Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum
Thinktank
An interactive science museum housing the world's oldest working steam engine, plus a planetarium.
Located at Millennium Point in the Eastside district, Thinktank spreads across four floors covering engineering, transport, medicine, the natural world and future technology. Its many hands-on exhibits make it popular with families. The star exhibit is the 1779 Smethwick Engine, considered the oldest steam engine still capable of working anywhere in the world. Other highlights include locomotives from Birmingham's industrial era and a Spitfire fighter plane. Allow extra time for the outdoor science garden and the digital planetarium. Adult tickets cost about £18. It is a 10-minute walk from Moor Street station.
Opening hours
10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Digbeth
- Bullring & Selfridges
- St Philip's Cathedral
- Birmingham Back to Backs
- Frankfurt Christmas Market, Birmingham
- Victoria Square
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
- Library of Birmingham