1. You can have an authentic Hawaiian experience in, er, Moseley...
2. ...drink gin from a ceramic bathtub...
3. ...or visit a cocktail bar cunningly disguised as a laundrette.
4. You might find yourself in a sci-fi movie.
5. One of the best views of Birmingham is from the top of a multi-storey car park.
6. But South Brum types prefer the Lickey Hills.
7. Donald Trump's TV nemesis is actually an Erdington lad.
8. There's no shortage of picturesque gardens.
9. In fact, we have a ridiculous number of parks.
10. You can look round a Coffin Furniture Factory.
11. Or visit the Oasis Market, where Boy George used to have a stall.
On our 'Kiss Across The Ocean' tour in 1984.
Although according to former co-workers his attendance was patchy: "He'd come and go," they say. "He'd come and go-oh-oh-oh." (Sorry)
12. There's an awesome street art tour in Digbeth.
13. You can travel back in time without the aid of a TARDIS or DeLorean.
14. You can visit a Victorian-style camera obscura.
We're all setup and ready in the beautiful gardens @winterbournehg with some slightly surreal weather.
Birmingham has it's very own travelling camera obscura where you can see real-time images projected onto a screen while you're inside the camera. You can't do that with an iPhone. For more details visit Birmingham Camera Obscura.
15. Or perhaps you'd rather learn how to pick a lock?
Lockpicking & security night
FizzPOP is a "hackerspace" where would-be Tony Starks can learn to make cool stuff in a supportive environment. And pick locks.
16. You can learn how to make amazing food in Stirchley.
17. Our landmarks have turned up in Gotham City...
18. ...and in an early Alan Moore comic.
"Skizz" appeared in 1983 in the pages of 2000AD. Critics dismissed it as "E.T. set in Birmingham", which, of course, makes it utterly "bostin", "scrotnig", and "zarjaz".
19. There are secret tunnels hidden beneath the streets.
Birmingham's #hiddenspaces: Anchor Exchange BT tunnels shrouded in secrecy http://t.co/xfPylaiNIk
Built in the 1950s and now largely derelict, the Anchor Exchange would have served as a nuclear bunker in the event of a third world war. Oddly, there are currently no plans to turn this top secret site into yet another hipster restaurant.
20. And a big one between The Mailbox and New Street Station.
21. You can grab a pint at Laurel and Hardy's local.
22. Or get drunk in a prison.
23. You can circumnavigate the whole city by bus.
