Birmingham Airport 20 min
National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (26 min)
Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). Cannon Hill Park (15 min)
Tennis courts, bowling green, boats on the lake and walking trails in 120 acres of woodland. Library of Birmingham (22 min)
Europe's largest public library is a modern, 31,000-sq-m. building with a cafe & a gift shop. National Trust - Birmingham Back to Backs (22 min)
Guided tours of 4 fully restored historic houses that show how life changed between 1840 and 1977. The Barber Institute of Fine Arts (21 min)
Art deco stone-and-brick gallery with small collection of great artists, sculpture and coins. Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden (30 min)
Ruined castle with carved arbours, aviary and marble fountain, plus adults'/kids' audio-tours. Aston Hall (25 min)
Jacobean-style mansion with tours of its period rooms, scenic gardens & occasional special events. Cadbury World (20 min)
Self-guided tours through colorful interactive displays about chocolate-making & Cadbury history. Winterbourne House & Garden (21 min)
Antiques and botanical gardens with 6,000 plants in Edwardian industrialist's grand country house. Thinktank Science Museum (19 min)
Close encounters with technology past, present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. The National Motorcycle Museum (16 min)
Large exhibition hall filled with hundreds of fully restored British motorcycles, plus a restaurant. Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park (17 min)
Small zoo with focus on endangered species, conservation and captive breeding. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (24 min)
Victorian building with domed Round Room showing Pre-Raphaelites, Staffordshire hoard and artefacts. Edgbaston Stadium (16 min)
Top-flight county cricket team's home at an England Test venue with a kit and memorabilia shop. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (21 min)
16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant Victorian glasshouses, Bonsai garden and bird collection. | 
