The city of Southampton was established as a port city by the Romans about 2,000 years ago. Titanic the ill-fated ship started her maiden voyage from Southampton’s port in 1912. Today Southampton is very popular for the cruise industry and is one of the most favorite places for the tourists. The city has a number of attractions for the visitors, such as museums, art galleries, huge docks and many more. The city has heroic stories about the World War II and the Titanic tragedy. This article focuses on various places of interest in Southampton to make it easy for you during your trip to the city.

The Museum of Archaeology is in Gods House Tower. The museum mostly contains the excavated objects from Southampton. These objects in display reveal the past glory of civilizations ranging from the Roman, Saxon, and Medieval periods of Southampton.

The highlight of this museum is the interactive are that entertains its visitors. The museum shop is great place to shop memorable souvenirs and extraordinary gifts to your revered ones. Admission is free to all.

The holyrood church that was established in 1320 suffered heavy damage from the enemies and only a portion of it stands to date. It today stands as memorial to the merchant seamen. The magnificence of the church tower and the façade and the anchor are a rare seen to the tourists. Lot of efforts has been put in to preserve this precious monument.

Medieval Merchants' House is a fascinating object of display that attracts the visitors of Southampton. It is located at 58 French Street and is considered to be built by a wealthy merchant around 1290. The house is being preserved in its original form that reminds of the ancient glory. You can visit the house and have a glance at the antique furniture and the ambience of the ancient house.

Solent Sky which was earlier named Southampton Hall of Aviation is a museum dedicated for aviation in Southampton. The museum focuses on the Supermarine aircraft company. It was here the first seaplane was built. The famous spitfire war plane used during the Second World War for first manufactured here. Surprisingly the museum’s management offers a full size flying replica of MK1 Spitfire K5054 for hire. For more details, you can visit the official website.

The Southampton City Art Gallery is treasure house of knowledge and has something for every one of the visitors irrespective of their age and social status. You can find a variety of things ranging from ancient culture to that of cutting-edge technology in the art gallery. Exhibitions and displays range from ancient culture that dates back to the 14th century to the cutting-edge technology of the modern times. With over 3,500 works of art spanning six centuries of European culture, Southampton City Art Gallery is must see place in the city.

The city of Southampton has a lot more attractions and some of them are as follows: Bar gate a significant landmark of the city built in 12th century and stands as a symbol of civic power to date; Mayflower Memorial, which is a columnar monument with a copper replica of the ship, dedicated to those British citizens that sailed to America. There rest include Memorial to the Dead, Stella Memorial, Titanic Engineers' Memorial, Town Walls, West Gate, Central Parks, Itchen Valley Country Park, Royal Victoria Country Park, John Hansard Gallery, Millais Gallery, Southampton Maritime Museum, Tudor House Museum, Mayflower Theatre, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton Guildhall, Turner Sims Concert Hall, and many more.

The Southampton airport is about four miles away from the city-center and handles numerous flights to both domestic and international destinations. The city also has a well planned rail network that connects major cities in UK. The government operated bus service and private taxis are very convenient means of transport. There are many restaurants that offer an eclectic mix of cuisines. The city offers a wide range of accommodation at highly competitive rates.