Birmingham is the United Kingdom’s second largest city boasting plenty of exciting attractions, events, and landmarks, but is often overlooked by tourists.
The city has everything from museums, historical landmarks, and beautiful parks, to shopping malls, chic cafes, family attractions, a chocolate factory, and an epic street art scene.
It’s one of the most important and historical cities in the country – having been around for a millennia, Birmingham is also the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
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Interactive Map: Birmingham Highlights
Check out the interactive map below to see 13 of the most popular and iconic landmarks and attractions across Birmingham city, including museums, adventure attractions, historical sites and iconic landmarks.
Illustration Map: Birmingham Icons & Landmarks
Here’s an illustrated visual map of Birmingham city centre that I designed. It features all the main attractions, districts, main roads and the canals that run through the heart of the city, to help give a visual guide of the city in general.
Birmingham Transport Map
A complete map of Birmingham’s public transport network, this well-designed map is colour-coded and labelled, covering all the bus, train and tram routes in the city as well as in the larger West Midlands region.
You can download the full, high quality printable PDF here:
Birmingham City Centre Map
A detailed map with labels of all the roads as well as all the parking sites, bus and tram stops, and the train stations and stops.
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Birmingham Tourist Map
This map covers all the major landmarks and attractions in the centre of Birmingham, with street names, highlighted areas, and a legend chart coordinated with numbered points on the map.
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Birmingham Shopping Map
A useful map that details all the main shopping centres and malls across the city, highlighting some of the biggest brands and stores (like Primark, House of Fraser etc.) as well as various restaurants, cafes, cinemas, hotels, banks, and also toilet and baby-changing facilities.
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Birmingham Surroundings: Bus Map
An enormous map covering the entire bus and rail network in Birmingham and the surrounding areas of the West Midlands.
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Birmingham Rail Network Map
A simple but easy to read and use rail network map of Birmingham city, featuring colour-coded routes with labelled stops along the routes.
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Birmingham Bus Network Map
Another simple and easy to read map of Birmingham’s bus network only, with coloured routes and labelled stops along the routes.
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Birmingham’s Top 10 Budget Independent Cafes on a Budget
General Information about Birmingham
Commonly Asked Questions
What towns are in Birmingham?
Some of the most popular and historic towns and districts in Birmingham are Aston, the Bali Triangle, Bournville, Chinese Quarter, Digbeth, Edgbaston, Five Ways, Perry Barr, Jewellery Quarter, Ladywood, Moseley, and Birmingham City Centre. Click here for a complete list of all the neighbourhoods in Birmingham, UK.
What is Birmingham famous for?
Here’s a list of 10 things that Birmingham is world famous for. Come and discover the very best of the UK’s most underrated city.
- Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution – the dawn of the modern era.
- Peaky Blinders – home of the gangs made famous by the global hit TV show.
- Cadbury World – the nation’s favourite chocolatier.
- Music heritage – home to prestigious music venues and global superstars like Black Sabbath, Duran Duran, UB40, The Moody Blues, Dexys Midnight Runners, The Streets, and more.
- Largest public park in Europe – the UK’s second largest city is also the greenest, and has over 200 more parks than Paris!
- More canals than Venice – the water networks made Birmingham the world’s first manufacturing city
- Home of Balti – not only the chocolate capital, Birmingham is also the curry capital of the UK.
- Youngest city in Europe – 40% of the city’s inhabitants are below the age of 25
- Digbeth – vibrant digital and creative scene with independent cafes, music venues, graffiti art and tech startups.
- World’s largest collection of Pre-Raphaelite Art – the city is also home to numerous art galleries and museums.
What areas are in south Birmingham?
Bartholomew, St. Martins & Deritend, Saltley, Selly Oak, Small Heath, Smethwick, Sparkhill, Sparkbrook, and Yardley wards of Birmingham County Borough).
What are the bad areas of Birmingham?
Though much of the city is beautiful and packed with attractions, Central Birmingham (also known as “Town” to the Brummies), does suffer from the city’s highest crime rate, especially in Ladywood, Dale End, the Bullring, and the Grand Central shopping areas.
Book Your Trip to the UK: Budget Tips & Tricks
Flights: As always, I source the cheapest flights on the web from Skyscanner and Kiwi.com. They are considered the top flight search engines for the best deals.
Accommodation: I use Booking for the best hotel deals and HostelWorld for the cheapest stays. If you’re considering Airbnb, be sure to check Vrbo to find cheaper vacation stays.
SIM cards: DrimSim is a universal SIM card that isn’t tied to an operator and works in any country/region.
Travel Insurance: Stay protected from theft, injury, illness, and cancellations. A safety net in case anything goes wrong, I never leave without it. World Nomads is my favourite agent for total peace of mind.
Tours & Excursions: I book all my fave activities and guided tours on Get Your Guide & Viator – they do superb deals whilst offering excellent customer support.
Renting a car? I always use DiscoverCars, make sure you book your car hire in advance. For airport transfers, I use KiwiTaxi for the best deals.
Need to store your luggage in a locker? Use Radical Storage to store your stuff in a locker in any city for just $5 per day.
Head over to my Travel Tools page for all my best travel tips & advice and everything you need for your trip.
Birmingham Day Trips and Activities on Get Your Guide:
Check out some excellent deals on tickets for the most popular day trips and activities around Birmingham. (Remember, you can cancel your bookings at anytime!)
Further Reading: UK Travel
Travel Itineraries
- London Maps: Tourism & Travel Guide (Free PDF Maps)
- Top 10 Things To See & Do in Birmingham (by a Local)
- 10 Best Things to Do in Bath, England
- How to Visit Stonehenge for Free
UK Facts & Knowledge Posts
- 71 Facts about England
- 52 Facts about Wales
- Stonehenge Facts & History
- 38 Interesting Facts about Birmingham, England
- 45 Curious Facts About London
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