See Britain’s second-largest city, which is also one of its most vibrant. Birmingham, once known as an industrial city of grime, is teeming with quality restaurants, pulsating pubs, cool cocktail bars and a thriving music scene, a lot of which is located along a network of picturesque canals. J.R.R. Tolkien fans will not want to miss Sarehole Mill and Moseley Bog, which were favorite haunts of the young Tolkien when he lived in Birmingham and are believed to be the inspiration of the Shire in Tolkien’s "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." Show All
