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The Guildhall Museum (11 min)
Medieval building, centred on Great Hall, celebrating Richard III, whose remains were found nearby. Tropical Birdland (27 min)
Small aviary for getting up close to a wide range of birds, including owls, macaws and kookaburras. Watermead Country Park (23 min)
Quaint park known for its nature reserves, bird-watching, surfaced paths & fishing. Bradgate Park (31 min)
Park set in 830 acres, with footpaths, a stream, a playground plus roaming peacocks and fallow deer. Great Central Railway (31 min)
The only place in the world where you can see 2 full sized steam trains pass each other. Abbey Pumping Station Museum (16 min)
Museum of local industrial heritage with massive Victorian beam engines and a narrow-gauge railway. National Space Centre (13 min)
Themed galleries displaying rockets, satellites and interactive exhibitions about space travel. University of Leicester Botanic Garden (5 min)
Landscaped collection of plants with a greenhouse, plus sculpture tours and small arts festivals. The Clock Tower (13 min)
Iconic clocktower with statues honoring city benefactors, a popular meeting point for locals. Leicester Cathedral (11 min)
Medieval building with ornate sculptures, a Georgian spire plus regular tours and choral services. Jewry Wall Museum (10 min)
Ruins of a wall from a 2nd-century-CE Roman bath complex, with an adjacent archaeology museum. The Newarke Houses Museum (10 min)
2 houses with interactive exhibitions about the city, a local army regiment and historic gardens. Victoria Park (8 min)
Sprawling city park known for its striking war-memorial arch, ambling trails, playgrounds & fields. Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (6 min)
Victorian museum with Ancient Egyptian and natural history collections and 18th-20th century art. Abbey Park (14 min)
Sprawling, 32-acre grounds with a river and flower displays set on Augustinian monastery ruins. | 
