NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM
Read moreFrom the first train to the Eurostar, the whole world of rail travel is detailed in this national museum. You can get up close to more than 300 vehicles, including the world's fastest steam engine, Harry Potter's Hogwarts Express, but also royal luxury carriages and the first locomotives of the Industrial Revolution. In all, three centuries of history and a compilation of a million rail-related objects, such as photos, artworks, posters and decorations. Some of the industrial heritage of Liverpool and Manchester.
ROYAL ARMOURIES
Read moreThis imposing modernist citadel on the edge of the Area has a national reputation. Over 8500 objects are listed on four floors, with the central theme of war, tournaments, hunting, defence and eastern weapons. In this respect, the Royal Armouries are part of the same museum family as the Tower of London in the capital. There are medieval armour, spears, swords, rifles, but also guns, guns, game and samurai attire.