Things to see in Manchester
Manchester is a city in United Kingdom, with an urban population of about 2.2 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 8 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1English Football Hall of Fame Museum
The English Football Hall of Fame is housed at the National Football Museum in Manchester, England.
2Manchester Cathedral Place of worship
Manchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, in Manchester, England, is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, seat of the Bishop of Manchester and the city's parish church.
3Manchester Piccadilly station History
Manchester Piccadilly is the main railway station of the city of Manchester, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England. Opened originally as Store Street in 1842, it was renamed Manchester London Road in 1847 and became Manchester Piccadilly in 1960.
4Manchester Art Gallery Art
Manchester Art Gallery, formerly Manchester City Art Gallery, is a publicly owned art museum on Mosley Street in Manchester city centre, England.
5The Haçienda Arts & culture
The Haçienda was a nightclub and music venue in Manchester, England, which became famous during the Madchester years of the 1980s and early 1990s.
6Manchester Museum Museum
Manchester Museum is a museum displaying works of archaeology, anthropology and natural history and is owned by the University of Manchester, in England.
7Chetham's Library Museum
Chetham's Library in Manchester, England, is the oldest free public reference library in the English-speaking world.
8National Football Museum Museum
The National Football Museum is England's national museum of football. It is based in the Urbis building in Manchester city centre, and preserves, conserves and displays important collections of football memorabilia.
9Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist Place of worship
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist, usually known as Salford Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral on Chapel Street in Salford, Greater Manchester, England.
10Alan Turing Memorial History
The Alan Turing Memorial, situated in Sackville Gardens in Manchester, England, is a sculpture in memory of Alan Turing, a pioneer of modern computing.
11Imperial War Museum North Museum
Imperial War Museum North (sometimes referred to as IWM North) is a museum in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England.
12Barton Swing Aqueduct Landmark
The Barton Swing Aqueduct is a moveable navigable aqueduct in Barton upon Irwell, Greater Manchester, England. It carries the Bridgewater Canal across the Manchester Ship Canal.
13Manchester Jewish Museum Museum
The Manchester Jewish Museum is a Jewish history museum, located on Cheetham Hill Road in Manchester, England.
14Trinity Bridge Landmark
Trinity Bridge is a three-way footbridge which crosses the River Irwell and links the two cities of Manchester and Salford in Greater Manchester, England.
15Science and Industry Museum Museum
The Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, England, traces the development of science, technology and industry with emphasis on the city's achievements in these fields.
16Mamucium History
Mamucium, also known as Mancunium, is a former Roman fort in the Castlefield area of Manchester in North West England. The castrum, which was founded c. AD 79 within the province of Roman Britain, was garrisoned by a cohort of Roman auxiliaries near two major Roman roads running through the area.
17Royal Exchange Arts & culture
The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed building in Manchester, England. It is located in the city centre.
18People's History Museum Museum
The People's History Museum (the National Museum of Labour History until 2001) in Manchester, England, is the United Kingdom's national centre for the collection, conservation, interpretation and study of material relating to the history of working people in the UK.
19Albert Square Neighbourhood
Albert Square is a public square in the centre of Manchester, England. It is dominated by its largest building, the Grade I listed Manchester Town Hall, a Victorian Gothic building by Alfred Waterhouse.
20Manchester Opera House Arts & culture
The Opera House in Quay Street, Manchester, England, is a 1,920-seater commercial touring theatre that plays host to touring musicals, ballet, concerts and a Christmas pantomime.
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