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Mersey. Other main attractions general- ONE center downtown is one of the big- Just below on the waterfront are the
ly are walkable from the waterfront while gest retail malls in Europe — a $1.5 bil- Three Graces — three signature buildings
the clean and efficient Merseyrail transit lion redevelopment with 160 shops, bars designated in 2004 as part of the city's
system provides access to sites farther and restaurants over 42 acres. United Nations World Heritage. Farther
away with an economical day pass. south is the redeveloped Albert Dock —
The best place to get one's bearings in with its many museums, restaurants and
The pass allows visitors to explore sev- this city of about 450,000 is just before bars housed in a historic waterfront com-
eral other nearby British standouts, in- sunset from a window-side perch in the plex. It is home to The Beatles Story ex-
cluding the historic city of Chester, only bar of the Panoramic 34 Restaurant, 34 hibition; the Merseyside Maritime Muse-
15 miles to the south. A short ride on floors up in the West Tower on Brook um, revealing the city's ties to the Titanic
Merseyrail to the north is the seaside Street. and shipping; and the International Slav-
resort of Southport and Britain’s “Golf ery Museum. Also on Albert Dock is the
Coast,” home of the Royal Birkdale Golf Out the windows to the north, the River Tate Liverpool, displaying modern and
Club. Also close are the fascinating town Mersey spills into the Irish Sea beyond contemporary art. Near Lime Street Sta-
of Port Sunlight, built for workers of the the golfers' mecca of Royal Birkdale and tion is the influential Walker Art Gallery.
Lever Bros. soap factory that is an early Southport. Ferries still cross the Mersey
example of urban planning, and Britain’s near remnants of 12 miles of docks that Clockwise from top left: The buildings of Pier
National Waterways Museum in Elles- once gave Liverpool the title of world's
mere Port. biggest port and the center of European Head from the Albert Dock. Early photo of The
emigration to North America. Beatles. Night skyline of the Pier Head.
For shoppers, the open-air Liverpool

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