Fodor's Expert Review National Waterfront Museum

Housed in a construction of steel, slate, and glass grafted onto a historic redbrick building, the National Waterfront Museum's galleries have 15 theme areas, presenting Welsh maritime and industrial history through state-of-the-art interactive technology and a host of artifacts. Highlights of the collection include a monoplane built by amateur aviation enthusiasts in the early 1900s, one of the oldest British aircraft in existence, as well as one of the last carriages from the Mumbles Train, the world's first passenger rail service (1807–1960). You'll also learn about Swansea's important international role in copper smelting in the 19th century.