The Atlas Obscura Guide To

Birmingham

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Birmingham, England

Unusual
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Birmingham, England

Curzon Street Station

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

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Aston Hall

This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.

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Newman Brothers Coffin Works

England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.

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Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens

These centuries old gardens have been restored to their 17th century condition.

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Solihull, England

Blakesley Hall

Some wattle-and-daub, a Moorish mural, a glacial erratic, and a Giant named Gilbert.

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3 MILEs FROM Birmingham

'Sentinel'

This eye-catching roundabout sculpture commemorates one of England's best World War II-era "shadow factories."

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4 MILEs FROM Birmingham

Hagley, England

Wychbury Obelisk

An 18th century monument regularly tagged with unsettling graffiti referencing a 1940s unsolved murder.

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10 MILEs FROM Birmingham

Atlas Obscura Trips

Folklore and Magic of Southern England

Nov 2—Nov 7, 2019

Mythical castles and ancient witchcraft, ecological biomes and fairy-tale forests, sea tractors and flaming tar barrels—all this awaits you on our one-of-a-kind exploration of southern England's historic haunts and eccentric traditions.

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Unique
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Birmingham Balti

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Birmingham Balti

Once ubiquitous throughout the city, shops serving this unique Pakistani curry are disappearing.

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Inside Birmingham’s Disappearing Balti Cuisine

Historic establishments struggle with staff crunches and competition.

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