The film The Batman (2022) turned the Georgian quarter around the Anglican Cathedral and Rodney Street into the streets of Gotham, making use of the listed façades. The imposing Royal Liver Building and St George's Hall have made Liverpool a much sought-after film location.
The Cavern Club on Mathew Street, where the Beatles performed nearly 300 times in the early 1960s, is not the original building: it was demolished in 1973, then rebuilt a few metres away using some of the original bricks. Liverpool has more statues than any British city outside London.
Push open the door of the Philharmonic Dining Rooms, a listed Victorian pub whose marble gentlemen's toilets are so remarkable that people visit them. Keep a data eSIM active to track down the evening's live gigs, of which the area has plenty.