Manchester

Stairways spiral to the first floor and corridors lead into the most magnificent main reading room; a quite breathtaking hall where stained glass windows throw their light into the reading alcoves. — Time Out

Exhibits celebrate the Industrial Revolution and its myriad inventions and developments. — Frommer's

Identified as one of the most striking museums in the north of England. — Frommer's

The renowned collections inside the gallery embrace British watercolors, old-master drawings, postimpressionist works, wallpapers, and an outstanding textile gallery. — Fodor's

This venerable museum showcases an eclectic and sometimes eccentric collection of the spoils brought back by local industrialists from their adventurous forays outside of England. — Frommer's

A hypermodern arts complex that in some ways symbolizes the emergence of Manchester itself. — Frommer's

There are free daily guided tours year-round, and on weekends and school holidays kids get free Explorer Trails (interactive tours meant to engage kids with different parts of the cathedral). — Fodor's

The oldest public library in the English-speaking world (founded in 1653), as well as the meeting place of Marx and Engels when the former visited Manchester, is now an accredited museum. — Fodor's

Britain's largest municipal library was built in 1934 to resemble the Roman Pantheon. — Lonely Planet

Home to two of the UK’s most renowned football teams, Manchester is the perfect city to play host to the National Football Museum. — The Telegraph

In what was once a genuine Victorian police station, you really do get a feel for what it must have been like to be on either side of the law in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. — Time Out

a welcome recent addition to Manchester's visitor attractions. — Time Out

The collection relates to the history of working people in Britain, but what exactly is in there? Well, the largest body of political material anywhere in Britain, is what. — Time Out

The Manchester Jewish Museum, in a Moorish-style former synagogue, tells the story of the city's Jewish community in fascinating detail. — Lonely Planet

A laborious restoration of its three pools, Turkish bath and the stunning art nouveau decor is underway, and the governing trust runs excellent, hour-long guided tours of the building every Wednesday. — Lonely Planet

The 7-acre site contains the reconstructed gate to the Roman fort of Mamucium, the buildings of the Museum of Science and Industry, and several bars and restaurants, many with outdoor terraces. — Fodor's

Manchester's most impressive building is the Grade I–listed town hall, completed in 1877 after a design by Alfred Waterhouse. — Lonely Planet

A statue of the noted mathematician, code breaker and gay martyr Alan Turing, who taught at the University of Manchester from 1946–52, when he lost his job because of his homosexuality. — Lonely Planet

People travel from all over the world to tour this holy shrine of football, and to get their hands on some of the objects in the museum. — Time Out