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Blackpool remains the most popular seaside resort in the UK with approximately 10 million visitors a year. The Pleasure Beach in Blackpool currently has around 5 million visitors a year and has recently introduced a £5 entrance fee. With so much todo why not book a luxury hotel for the weekend or come and stay for the week?

Blackpool boasts some important landmarks such as the Blackpool tower Blackpool's central pier and the twin climbing towers.

Blackpool Tower, opened in 1894; it has been a dominant landmark of the Blackpool skyline since that time. Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, it is 518 feet & 9 inches (158 m) in height. Beneath the tower is a complex of leisure facilities, entertainment venues and restaurants, including the world famous Tower Ballroom and Tower Circus.
North Pier - The northernmost of Blackpool's three piers. It includes a small shopping arcade, a small tramway and the North Pier Theatre toward the end of the pier. The pier end also used to have a helicopter pad, but this was damaged in a Christmas storm in 1997 and collapsed into the sea.
Central Pier - The middle pier, includes a large Ferris wheel and shops.
South Pier - The southernmost pier. Almost directly opposite the Pleasure Beach, it houses a theme park.
Pleasure Beach Blackpool - An amusement park with rides including the Pepsi Max Big One, which was the world's fastest and tallest complete circuit rollercoaster between 1994 and 1996.
The Winter Gardens is a large entertainment and conference venue in the town centre. It includes the Opera House (one of the largest theatres in Europe), Pavilion Theatre, Empress Ballroom, Spanish Hall, Arena and Olympia.
Stanley Park - Grade II historic park and gardens with golf course, cricket club, sports arena, lake, art deco restaurant, model village, gardens, etc.

Other attractions

Beach - Stretching along the whole seafront. The main natural attraction for tourists.
Funny Girls - Drag Cabaret Burlesque Showbar, located on Dickson Road.
Blackpool Zoo - provides a home to over 1,500 animals from all over the world.
Grand Theatre - Victorian theatre designed by Frank Matcham. Also now known as the National Theatre of Variety.
Great Promenade Show - Series of modern artwork installations along Blackpool's South Promenade. Includes the Blackpool High Tide Organ an unusual musical monument which uses the movements of the sea to make music.
Louis Tussaud's Waxworks - waxwork museum, featuring models of celebrities, musicians, sports personalities and the famous Chamber of Horrors.
Doctor Who Exhibition - the biggest Doctor Who exhibition in the UK - contains props and costumes from the long-running BBC TV series, including some from recently aired programmes.
Sandcastle Water Park (now known as Waterworld) - An indoor swimming pool with slides and waves. Next to the South Pier.
Odeon Cinema - Situated on a multi-complex site, on Rigby Road, with 10 screens.
The Syndicate Nightclub, holds just over 5,000 people.
Blackpool Dance Festival is a world famous annual ballroom dance competition of international significance.
For the last three years, Blackpool has played host to the Rebellion Punk Rock Festival, an annual event which moved back to Blackpool after a few years in nearby Morecambe.
Blackpool Illuminations consisting of a series of lighted displays and collages arranged along the entire length of the sea front, seven miles (11 km) in total, attract many visitors from late August to early November; a time when most British seaside resorts' holiday seasons have already ended. Each season a famous person "flicks the switch" to turn the lights on in an opening night switch on ceremony. The BBC Top Gear team, minus James May, were on hand to activate the lights for 2008.