LiverpoolThe city the Beatles left
Measured from 1,000+ plays across 7 walked routes: in Liverpool, you pass a place with a story every 292 metres.
Ranked #10 of 10 United Kingdom big cities
2026 edition · scores vs all indexed cities · measured 2026-08-21 · scored on 7 of 8 measures · how we measure
Depth36/100
34 places with a story
12 historical figures
Density52/100
a story every 292 m
median along a route
Character30/100
legends & myths
typical story: 1905 · 19th century
Pulse30/100
Instagrammability 19/100
peak month: Jul
Liverpool, measured
The scores
Ranked against
| What we measure | Liverpool | Score out of 100 | Rank | Global leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | ||||
| Places with a storyspots where a route tells you what happened there | 34 | 30 | #60 of 71 | London · 594 |
| Historical figuresreal people you meet in its stories | 12 | 47 | #19 of 68 | London · 184 |
| Hours of storieshow long its stories take to read, end to end | 0.4h | 32 | #50 of 71 | London · 7h |
| Density | ||||
| How often you pass a storymetres from one story to the next | 292 m | 52 | #46 of 71 | Williamsburg (United States) · 100 m |
| Character | ||||
| Years its stories coverfrom its oldest story to its newest | 302 yrs | 30 | #61 of 70 | London · 1025 yrs |
| Pulse | ||||
| Instagrammabilityhow often players photograph this city | 19/100 | 19 | #48 of 54 | Sydney (Australia) |
| Group outingsof every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3 or more | 14 in 100 | 40 | #40 of 69 | Houston (United States) · 32 in 100 |
| International visitorsshare of player reviews written in a foreign language | 1% | not scored here: most visitors write English too, so the measure cannot tell them apart | #43 of 47 | Venice (Italy) · 97% |
How to read this table›
How to read it: each score is out of 100, measured against a fixed scale that is the same for every city and every edition. Liverpool's 34 on places with a story scores 30, and it scores 30 on any page you find it. The switch above changes who it is ranked against, not the scores: right now that is all 80 indexed cities (19 countries so far). Liverpool is scored on 7 of the 8 measures: its overall score averages those 7, and the greyed measures stay out of the average rather than counting against it. Ranks compare cities of a similar size. What a city's stories are about has no better or worse, so themes and eras aren't scored. Instagrammability is shown as a score only; how it's calculated is on the methodology page.
The medal table
What Liverpool wins
- Most legends & myths among the United Kingdom' big cities· 47% of its stories
Won against the other big cities of United Kingdom in the 2026 edition. See the full table on the country page.
Character
What its stories are about
- legends & myths47%
- arts & culture21%
- faith & churches15%
- guilds & trade12%
- industry & modern era12%
Out of Liverpool's 34 places with a story, the share whose story touches each theme. One story can touch several.
Character
Which centuries you walk through
- 19th century27%
- Post-war27%
- Early 20th century18%
- Early modern14%
- Contemporary14%
When Liverpool's stories happen (65% of them mention a year).
Pulse
When people play here
Typical share of player reviews per month (median across 4 recent years). Peak: Jul.
Pulse
Who visits, by review language
- English99%
- German1%
Language of 500+ written player reviews. A proxy for who visits; English hides several nationalities.
Depth
34 stories wait on its streets. Here are three
The Queen Victoria Monument is located in Derby Square and was unveiled in 1906. It sits on what was once Liverpool Castle…
Did you know Liverpool’s Central Library contains the first electrically lit library in the UK? It opened in 1879 and is called…
Back when dyed hair and ripped jeans would raise eyebrows, and ‘Punk’ was deemed a danger to society, Eric’s was a haven…
Depth
Figures you meet on Liverpool's streets
John Lennon
at 9 places
The Cavern Wall of Fame · The Bluecoat · Liverpool Empire
Brian Epstein
at 3 places
Cavern Club · The Cilla Black Statue Mathew Street Liverpool · Epstein Theatre
Billy Fury
at 2 places
62 Stanley St · Billy Fury
Elvis Presley
at 2 places
Cavern Club · Billy Fury
Pete Best
at 2 places
Liverpool Empire · Billy Fury
St George
at 2 places
St Johns Garden · St George's Hall Liverpool
Stuart Sutcliffe
at 2 places
Liverpool Empire · Billy Fury
Yoko Ono
at 2 places
The Bluecoat · The Beatles
Depth
Every Liverpool place with a story, on one map
Each pin is a place whose story a Questo route tells. Tap one for the quest that tells it. See an empty street that deserves a pin? The form at the bottom of this page adds your story to the editors' queue.
Walk Liverpool's stories yourself
Three of 7 routes here. See everything in Liverpool
Where next after Liverpool?
LondonThe city of kings and crowds286 km away · a story every 273 m
ManchesterThe city that rewrote pop50 km away · a story every 293 m
NorwichThe city of medieval churches299 km away · a story every 246 m
EdinburghThe old town and the new284 km away · a story every 254 m
BrightonThe regency seaside347 km away · a story every 239 m
ColchesterBritain's first city311 km away · a story every 312 mHow does Liverpool compare?
Put Liverpool head-to-head with any city in the index, measure by measure, from real walking data.
Quick answers
- What is Liverpool like to explore on foot?
- Liverpool has 34 places with a story across 7 self-guided Questo routes, with a story every 292 metres of walking on average. Its stories lean towards legends & myths and arts & culture.
- Which historical period defines Liverpool?
- 27% of Liverpool's dated stories come from the 19th century period; its oldest dated story reaches back to 1716.
- When do people visit Liverpool?
- Player activity in Liverpool peaks in Jul, with a typical 37% of reviews arriving June to August (median across 4 recent years of Questo reviews).
- How is this measured?
- From Questo's own walked routes and player activity in Liverpool: 1,000+ plays and 500+ reviews. Full method on the City Stories Index methodology page, 2026 edition.
Quote any line, attributed
For press and citation
- Walking a Questo route in Liverpool, you pass a place with a story every 292 metres on average.
- 27% of Liverpool's dated stories come from the 19th century period.
- Liverpool's typical story happens in 1905: the median year across its dated stories, which span 302 years.
- Players meet 12 historical figures in Liverpool's stories, from John Lennon to Brian Epstein.
- 1% of Liverpool's written player reviews are in a language other than English (from 500+ reviews).
- Roughly 14 of every 100 plays in Liverpool is a group outing of three or more people, measured from invited multi-device sessions over the last 12 months.
- Liverpool's play season peaks in Jul; a typical 37% of reviews arrive June to August (median across 4 recent years).
Copy any line as it stands: for an article, a post, or an argument at dinner. Attribution: Questo City Stories Index (2026 edition), with a link to this page. Method and sample sizes on the methodology page.
Liverpool ranks #71 of 80. Show it.
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