This larger than life statue of the Beatles, located right in front of the Liver Building on the Waterfront, is a great place for a photo stop for the Beatles fans. If looked at closely, each member of the band displays a small personal detail.

- Paul McCartney carries a camera on his back, which may be a subtle hint to his relationship with Linda Eastman.
- John Lennon has two acorns in his hand. Yoko Ono and John Lennon planted two acorns in the garden of Coventry Cathedral in 1968 as their wish for world peace.
- Ringo Starr's boot has the number ‘8’ on it, which may be the size of the shoes he wears.
- George Harrison has Sanskrit written on his belt.

The Beatles statue is the city's most popular selfie spot!

The Museum of Liverpool is the newest addition to the National Museums Liverpool group, opened in 2011 replacing the former Museum of Liverpool Life. The intention is for the new venue to tell the story of Liverpool and its people, and reflect the city’s global significance. The museum is housed in a new purpose-built building on the Mann Island site at the Pier Head.

Exhibits from the entirety of National Museums Liverpool's collections are used for the Museum of Liverpool's displays. They tell the story of the city through items from collections of costume and decorative art, entomological and botanical collections and objects representing social and urban history, as well as oral testimonies, archaeological material, and photographic archives.

The Museum displays are divided into four main themes: The Great Port, Global City, People’s Republic, and Wondrous Place, located in four large gallery spaces. The Museum also features: Little Liverpool, a gallery for children under six; History Detectives, an interactive archaeology and history resource centre; a 180-seat theatre for community and audio-visual performances and meeting facilities. It also has a gallery called "City Soldiers" which tells the story of the King's Regiment.

Why You Should Visit:
Not only an outstanding piece of modernist design but also an amazing waterfront location, not to mention a surprising amount to learn about Liverpool's history.
Plus – helpful and friendly staff, gift shop, clean toilets on every floor, large affordable café, and even a separate room to use for indoor picnics when weather is poor.

Tip:
Use the lockers on the ground floor to save you having to carry any bags, then get the lift to the top floor so you can work our way down and not have to keep climbing stairs.
On the top floor, get into the exhibition room and walk straight till the end – there's a glass wall to enjoy the view of River Mersey and the Liver Building. The restrooms there have less of a queue, too.

The city of Liverpool, and the surrounding county of Merseyside, both have a proud maritime museum. The region’s name comes from the River Mersey, a wide inlet from the Irish Sea which adjoins Liverpool. Access to the sea along the river allowed the city to become one of the world’s great trading ports during the Industrial Revolution. The Merseyside Maritime Museum is a celebration of Liverpool’s shipping history. It is located on Albert Dock, at the heart of Liverpool’s Mercantile Maritime City, an area of historic docklands that have been made a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The ground floor of the museum houses an exhibition on the shipping lines and companies that made Liverpool a global maritime trade centre. Other exhibitions show life in a port city in the modern day, including an interactive feature on Customs and Border Control, as well as a poignant tribute to the Titanic, the ocean liner which bore the city’s name on her doomed maiden voyage.

The museum also offers a range of child-friendly, nautically themed events throughout the year, as well as a guided tour of Liverpool’s Old Dock, which lies close to the building.

Why You Should Visit:
Engaging for both kids and adults with lots of interactive exhibits; a fantastic place to learn about Liverpool's maritime history.
Even if you view the ocean as little more than a scary, jellyfish-packed beach-separator, a visit to this nautical relic-fest is advised.

Tip:
On the ground floor, there are lockers to put belongings in to save you carrying bags and coats about.
If you find you have a spare hour, get booked in for an entertaining and informative guided tour.
Afterward, you can go to the top floor café (opens around noon), grab a drink or a bite and look out at the fantastic views of the docks and liver birds.

Mathew Street is an unassuming side road in Liverpool city centre that houses a world famous musical attraction – the Cavern Club, the city’s most famous music venue and a place forever associated with the Beatles. The Liverpudlian four piece, considered by many to be the world’s greatest ever band, played at the venue several times in their early years. As a result, the street is visited by thousands of tourists each year, and is the centre of the Cavern Quarter, a bohemian area of arcades filled with must see attractions for Beatles fans.

In addition to the Cavern Club, which is still a hugely popular night-time venue, the street hosts a music festival each August. The largest free festival in Europe, the Mathew Street Festival plays host to dozens of tribute bands – with a Beatles act usually headlining. The street is also notable for the Grapes pub, often frequented by the Fab Four, and an unusual statue by Arthur Dooley, depicting the four band members in a religious pose. The statue, built into the wall on Mathew Street, bears the inscription ‘Four Lads who Shook the World’. The street was also believed to be visited by renowned philosopher Carl Jung; a plaster statue of the great Swiss thinker also stands on the street.

Established in 1851, Liverpool’s World Museum houses a diverse collection covering archaeology, Egyptology and natural history in its imposing neoclassical building. Having recently expanded and changed its name to reflect its increased size and global focus, the museum now features a free planetarium, an aquarium and a collection of live creepy crawlies, in addition to more traditional exhibits.

The World Museum houses a number of historically significant artefacts, including several incredibly well preserved mummies from Ancient Egypt. An Asian cultures gallery houses a full set of ancient Samurai armour, and there are treasures dating from the Anglo Saxon period found in the local area. There are even exhibits from beyond our world – the museum houses a meteorite, believed to be from Mars, which landed in Nigeria in the 1960s.

Why You Should Visit:
Floors and floors of things to see; it's a mix of exhibits so there should be something to interest everyone.
You could easily spend all day here if you bought your picnic (cafe is to be avoided) and went to the planetarium.

Tip:
If you're on a budget and need to take kids out and keep them entertained, this is the place to take them!
Just make sure you book well in advance – online booking is very easy and you can just show tickets on the phone.
Also, consider combining your visit with a trip to the Walker Art Gallery (a 2-min walk away) and discover a diverse range of world-class art.

Like many major cities around the world, Liverpool has its own Chinatown, located at the southern edge of the city centre. Liverpool has had a large Chinese community since the first ships from the Orient began docking in the 1830s, trading silk and wool. Almost 2% of the city’s population are of full Chinese descent, whilst high estimates suggest that Liverpool is home to around thirty thousand Chinese people. Initially established in the docklands area, Chinatown was relocated after World War II and continued to expand. In 1992, a regeneration scheme commissioned a ceremonial arch to stand on Nelson Street, marking the entrance to the Chinatown area.

The arch was constructed by workers from Liverpool’s twin city of Shanghai. Designed with the guidance of the local community, the Chinese Arch was completed in 2000 and opened at the advent of Chinese New Year. Standing 44 feet high, the arch is the tallest in Europe and the second tallest in any Chinatown outside mainland China. The arch boasts 200 hand carved dragons of which 188 are ordinary and 12 are pregnant, the meaning of which is to symbolise good fortune between Liverpool and Shanghai. In 2010 multicoloured, low energy illuminating lights were added to the arch as a way to highlight one of Liverpool's significant structures.

Tip:
For those who are peckish, this is where you'll find Chinese food until the early morning hours on weekends.
Make sure to also check out 'Bon Bon Bakery' on Berry Street for delicious sweets and cakes.

Penny Lane, a fairly typical suburban shopping street in the eastern suburb of Mossley Hill, has become world famous thanks to the Beatles hit that bears its name. It was written by Paul McCartney, who attended St Barnabas Church on the street and often met here his childhood friend and fellow Beatle, John Lennon, before catching a bus to Liverpool’s city centre. The many sights referenced in the lyrics can still be found on Penny Lane, including a bus shelter, a barber shop and a fire station. Street signs bearing the famous name were stolen so regularly that the council began painting the street name onto buildings instead.

“Penny Lane” was released in 1967 as a double A-side single with “Strawberry Fields Forever”, another song which references a Liverpool landmark. Beatles producer, George Martin, believed that it was collectively their finest single. It went to No.1 in the US, but only reached No.2 in the UK charts. The street has grown in stature as the result of its Beatles connections, and has become an attraction for tourists and locals alike. It caused some embarrassment to the council officials at one point, when they proposed that all Liverpool streets named after slave traders be renamed, unaware that Penny Lane was indeed named after the local slave trader James Penny. The famous street thus kept its name, whilst the other street names in the city were changed.