Birmingham Sights

Museum sights in Birmingham

  1. A

    Cadbury World

    Chocoholics from miles around flock to Cadbury World, which provides a lip-smacking exploration into the history, production and consumption of the ever popular cocoa-based confectionery, seen through the eyes of one of the world's largest chocolate-makers.

    Kids - and sweet-toothed grown-ups - will love it, but beware of the afternoon sugar-crash! Ride a beanmobile or take a wander down Cocoa Rd, paved with 'talking chocolate splodges'. If you're lucky, you may get to see the finishing touches being put to your favourite chocolate. Book ahead - it's very popular in July and August. Opening hours vary. It's closed for some of December and most of January, but open from 10…

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  2. B

    Thinktank

    East of the centre, the Millennium Point development is designed to help people understand science and technology. The focal point is Thinktank , an ambitious attempt to make science accessible (primarily to kids). Interactive displays cover topics such as the body and medicine, science in everyday life, nature, future technology, and industrial history, as well as an impressive new digital Planetarium.

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