Liverpool, England

Albert Dock

One of the first in the world covered (enclosed) docks. At one time, it was the largest dock in the country and was considered a symbol of Liverpool. Built solely from stone, brick, and cast iron without using any wood, it was named after Prince Albert, who attended its opening more than 150 years ago. Today, around Albert Dock, there are many shops and restaurants, and this is also where the famous Beatles History Museum is located-an absolute must-visit. Various multimedia shows are held in the center of the dock-light, laser, and sound performances-as well as the annual Big Ships Festival.

Liverpool Cathedral

The main Catholic church of the city. But it looks more like a spacecraft, an observatory, a modern art museum, or the home of a mad but well-to-do scientist. Even inside it is unusual: around the pulpit, on stepped marble slabs, prayer benches are arranged in circles. And beneath a ceiling that narrows like a tube, huge stained-glass windows are installed. The church’s official name is the Royal Cathedral of Jesus Christ. It was built to order by the royal family in just 5 years.

Superlambanana

This mutant sculpture-half lambkin, half banana. But it doesn’t symbolize a bad ecological situation in Liverpool; rather, it represents two main goods that were shipped to the city’s port. The project’s author is an American with Japanese roots, Taro Chizo-he wanted to express his concerns about the possibilities of genetic engineering and made a 10-centimeter figurine. But the sculptors in Liverpool decided to “slightly” enlarge the Superlambanana, and in the end a bright yellow behemoth was created, over 5 meters tall and weighing 8 tons. An interesting feature of this creature is that it changes its location, as if it’s walking around the streets. To create an even more complete illusion of the fruit-creature’s “liveliness,” the sculpture periodically changes its color.

Anglican Cathedral

Liverpool Cathedral of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary is the largest cathedral in the UK and the fifth largest in the world. It is considered one of the city’s most famous and popular places. The cathedral began to be built in 1904, but was only finally completed in 1978. The height of the bell tower is 67 meters; it houses the heaviest collection of bells in the world, including the largest one, weighing 31 tonnes. The building is adorned with beautiful sculptures and stained-glass windows in the Neo-Gothic style, and the cathedral also boasts the largest organ in the UK. For visitors, the opportunity to enjoy views of the city from the cathedral’s tower-101 meters high-will be especially appealing.

Ensemble of the Liverpool Port

The building was constructed in 1907 in the Baroque style and is decorated with numerous marine figures. The central entrance is adorned with statues of women representing Trade and Industry, while above the entrance there are relief sculptures of ships of abundance. The entire interior decor is embellished with gilded marine emblems-anchors, ships, chains, shells, and depictions of Poseidon and mermaids. During the Second World War, a bomb exploded in the building’s basement, which significantly affected its exterior appearance. After the war, the Liverpool port building was completely restored; this renovation surpassed the original construction cost of the building itself. At present, the port building is included in the UNESCO list.

The Beatles Museum

It is well known that the group The Beatles appeared in Liverpool, and in the museum dedicated to the legendary quartet, you can learn how everything started, how it went on, and how it tragically ended. Here there are photographs, video recordings of tours and concerts, and the screams of fans coming from the museum’s speakers. In general, the exhibition is arranged so that you are immersed in the atmosphere of The Beatles’ music right from the entrance: in the first rooms you hear the quartet’s earliest works, and in the last ones-later pieces. And in John Lennon’s hall (the white room with a white grand piano), “Imagine” plays endlessly.

Cavern Club

The very jazz club where the legendary musicians of the Beatles began their careers. A place so popular it’s hard to imagine: everyone dreams of getting in-both true Beatles fans around the world and young rock talents looking for managers, because it was at Cavern Club in 1961 that Brian Epstein, the manager of the music store NEMS, introduced the “Beatles” to the world and offered the Liverpool four his management services. The club continues to look for new talented musicians, and that’s why every day at 15:30 live music is on. Saturdays are traditionally dedicated to timeless Beatles classics. And from 24 to 31 August, an International Beatles Festival is held at Cavern.

John Lennon’s House

This is Aunt Mimi’s house of John Lennon. Here, Lennon lived through almost all of his childhood and a substantial part of his youth-from the age of five to twenty-three. Now this charming mansion with windows decorated with stained glass has been turned into a house-museum, keeping and recreating as much as possible the surroundings in which the musician grew up-from the tiles on the bathroom walls to jars of food products in the kitchen. But without a guide’s narration, this house is just walls and furniture. The guide tells a bunch of stories about young Lennon. Where exactly and under what circumstances the band’s early hits were written, what Lennon’s relationships were like-with McCartney, with Aunt Mimi, with his mother Julia Lennon, and with other people around him-can be learned through a lively guided talk.

Williamson Tunnels

Under the Liverpool district of Edge Hill, a whole network of tunnels and caves is located, built at the very beginning of the 19th century. You cannot get there on your own-underground access is only possible on a guided tour. During the 40-minute tour, guides tell you who built these tunnels, how they were built, and what role they played in the life of the city. Interestingly, the purpose of some of the tunnels is still simply unknown-there is even a theory that Liverpool businessman Joseph Williamson wanted to create jobs in the city, since several thousand workers were involved in the construction. At that time, British men who had returned from the war with Napoleon were desperately in need of work. According to another version, Williamson was slightly out of his mind and was preparing an underground shelter in case of the end of the world.

World Museum

A large museum with a collection devoted to the history of humankind and science. Artifacts from ancient religious cults, dinosaurs, models of spacecraft, exotic insects, Egyptian statues, rare birds, Chinese porcelain, specimens of minerals, costumes of northern peoples-under one roof there’s everything that makes the museum an ideal place to visit with a curious little inquisitive. A pleasant bonus-there is an aquarium and a planetarium in the museum. Entry to the museum is completely free, but it is recommended to make a donation toward the upkeep of the building and the collections. On the upper floor of the World Museum, there is a family café.

Liverpool Sightseeing Tour

On an introductory excursion, tourists can visit the city’s main ceremonial palace, the town hall, the university campus, and the cathedrals. As you proceed along the street connecting the Catholic and Anglican cathedrals, you will reach the heart of the cultural and historic district of the Georgian era, packed with attractions. From the Anglican cathedral, you will descend to the waterfront via Chinatown and sites associated with the Beatles. After that, you will come out onto the waterfront, where there is a complex of buildings that is Liverpool’s calling card. Also located along the waterfront at Albert Dock is the city’s museum area, with numerous souvenir shops and restaurants.

By Beatles-themed locations

You will see many places in the city center connected with the Beatles group: the college where McCartney studied, the pub where Lennon celebrated his first wedding, visit the Cavern Quarter known for its pubs where the Beatles sang, and stop by the Cavern pub. At the end of the tour, you will visit the private Beatles museum The Beatles Story. Those who want to see the childhood and youth places of the Beatles can include Penny Lane, a visit to the church where John and Paul met, the graves of Eleanor Rigby and Strawberry Fields.

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