hill, Liverpool's Roman Catholic Cathedral is a striking and prominent Christian site.
St George's Hall
The facade of the Classical St George's Hall (Brown Street) by Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, 1838-1854, is decorated with Corinthian columns. The Great Hall, with one of the world's largest organs, is used for concerts and congresses. To the rear are St John's Gardens, in which are statues of prominent Liverpool citizens.
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Tate Gallery
(Albert Dock)
The Tate Gallery in Liverpool, built on the site of the prior Tate & Lyle sugar refineries, exhibits three floors of impressive artwork.
Bluecoat Gallery
Two roads further south from the Playhouse Theatre in School Lane is the Bluecoat art center with an excellent gallery and concert hall.
Conservation Centre
Housed in the former Midland Railway Goods Depot (built in the 1870s), the Conservation Centre allows visitors to see how conservators preserve and restore everything from fine art and sculpture to space suits and ancient archaeological treasures.
Conservation Centre
Whitechapel
Liverpool L1 6HZ
England
Whitechapel
Liverpool L1 6HZ
England
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Restaurant or food service
Croxteth Hall & Park
Croxteth Hall is a mansion on the outskirts of Liverpool. Its rooms are filled with Edwardian furniture and character figures. The Victorian walled garden should not be missed. Special events are held on most weekends.
All values are in local currency
Hours
April 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
| Family | 12.50 |
| Adult | 4.70 |
| Senior | 1.85 |
| Child | 1.85 |
| Child 2 & under | FREE |
Parking
Free
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Restaurant or food service
Liverpool Museum
Adjoining the Polytechnic building, the Liverpool Museum contains a variety of collections, covering almost every field of knowledge from archaeology to the sciences. Among them are an interesting collection of model ships and the department of space travel, the famous Ince Blundell Collection (ancient marble) and the Sassoon Collection of carved ivory, and Egyptian, Babylonian and Assyrian antiquities.
Liverpool Museum
William Brown Street
Liverpool L3 8EN
England
William Brown Street
Liverpool L3 8EN
England
Hours
January 1 to December 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Admission cost for the Planetarium. Liverpool Museum may close temporarily at short notice as a result of building work, telephone before visiting.
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Restaurant or food service
Merseyside Museum of Labour History
Opened in 1986 the Merseyside Museum of Labour History, located in the former Lancashire County Sessions House, documents the life of the worker over the last 150 years (changing living and working conditions, struggle for political rights, development of the trade union movement).
Museum of Liverpool Life
The Museum of Liverpool Life is housed in a former boat hall and building used by pilots controlling traffic along the river. Exhibits feature collections that celebrate the people of Liverpool, their culture, achievements and contribution to national life.
Picton Reading Room & Hornby Library
The Picton Reading Rooms and the Hornby Library are in a building named after the Liverpool architect Sir James Picton, adjacent to the Liverpool Museum.
Playhouse Theatre
Next to the shopping center on Williamson Square is the Playhouse Theatre, England's oldest repertory theater.
Polytechnic Building
To the north of St George's Hall is an imposing group of neo-Greek buildings, at the west end the Liverpool Polytechnic Building (1902: with Liverpool allegories and a Minerva statue).
St John's Centre Beacon
The center point of Liverpool's St John's shopping center (pedestrianized), which can be reached via Lime Street, is "The Beacon", a 450ft/137m-high tower with a revolving restaurant and viewing platform with good views.
Facilities
Restaurant or food service
William Brown Library
Adjoining the Polytechnic building is the William Brown Library, named after a wealthy Liverpool businessman who subsidized the building.
Liverpool Surroundings
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Port Sunlight Heritage Centre and Lady Lever Art Gallery
A historical museum, the Port Sunlight Heritage Center is informative and interesting. The Lady Lever Art Gallery showcases an impressive Art Nouveau collection as well as porcelain and furniture.
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