Designed as an indoor attraction for families with younger children, the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre in Birmingham offers a world built almost entirely from the famous interlocking plastic bricks, located within a leisure complex on the edge of the city. Part of an international chain of indoor centres distinct from the larger outdoor LEGOLAND resorts, the attraction packs a variety of themed zones, gentle rides, building areas and play structures into a single covered space, making it a popular d.....

Standing beside the canals of the regenerated Brindleyplace district in the centre of Birmingham, the National Sea Life Centre is an aquarium that takes visitors on a journey through the underwater world, from the rivers and rock pools of Britain to tropical reefs and the open ocean. Opened in the 1990s and housed in a building designed by a celebrated architect, the attraction presents dozens of displays recreating a range of aquatic habitats, home to thousands of creatures including sharks, r.....