The Brighton Hotel Bombing occurred on October 12, 1984 at the Grand Hotel in Brighton. The bomb was planted by Patrick Magee, a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). It was intended to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet, who were staying at the hotel for the Conservative Party conference. Margaret Thatcher began the next session of the conference at 9:30 a.m. the following morning as scheduled. She omitted most of her planned attacks on the Labour Party from her speech and claimed the bombing was "an attempt to cripple Her Majesty's democratically elected Government".

Regency Square was founded between 1818 and 1828. This large square houses Boer War Memorial, which was erected in October 1904 in honour of all men of the Royal Sussex Regiment that lost their lives during the Boer War in South Africa. On the front of the memorial you will see 152 names of men who died during this conflict.

Permanent Gallery is an art gallery situated at Bedford Place, near Bedford Square. The gallery was established in May 2003, and is a place for artistic experimentation and new ways of working, which provide practical and critical support in production.

The Regency Town House is situated at Brunswick Square and represents a Grade I listed building of the mid-1820s. It is a cultural centre and museum, dedicated to the architecture and rich history of Brighton and Hove between the 18th and 19th centuries.

Adelaide Crescent is situated in the western part of the city. It is a square, surrounded by numerous old buildings. Many of them represent Grade II listed buildings and date back to the 19th century. The first ten houses were built according to plans drawn up by Decimus Burton in 1830 in the form of a crescent.

Near City Council, at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Kingsway, you will find a huge statue, dedicated to her majesty Queen Victoria. The monument was erected in 1897 for the queen’s diamond jubilee. It is also a dividing point between Hove and Brighton.

St John the Baptist's Church is an Anglican church in Hove, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. It was built between 1852 and 1854 to serve the community of the Brunswick area of Hove, which had originally been established in the 1830s. The architects William and Edward Habershon, brothers who operated as a partnership, designed the church in the Decorated Gothic style using flint and stone dressings. The cruciform building has a tower at the eastern end; this was added in about 1870, as was the spire. The lancet windows have tracery in the Decorated style.

Palmeira Square is the central square in western Brighton, where you will find a number of impressive Victorian buildings, shops and restaurants. The square is also famous for its floral clock. Palmeira Square was originally part of the property of Baron Goldsmid or Baron de Palmeira - hence the name of the square.