Manchester Travel Guide
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The history of Manchester is the history of its mills. Brick buildings today line both shores of the Merrimack River, reflecting a time when New England was one of the centers of manufacturing for a growing nation. French-Canadian workers flocked to the city from Quebec, and many of their descendants still live and work in the city, giving Manchester a multicultural flavor. The industrial era has passed, but visitors can still be impressed by the old mills, some now converted to restaurants and offices, others serving as university classrooms, and one that has leapt eras by housing a technology center.
With 100,000 residents, Manchester is northern New England's largest city, and it has a grittier, more urban feel than anywhere else you can visit in the three states. It's a place for gathering supplies, visiting the fine art museum, and -- most of all -- getting a glimpse of the region's proud industrial heritage. (Actor Adam Sandler, though hardly industrial, is another local export.) Then: onward.
