Amateur geologists and paleontologists will find treasure at the Lapworth Museum in the University School of Earth Sciences. History buffs will find Blakesly Hall a treat. Dating from the 16th century, this home of a yeoman has original furnishings and exhibits of local history. Architectural details such as the magnificent staircase and elegant plaster friezes on the ceilings are the draw at Aston Hall which was the home of the Holts through 1794. It was also leased by the son of the great James Watt.
Grand churches are well represented in Birmingham and environs.
The Catheral of St. Martin and St. Chad are both worth a visit as is the nearby elaborate Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Lazar south east of Bourneville in Kings Norton. You may get tickets for the symphony to see the interior of the Town Hall as well as to indulge your passion for good music. Its classical architecture is modeled after the Temple of Castor and Pollux in Rome.