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Discover for yourself the haunts of slave traders, privateersand press-gangs, the hideaway of a suspected assassin andthe desecrated grave of a self-professed Jack the Ripper,track down the birthplace of rail travel and the oldestpavilion at a first-class cricket ground, marvel at a life-size replica of the world's first submarine and the originalhome of the Epsom Derby, be gobsmacked by burial stonesolder than Stonehenge and one of the earliest humansettlements to be found anywhere in the UK, take a turnon John Lennon's first musical instrument and snigger atthe sight of Queen Victoria's dildo, meet toads that sing,World War II's best-kept secret and the world's first (andsmallest) skyscraper, toast the UK's greatest female athletein a brew named in her honour or go for a spin on the onlypurpose-built F1 race track in the country.For tourists and locals who have outgrown Hop on-Hopoff bus excursions, river cruises and Beatles tours, SecretLiverpool - An unusual guide is an indispensable guide tothe curiosities of 'England's finest Victorian city', designedfor people who prefer to customise their own itinerary orsimply wander where the mood takes them.

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Let Secret Liverpool guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Liverpool guide book and let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of an amazing city. Ideal for local inhabitants, curious visitors and armchair travellers alike.