Manchester, Liverpool, and the Peak District
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1. Another Place
Crosby Beach | Beach–SightA hundred naked, life-size, cast-iron figures by sculptor Antony Gormley stand proudly on the 2 miles of foreshore at Crosby Beach, weathered...Read More
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2. Beatles Story
Museum/GalleryEntertaining scenes at this popular attraction in the Albert Dock complex re-create stages in the Beatles' story (and their later careers as...Read More
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3. Central Library
City Centre | Library/ArchiveThis 1930s structure was once the biggest municipal library in the world, and today its circular exterior, topped by a line of Doric columns...Read More
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4. Chatsworth House
House/Mansion/VillaOne of England's greatest country houses, the "Palace of the Peak" is the ancestral home of the dukes of Devonshire and stands in vast parkland...Read More
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5. Crich Tramway Village
Museum VillageA 15-minute drive outside Matlock, this period village includes the National Tramway Museum of Antique Vehicles and a tram restoration workshop...Read More
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6. Haddon Hall
House/Mansion/VillaOne of England's finest stately homes, and perhaps the most authentically Tudor of all the great houses, Haddon Hall bristles with intricate...Read More
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7. IWM North
Museum/GalleryThe thought-provoking exhibits in this striking, aluminum-clad building, which architect Daniel Libeskind described as representing three shards...Read More
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8. John Rylands Library
Millennium Quarter | Library/ArchiveOwned by the University of Manchester, this Gothic Revival masterpiece designed by Alfred Waterhouse was built by Enriqueta Augustina Rylands...Read More
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9. Manchester Museum
University Quarter | Museum/GalleryRun by the University of Manchester, this museum and its superb Gothic Revival building embraces anthropology, natural history, and archaeology...Read More
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10. Merseyside Maritime Museum
Waterfront | Museum/GalleryThis wonderful museum captures the triumphs and tragedies of Liverpool's seafaring history over five floors. Besides exhibits of maritime paintings...Read More
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11. Museum of Science and Industry
Castlefield | Museum/GalleryThe venue's five buildings, one of which is the world's oldest passenger rail station (1830), hold marvelous collections relating to the city...Read More
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12. Poole's Cavern and Buxton Country Park
Archaeological Site/RuinsThe Peak District's extraordinary geology can be seen up close in this large limestone cave far beneath the 100 acres of Buxton Country Park...Read More
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13. Speedwell Cavern
CaveThis is the area's most exciting cavern by far, with 105 slippery steps leading down to old lead-mine tunnels blasted out by 19th-century miners...Read More
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14. Tate Liverpool
Waterfront | Museum/GalleryThis offshoot of the London-based art galleries of the same name occupies a handsome conversion of Albert Dock warehouses by the late James...Read More
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15. The Beatles' Childhood Homes
City Centre | House/Mansion/VillaA must-see for Beatles pilgrims, this tour takes you to Mendips, the 1930s middle-class, semidetached house that was the home of John Lennon...Read More
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16. Walker Art Gallery
City Centre | Museum/GalleryWith a superb display of British art and some outstanding Italian and Flemish works, this is one of the best British art collections outside...Read More
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17. Whitworth Art Gallery
University Quarter | Museum/GalleryThis University of Manchester–owned art museum is beautifully—and uniquely—integrated into the surrounding parkland through its art garden,...Read More
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18. Albert Dock
Waterfront | Museum/GalleryTo understand the city's prosperous maritime past, head for these 7 acres of restored waterfront warehouses built in 1846. Named after Queen...Read More
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19. British Music Experience
Waterfront | Museum/GalleryLocated in the former first-class lounge of the historic Cunard Building, this venue traces the story of British music through a colorful array...Read More
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20. Buxton Museum and Art Gallery
Museum/GalleryReopened in 2017 after large-scale redevelopment, this venue is now focused on its "Wonders of the Peak" gallery with its displays on Derbyshire...Read More
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