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If you are planning to visit a Manchester, it is perhaps the best decision you have made as the Manchester has all the facilities, events and culture that one expect from such a thriving and vibrant city. It is for these vary reasons it is known as the Beating Heart of the North'.
There are many interesting and worth seen places that you can visit in Manchester. Let us a brief introduction of them.
Chinatown
It is an amazing and bustling community which is built with a majestic red and gold Imperial Arch by Peking craftsmen.
Chinese Arts Center
This art center contains a wide variety of interesting information about Chinese art and culture.
CastleField
It is of historical importance and dates back to 200CE. Here you can find the evidences of Roman occupation and well preserved fortresses.
Parks
Manchester is a city where you will find a great number of beautiful, impressive and amazing parks such as the Castlefield Urban Heritage Park an open area for waterways, the Daisy Nook Country Park, Peak District National Park. All these parks are a great place to visit.
The Museum of Science & Industry
This museum provides a number of spectacular items for exhibition. The major exhibitions put here include the oldest passenger railway station and railway warehouse in the world, and some amazing flying machines. You can also take a ride on steam train. This museum also includes a Power Hall, Fabrics and Fashion Display, and the Air and Space Gallery.
Manchester Museum
This museum exhibits the collection on many subjects such as zoology, science of life and Egyptology. It also houses some wonderful fossils and dinosaurs.
Manchester Art Gallery
This art gallery is known for its much loved Pre-Raphaelite collection.
The Whitworth Art Gallery
This gallery is known for its collection of British watercolors, wallpapers, drawings, paintings, sculptures, prints and textiles.
The Cornerhouse
This is known for its international cinema and the visual arts. It has three galleries that feature sculpture, photography and contemporary art.
Gallery of Costume
It is an elegant Georgian house that contains one of the finest costumes in the country. The costumes in the collection date from 1600s to the present day. It is a great place to visit for those who are very much fond of clothes and fashion.
Manchester Cathedral
It is a great building with breathtaking interior. You can find here a fabulous carved medieval woodwork and modern glass. This building also offers the guided tour of the building to its tourists.
John Ryland's Library
This building of this library is the country's finest late Victorian Gothic buildings. The library contains some unique collection of manuscripts and printed works.
The Pankhurst Center
This is the place that belongs to Pankhurst family who once lived here. This is the place where Women's Social and Political Union was founded in 1903.
Heaton Hall and Park
The hall is a Grade-I listed house and its main feature is Etruscan room. Park is spread over 640 acre of land with beautiful lake, garden, and historic tramline.
