Top Choice Museum in Manchester
Museum of Science & Industry
Manchester's rich industrial legacy is explored in this excellent museum set within the enormous grounds of the old Liverpool St Station, the oldest rail terminus in the world. The large collection of steam engines,…
Top Choice Museum in Manchester
People's History Museum
The story of Britain's 200-year march to democracy is told in all its pain and pathos at this superb museum, housed in a refurbished Edwardian pumping station. You clock in on the 1st floor (literally: punch your ca…
Top Choice Gallery in Manchester
Manchester Art Gallery
A superb collection of British art and a hefty number of European masters are on display at the city's top gallery. The older wing has an impressive selection of 18th- and 19th-century paintings, as well as the coun…
Arts Centre in Manchester
MediaCityUK
The BBC's northern home is but one significant element of this vast, 81-hectare site. Besides hosting six departments of the national broadcaster (BBC Breakfast, Children's, Sport, Radio 5 Live, Learning, and Future…
Gallery in Manchester
Whitworth Art Gallery
Manchester's second most important art gallery has a wonderful collection of British watercolours. It also houses the best selection of historic textiles outside London, and has a number of galleries devoted to the …
Museum in Manchester
Manchester Museum
If you're into natural history and social science, this extraordinary museum is the place for you. It has galleries devoted to archaeology, archery, botany, ethnology, geology, numismatics and zoology. The real tre…
Library in Manchester
John Rylands Library
Less a library and more a cathedral to books, Basil Champneys' stunning building is a breathtaking example of Victorian Gothic, no more so than the Reading Room, complete with high-vaulted ceilings and stained-glass…
Museum in Manchester
Greater Manchester Police Museum
One of the city's best-kept secrets is this superb museum housed within a former Victorian police station. The original building has been magnificently – if a little creepily – brought back to life, and you can wand…
Museum in Manchester
Imperial War Museum North
Inside Daniel Libeskind's aluminum-clad architectural stunner is a war museum with a difference, exploring the effects of conflict on society rather than fetishising the instruments of destruction. Six mini exhibiti…
Museum in Manchester
National Football Museum
This blockbuster museum charts the evolution of British football from its earliest days to the multi-billion-pound phenomenon it is today. One of the highlights is Football Plus, a series of interactive stations tha…
