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Unlock the secrets of Britain's second city and you soon discover the jewel in the English crown.
Forget dark, satanic mills and back-to-back houses. While Birmingham has preserved some fine examples of its industrial past, it has also transformed itself into a multicultural city for arts and entertainment, fine foods and shopping.
Head canalside to Brindleyplace or to The Mailbox, home of BBC Birmingham, to see a city with more canals than Venice. Wander through the Botanical Gardens to sample a city with more green space than you’d imagine. Stroll down the ocean tunnel at the National Sea Life Centre for an underwater view of sea fish and turtles. Saunter past the famous, frowning Brummie bull in the revamped Bullring on your way to do some serious retail therapy.
1. Brindleyplace 2. Back to Backs 3. Cadbury World 4. Ikon Gallery 5. Sea Life Centre 6. Think Tank 7. The Jewellery Quarter 8. The CBSO 9. Aston Villa Tours 10. Botanical Gardens
Raymond Blanc, Le Petit Blanc, Brindleyplace: "Birmingham has a dynamism I admire. This is a city that is going places."
