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Sightseeing, museums & tourist attractions
Imperial War Museum North
Manchester's branch of the Imperial War Museum is housed in a striking building at The Quays in Trafford Park. The museum's galleries feature exhibits focusing on how war changes people's lives and it includes a timeline of 20th and 21st century conflict.
The Quays, Trafford Wharf Road, Trafford Park, Manchester
Tel (0161) 836 4000
Website www.iwm.org.uk/north/
Admission free
Open 10am-6pm daily
The Lowry
This new arts centre at Salford Quays features art exhibitions including works by LS Lowry.
Pier Eight, Salford Quays, Salford
Tram Harbour City Bus 51, 52, 69, 91, 92, 250
Tel (0161) 876 2000
Website www.thelowry.com
Admission free
Open Mon-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Manchester Art Gallery
This art museum displays a collection of Victorian art including works by the Pre-Raphaelites and it features an excellent decorative art collection.
Mosley Street, Manchester
Tram Mosley Street, St Peter's Square
Tel (0161) 235 8888
Website www.manchestergalleries.org
Admission free
Open Tue-Sun 10am-5pm
Manchester Jewish Museum
This restored synagogue has displays about Manchester's Jewish history.
190 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester
Tel (0161) 832 9879
Website www.mjm.org.uk
Admission £3.95
Open Mon-Thu 10.30am-4pm, Sun 10.30am-5pm
Manchester Museum
This large museum has archaeology and natural history displays and is best known for its excellent Egyptology exhibits.
Oxford Road, Manchester
Bus 11, 16, 41, 42, 47, 190, 191
Tel (0161) 275 2634
Website www.museum.manchester.ac.uk
Admission free
Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm
Manchester United Museum & Tour
This museum is dedicated to Manchester United, the world's richest and most famous football team. It has displays depicting the club's history and the tour allows you to go behind the scenes at Old Trafford.
Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford
Tram Old Trafford
Tel (0161) 442 1994
Admission £8.32, £11.74 including tour
Open 9.30am-5pm daily
Museum of Science & Industry
This museum focuses on the Industrial Revolution and the technological achievements that made it possible. The museum's highlights include the world's largest collection of working steam mill engines and the world's first computer, developed in Manchester in 1948.
Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester
Train Deansgate Tram G-Mex Bus 33
Tel (0161) 832 244
Website www.mosi.org.uk
Admission free
Open 10am-5pm daily
Museum of Transport
The Museum of Transport has exhibits about public transport in Greater Manchester including old horse-drawn buses and the Metrolink tram.
Boyle Street, Manchester
Bus 135 Tram Woodlands Road
Tel (0161) 205 2122
Website www.gmts.co.uk
Admission £4
Open Jan-Feb Wed, Sat-Sun 10am-4pm; Mar-Oct Wed, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm; Nov-Dec Wed, Sat-Sun 10am-4pm
Urbis Museum of the Modern City
Urbis features four floors of exhibits about life in Manchester and other cities.
Cathedral Gardens, Manchester
Train, Tram Victoria
Tel (0161) 605 8200
Website www.urbis.org.uk
Admission free
Open 10am-4.30pm daily
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