Cardiff attractions
The big sights first, then tickets for everything else, rated 4.2 stars and up.
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The big sights
Cardiff Castle (Castell Caerdydd)
Roman walls, a Norman keep and William Burges's Victorian interiors
Principality Stadium (Stadiwm Principality) tours
Walk the tunnel at the home of Welsh rugby
National Museum Cardiff (Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd)Free
Free: Impressionists, dinosaurs and Welsh art in Cathays Park
St Fagans National Museum of History (Amgueddfa Werin Cymru)Free
Free: forty rebuilt buildings and Welsh life through the centuries
Cardiff Bay (Bae Caerdydd)Free
Free: the old docks, Mermaid Quay and the Barrage walk
Wales Millennium Centre (Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru)Free
Free to enter: the slate-and-steel 'armadillo' on the Bay
Castell Coch
Burges's fairy-tale castle in the beech woods
Caerphilly Castle (Castell Caerffili)
The biggest castle in Wales, moats, lakes and a leaning tower
Bute Park (Parc Bute)Free
Free: arboretum, river walks and the Animal Wall behind the castle
The Senedd and the PierheadFree
Free: the Welsh Parliament and the Victorian Pierhead
Cardiff Market (Marchnad Caerdydd)Free
Free: Welsh cakes and local stalls under a Victorian glass roof
Cardiff’s Victorian and Edwardian arcadesFree
Free: seven glass-roofed arcades of independent shops
Llandaff Cathedral (Eglwys Gadeiriol Llandaf)Free
Free: an ancient cathedral with Epstein and Rossetti inside
Roath Park (Parc y Rhath)Free
Free: the boating lake and Scott Memorial Lighthouse
Techniquest
Over 100 hands-on science exhibits for families in Cardiff Bay