Liverpool

Liverpool is 180 mi/290 km northwest of London. It was also where more than 9 million emigrants departed on their voyage to the New World. The city has remarkable Victorian architecture, twin cathedrals and several top-notch art museums including the Liverpool Museum and Walker Art Gallery. At the Conservation Centre, there's a fascinating exhibit on art restoration. The Albert Dock has a branch of the Tate Gallery and a maritime museum with a special building dedicated to "Emigrants to the New World." Liverpool's claim to fame.