Bristol, Salon Live Cam

What links Brunel's breathtaking Suspension Bridge with the silver Orange Imaginarium at Bristol's harbourside? And what's the connection between Cabot's 15th century voyage from Bristol to the New World and today's hot-air balloon heroes? The answer is innovation - a desire to push the boundaries. It's been in Bristol's blood for centuries.

From the dawn of mankind's voyages of discovery to 21st century exploration of the limits of flight, Bristol has been at the forefront of the development of technology and science, the arts and culture. That spirit is exemplified nowhere more than in At-Bristol, one of the world's finest hands-on, minds-on, science centres recently opened on Bristol's waterfront and described by Sir Richard Attenborough as "a revolutionary departure, which people throughout the world will look at with envy".