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Our Sightseeing category provides a feast for the eyes. Why? Because most all of our selections are famous places that you can view and take pictures of to show everyone back home. Landmarks, sculptures, historic homes, historic districts, cemeteries, water fountains, and statues are just a hint of the sights we've selected.
Category: Sightseeing - Cardiff Attractions & Activities
Address: Cardiff
Formerly a scruffy dockland area exporting millions of tons of coal each year, Cardiff Bay has been transformed into a bright, sparky, shiny-clean harbour packed with attractions. A barrage has created a 200-hectare freshwater lake which is now a major centre for water sports. The whole area is teeming with bars and restaurants and there are...
Category: Sightseeing - Cardiff Attractions & Activities
Address: Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff
These sweet yellow boats are a fun way of seeing Cardiff from a different perspective – a watery one. Hop on to sail between Cardiff Waterfront (off Mermaid Quay) and the Penarth end of the huge Cardiff Bay barrage. Some trips are designed specially for sightseeing. Departures are typically hourly in the summer; weekends only in autumn.
Cardiff City Sightseeing Bus Tours
Category: Sightseeing - Cardiff Attractions & Activities
Address: Cardiff Castle, (Departure Point), Cardiff CF1 2BS
These open-air, double-decker buses are a great way to get to know the city of Cardiff without having to wear out your walking shoes. The buses stop at principal attractions, allowing you to hop off and hop on again at your convenience. There's a live English guide providing commentary along the way. The ticket is valid for 24 hours. For a tour...
Category: Sightseeing - Cardiff Attractions & Activities
Address: Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff
Constructed in 1884, the Coal Exchange's Great Hall is now the site of many of Cardiff's most important cultural events. The Coal, located in the center of Mount Stuart Square, is the former financial heart of Cardiff and contains many of the city's listed buildings. In 1911, the world's first £1 million deal was made at the Coal Exchange.
Category: Sightseeing - Cardiff Attractions & Activities
Address: Westgate St, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff CF10 1ES
Built in 1999 for the Rugby World Cup, Cardiff's 75,000-seat Millennium Stadium is the city's sporting pride and joy. A tour of the stadium facilities takes you through the players' changing rooms and inner training areas, out onto the pitch via the players' tunnel, into the Royal Box and up to the top tier of the seating area. (No tours on match...
Category: Sightseeing - Cardiff Attractions & Activities
Address: Harbour Dr, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 4PA
Located on the waterfront near the harbour, Cardiff's eye-catching Norwegian Church Arts Centre is now a wonderful venue for concerts, exhibitions and other cultural events. Highlights of the building itself include exposed trusses, round windows set in gables, and a Gothic stained glass window. Founded in 1867 as a place of worship for visiting...
Senedd (National Assembly for Wales)
Category: Sightseeing - Cardiff Attractions & Activities
Address: Harbour Dr, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff
You can't miss the £67-million National Assembly for Wales, which towers over Cardiff's waterfront with a wavy roof. It was built according to state-of-the-art ecological principles and opened in 2007. The building also incorporates various unique examples of modern art, including a fibre optic 'Heart of Wales' in the debating chamber. You can...
