Manchester

Museums & galleries

English Football Hall of Fame

Located inside the National Football Museum in Manchester, this hall of fame honors players and managers who left a lasting mark on English football history. New inductees are selected each autumn, making it a must-visit for football fans.

Temples & religious sites

Manchester Cathedral

An Anglican cathedral located on Victoria Street in central Manchester, England. It serves as the seat of the Diocese of Manchester and is a Grade I listed building.

Museums & galleries

Manchester Art Gallery

A public art gallery on Mosley Street in central Manchester, with its collection spread across three interconnected buildings. Alongside the main building from 1823, the listed buildings let visitors take in architectural beauty as well.

Views & landmarks

Beetham Tower

A 47-story mixed-use skyscraper at the end of Deansgate in Manchester. Built to fit a narrow, elongated site, it has a distinctive shape and was completed in 2006.

Museums & galleries

Chetham's Library

Dating back to 1653, this is the oldest free public library in the English-speaking world. It shares its building with Chetham's School of Music, offering a chance to experience books and history together in a historic setting.

Views & landmarks

Barton Swing Aqueduct

A unique structure in Barton-upon-Irwell near Manchester that carries the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal. It is the world's only swing aqueduct that rotates as a whole to let large ships pass, and is considered a masterpiece of Victorian engineering.

Shopping & districts

Longsight

Longsight is an inner-city area of Manchester, England, about 3 miles south of the city centre, bordered by Ardwick and West Gorton, Levenshulme, and Chorlton-on-Medlock, Victoria Park, and Fallowfield. Historically part of Lancashire, it recorded a population of 15,429 in the 2011 census.

Museums & galleries

National Football Museum

England's National Football Museum, located in the Urbis building in central Manchester. It houses a wide collection of memorabilia and archives documenting the history of football.