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 1              Markets in Manchester
Manchester has many markets held within the city each year. Most of them are run by Manchester Markets, part of Manchester City Council. Manchester Markets run five regular retail markets, a Sunday market with car boot sale, a selection of specialist markets that run throughout the year and a wholesale market distributing bulk quantities of produce to many north west businesses.

All of these markets are open to the public and they provide quality produce at a low cost.

2              MEN Arena 
The Manchester Evening News Arena is the largest multi-purpose indoor entertainment and sports arena in Europe, since opening in 1995 and has remained one of the most structurally advanced venues on the continent. It has played host to a variety of international sporting events ranging from basketball and ice hockey to boxing and netball. .........more about MEN Arena...........

3              Manchester shopping  
Manchester Arndale is the UK's largest inner-city shopping centre. The Trafford Centre is a large indoor shopping centre and leisure complex located in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester. .............................More about shopping in Manchester...............

4              Printworks
The Printworks is a buzzing, state of the art entertainment complex located in the heart of Manchester City Centre. It is home to a range of restaurants, bars and clubs alongside a cinema and gym. The Printworks has something to offer both day and night.

5              Go on a Tour of Old Trafford

6              Go on a Manchester City stadium Tour

7              Urbis 
Urbis is a new kind of museum, set in a dramatic glass building rising high above the centre of Manchester. Interactive exhibits lead you on a journey exploring life in different cities around the world. Urbis focuses especially on the cities of Los Angeles, Manchester, Paris, Sao Paolo, Singapore and Tokyo. Your visit to Urbis begins with a one minute sky glide in the MEN Glass Elevator.

8              Manchester Art Gallery
After a four year, £35 million transformation, Manchester Art Gallery has now re-opened. The gallery houses one of the world's finest collections of art, displayed in spectacular surroundings. As well as the impressive works of art, there are fun interactives and special exhibitions to enjoy. 

9              Imperial War Museum North
Designed by Daniel Libeskind, the museum resembles three shards of a shattered globe. It houses thousands of objects from a T34 tank to a teddy bear, alongside a dynamic audio-visual show The Big Picture that reflects on how people's lives are shaped by war.
 

10           Lowry Theatre and Gallery 
The Lowry is a unique, superb combined theatre and gallery complex situated in Salford Quays, in Manchester It is named after the famous, early 20th century painter, L. S. Lowry, known for his paintings of industrial scenes in North West England.