Birmingham Airport 19 min
Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park (25 min)
Small zoo with focus on endangered species, conservation and captive breeding. Library of Birmingham (21 min)
Europe's largest public library is a modern, 31,000-sq-m. building with a cafe & a gift shop. The Bear Grylls Adventure (13 min)
Activity center named after a British explorer, with high ropes, a free fall tunnel & PADI courses. Cannon Hill Park (26 min)
Tennis courts, bowling green, boats on the lake and walking trails in 120 acres of woodland. Cadbury World (33 min)
Self-guided tours through colorful interactive displays about chocolate-making & Cadbury history. Aston Hall (18 min)
Jacobean-style mansion with tours of its period rooms, scenic gardens & occasional special events. National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (26 min)
Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (27 min)
16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant Victorian glasshouses, Bonsai garden and bird collection. The National Motorcycle Museum (14 min)
Large exhibition hall filled with hundreds of fully restored British motorcycles, plus a restaurant. Thinktank Science Museum (18 min)
Close encounters with technology past, present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (21 min)
Victorian building with domed Round Room showing Pre-Raphaelites, Staffordshire hoard and artefacts. Sutton Park (21 min)
2000 acres of parkland with bike/bridle paths and lakes, for walking, jogging, cycling and angling. Kingsbury Water Park (16 min)
600-acre park with 15 boating and fishing lakes, plus bird-watching hides, walking and bike trails. Drayton Manor Theme Park (18 min)
Large adventure playground with 12 rides based on Thomas the Tank Engine, indoor play and parklands. National Trust - Birmingham Back to Backs (21 min)
Guided tours of 4 fully restored historic houses that show how life changed between 1840 and 1977. | 
