The places that make Leeds: Leeds Town Hall, Leeds Corn Exchange, The Calls and the River Aire and more, with what is on there next.
The Victorian civic hall designed by Cuthbert Brodrick and opened by Queen Victoria in 1858. Its clock tower is about 68.6 metres tall and was the tallest building in Leeds for over a century. Four stone lions sit along the front. Inside, the Victoria Hall is a concert hall, and the final rounds of the Leeds International Piano Competition are played here.
Brodrick's oval, domed building on Call Lane, opened in 1863 for the corn trade and modelled on the Bourse de Commerce in Paris. It is Grade I listed. Today it holds independent shops and food outlets under the partly glazed dome.
The brick warehouses along the River Aire in the city centre, once part of the working waterway of Leeds. The old buildings have been converted into offices, flats, restaurants and bars, with the riverside to walk along between them.
The national museum of arms and armour, in a purpose-built building at Leeds Dock that Queen Elizabeth II opened in 1996. The galleries cover war, tournament, self defence and the arms of Asia and Africa, and there is a jousting arena beside the river. Entry is free; some extra attractions are charged for.
The city's art gallery on The Headrow, open since 3 October 1888. Entry is free, and a first-floor bridge links it to the Henry Moore Institute next door, which shows sculpture.
The city's museum in Millennium Square, in the former Mechanics' Institute, reopened on 13 September 2008. Entry is free, though special exhibitions may carry a charge.
The ruins of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1152 by monks from Fountains Abbey, beside the River Aire in Kirkstall, a few miles from the centre. The ruins stand in grounds owned by the city, and Abbey House Museum, which charges its own admission, stands opposite. Check the council's page before you go for the current entry arrangements.
A large park in the north of the city, with lakes, woodland and open grass. The park is free to enter; Tropical World, the glasshouse attraction, charges admission.
