Cheer on Manchester United football team at Old Trafford stadium and see Manchester's award-winning futuristic architecture at the Imperial War Museum North. On return visits, see new British bands in Deansgate, tuck into spicy Asian food on Manchester's Curry Mile and seek out the latest high-street fashions along New Cathedral Street.
With its large student population, the two miles of the Student Quarter's Oxford Road make up Manchester's main artery. At one end you'll find the grand 19th-century buildings of the City Centre, at the other the pubs and Indian restaurants of Rusholme. The city's converted factories and the ship canals of Castlefield are constant reminders that Manchester was once the powerhouse of the British industrial revolution.
Start off at The Lowry arts centre, in the revamped waterside Salford Quays, to see industrial scenes painted by Manchester artist LS Lowry. Or take your kids to see dinosaur skeletons and Egyptian sarcophagi at The Manchester Museum. Then move on to see the hands-on exhibits, tanks and artillery at Imperial War Museum North. You'll need to head out of the city centre to take a tour around David Beckham's former pitch at Old Trafford stadium, home to Manchester United FC. Manchester is also famed for being a hotspot for new music talent, so listen to live bands and DJs playing in hip Deansgate and Deansgate Locks.
Follow the local students to busy Rusholme for spicy Indian along the famous Curry Mile or relax over a local beer in one of the area's Victorian pubs. Consider Manchester’s radical past and the push of people power at the People’s History Museum or immerse yourself into innovative architecture and design ideas at Cube. Stroll along the 19th-century Manchester Ship Canal to the friendly clubs and bars of Manchester's Gay Village on Canal Street. Catch cool jazz and up-and-coming bands in the Bohemian Northern Quarter but save some money for clothes shopping on bustling New Cathedral Street. Or book tickets to see Manchester's own Hallé Orchestra at Bridgewater Hall.
The UK's busiest airport outside London, Manchester Airport flies 28 million passengers a year from its three terminals. The airport is ten miles south of the city centre, a 20-minute trip by train.
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