Liverpool Private Walking Tour

Liverpool is synonymous with the Beatles. A city of art, music, culture, and architecture, it is also famous for the part it plays in industrial innovation. It has the second highest number of museums in the country after London. Be sure to see the Beatles Statue, situated in front of the Liver Building on the Waterfront. See the Port of Liverpool Building, overlooking the mouth of the Mersey River, the Cunard Building and the Liver Building, all part of Liverpool's UNESCO designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City. Learn about the legend of the two fabled Liver Birds. Have a look at Liverpool’s Town Hall, built in the 18th century and considered one of the greatest British 18th century town halls. Dive into rock’n’roll history at the Cavern Club, a 50’s jazz club that became one of the places where the Beatles started their story. Other legendary artists have played here, like The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Hollies, The Kinks, Elton John, Black Sabbath, Queen, The Who, and John Lee Hooker.

Marvel at the neoclassical St. George’s Hall, covered in corinthian columns, statues and plasterwork with allegories, also boasting the world's first air-conditioning system. Discover Wellington's Column, a 81 feet high memorial to the Duke of Wellington, cast in bronze taken from the cannons used at the Battle of Waterloo and is facing towards the Belgian fields where Wellington claimed his most famous victory. Explore Liverpool and find out all of the secret spots, stories and history of Fab Four city.

You will see:

*Waterfront

*View of the Museum of Liverpool

*View of the Port of Liverpool Building

*Beatles Statues

*Cunard Building

*Royal Liver Building

*Town Hall

*The Cavern Club

*St. John's Gardens

*Walker Art Gallery

*Wellington's Column

*St. George's Hall

You will learn about:

*The Old English origin of the name “Liverpool”

*The humble beginning of the city

*Commercial expansion in the early 18th century

*Why it was known as "the New York of Europe"

*The musical movement that influenced the Beatles

*Modern cosmopolitan Liverpool