Manchester (New Hampshire)

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Manchester is in New Hampshire, USA. It is home to Southern New Hampshire University and St. Anselm College.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By air

  • Manchester - Boston Regional Airport (IATA: MHT) (ICAO: KMHT), Brown Av. Route 101 exit 2, Phone: +1 603 624-6556, [1]. A convenient way to get to the city and much of southern New Hampshire. Sometimes used as a low-cost, low hassle alternative to Logan International Airport in Boston. Airlines serving Manchester include Air Canada, Continental, Delta, Northwest, Southwest, United, and US Airways.

[edit] By bus

  • Vermont Transit, 119 Canal St., Toll free: +1 800-552-8737, [2]. Service from Montréal, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire.
  • Concord Trailways, 119 Canal St., Toll free: +1 800-639-3317, [3]. Service from Boston.

[edit] By car

The city is located right on Interstate 93, and Route 3.

  • Town & Country Taxi, Phone: +1 603 668-3434.

[edit] Get around

  • The Manchester Transit Authority, 110 Elm Street, Phone: +1 603 623-8801, [4]. Service within the city including between the airport and bus terminal. It's typically hourly and fares are $1. It stops at around 6pm.
  • On foot: Downtown (Elm St.) has become more walkable as of late, much of the sites are withing walking distance.

[edit][add listing] See

  • Currier Art Museum, 201 Myrtle Way, Phone: +1 603 669-6144, [5]. Collection includes works by Picasso, Monet, and O'Keefe. Features European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs, sculpture, and performances. The museum owns Frank Lloyd Wright's Zimmerman House, the only Wright-designed house in New England open to the public. Museum Hours Su, M, W, F 11AM-5PM, Th 11AM-8PM. Sa 10AM-5PM. Free admission Sa 10AM-1PM. Closed Tuesdays and major holidays. Zimmerman House hours: tours M, Th, F at 2PM; Sa at 11:30AM, 1PM and 2:30PM; Su at 1PM and 2:30PM.
  • The Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St, Phone: +1 603 668-5588 (box office), [6]. A restored theater that features plays, concerts, and other live performances.
  • Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitors Center, 6 Fletcher St., Phone: +1 603 622-3474, [7]. Year round. M-Sa 9AM-5PM. (Also open Sundays May, Jun). Interactive exhibit hall that allows visitors to explore the Merrimack River. View live turtles, frogs and salmon, play a salmon migration game, generate electricity. During May and June, view migrating shad, herring and sea lamprey through underwater viewing windows looking into a 54-step fish ladder.
  • Manchester Historical Society Millyard Museum, Mill No 3, Commercial St., Phone: +1 603 622-7531, [8], W-Sa 10AM-4PM. Exhibits on the history of the city, including early colonial settlement, the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company (at its peak was the largest textile producer in the world), and present-day immigration to the city.

[edit] Sports

  • New Hampshire Fisher Cats Baseball, One Line Drive, Phone: +1 603 641-2005, [9].
  • New Hampshire Phantoms, [10].
  • Manchester Wolves Arena Football, Brady Sullivan Field, Phone: +1 603 627-9653, [11].
  • Manchester Monarchs Hockey Club, 555 Elm Street Verizon Wireless Arena, Phone: +1 603 626-7825, [12].
  • New Hampshire International Speedway, 1122 Route 106 North in nearby Loudon, Phone: +1 603 783-4744, [13].

[edit][add listing] Do

  • Derryfield Golf Course, 625 Mammoth Road, Phone: +1 603 669-0235, [14]. Public municipal course. 18 holes. $35 green fee; $26 for cart.
  • Livingston Park, Hooksett Road. Running track, ballfields, walking, playground.

[edit][add listing] Buy

As with the rest of New Hampshire, there is no sales tax.

South Manchester is home to many large chains and the Mall of New Hampshire. The area is collectively referred to as South Willow Street after the name of the main road. Downtown (on and near Elm Street) offers many smaller shops.

  • East Colony Fine Art, 55 South Commercial St. in the Millyard, Phone: +1 603 621-7400, [15]. W-F 11AM-5PM, Sa 10AM-5PM. Browse or buy, worth the trip.
  • Neo Tokyo Anime & Comics, 168 Amherst Street, Phone: +1 603 666-0214, [16]. Open 7 days 11AM-6PM.

[edit][add listing] Eat

  • The Puritan Restaurant, 245 Hooksett Road, Phone: +1 603 669-6980. [17]. Quality Service since 1917. You may even see Adam Sandler there.
  • The Red Arrow Diner, 61 Lowell Street, Phone: +1 603 626-1118. [18]. Very fun diner, open 24 hours since 1922. Voted one of the top ten diners in the country by USA Today.
  • Lala's Hungarian Pastry & Restaurant, 836 Elm St, Phone: +1 603 647-7100. Hungarian and Austrian pastries, breakfast and lunch.
  • Piccolo Italia Ristorante, 827 Elm Street, Phone: +1 603 606-5100. Voted Manchester's #1 Italian Restaurant.
  • Unwined, 865 Second St., Phone: +1 603 625-9463, [19]. Romantic place with wine bar.
  • Fratello's Ristorante Italiano, 155 Dow Street, Phone: 603-624-2022, [20]. Excellent! Prime rib recommended.
  • The Black Brimmer American Bar & Grill, 1087 Elm Street, Phone: +1 603 669-5523, [21].
  • Nutfield Ale & Steakhouse, 55 John E. Devine Dr., Phone: +1 603 666-3030, [22]. At Four Points Sheraton. Casual upscale with their own microbrews center stage.
  • Intervale Country Club, 1491 Front Street, Phone: +1 603 626-7344, [23]. Open to the public.
  • Chateau Restaurant, 201 Hanover Street, Phone: +1 603 627-2677, [24]. W,Th 4PM-9PM, Sa,Su 4PM-10PM. Classic long-time favorite with Martini lounge.
  • The Yard Restaurant, 199 Mammoth Road, Phone: +1 603 623-3545, [25]. Great for Sunday brunch.
  • CJ's Great West Grill, 782 So. Willow Street, Phone: +1 603 627-8600, [26].
  • Shogun Japanese Steak House, 545 Daniel Webster Highway North, Phone: +1 603 669-8122, [27]. M-Th 11AM-10PM, F,Sa 11AM-11PM, Su 12PM-9PM.
  • Longhorn Steakhouse, 1580 S Willow Street, Phone: +1 603 647-4901.
  • Tinker's Seafood, 545 Daniel Webster Highway, Phone: +1 603 622-4279.
  • Bob Nadeau's House of Subs, 776 Mast Rd., Phone: +1 603 623-9315. Nadeau's is a hole-in-the-wall treasure, known and loved by locals. Very close to St. Anselm's college, this place is well known for it's absolute brilliance with steak and cheese subs.
  • Alleycat Pizzaria, 486 Chestnut St., Phone: +1 603 669-4533.

[edit][add listing] Drink

  • Manchester (nicknamed "Manch-vegas" by the locals), is all about partying. A short walk on Elm Street will bring you past many bars and restaurants.
  • The Black Brimmer American Bar & Grill, 1087 Elm Street, Phone: +1 603 669-5523. "Voted best pick-up place."
  • Billy’s Sports Bar, 34 Tarrytown Road, Phone: +1 603 622-3644. Dude! A TV in the rest room! Now that is a sports bar.
  • Strange Brew Tavern, 88 Market St., [28]. 65+ beers on tap. Live music every night of the week. Good, cheap food. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, place is very crowded.
  • JD's Tavern, 700 Elm Street, 603-625-1000
  • Raxx Billiards, 1211 Elm St. A comfortable and unpretentious place to play pool, watch the Sox, or just hang out after work. Voted "Best Place to Play Pool in Manchester".

[edit][add listing] Sleep

[edit] Hotels

  • Holiday Inn Manchester Airport, 2280 Brown Ave., Phone: +1 603 641-6466, [29]. Holiday Inn Manchester Airport hotel offers complimentary 24 hour Airport Shuttle Service, Fitness Center, Indoor Heated Pool, and an Affordable Park & Stay Package. Weekly specials and packages are posted on the hotel website.
  • Best Western Executive Court Inn and Conference Center, 13500 S Willow Street, Phone: +1 603 627-2525, Toll-free: +1 877 627-2525, Fax: +1 603 665-7090, [30].
  • Courtyard Manchester Airport, 700 Huse Road, Phone: +1 603 641-4900, Fax: +1 603 641-0001, [31].
  • Fairfield Inn Manchester Airport, 860 Porter St., Phone: +1 603 625-2020, Fax: +1 603 623-7562, [32].
  • Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 1298 South Porter St., Phone: +1 603 669-6800, [33].
  • SpringHill Suites Manchester Airport, 975 North Perimeter Road, Phone: +1 603 668-9400, Fax: +1 603 668-8200, [34].
  • TownePlace Suites Manchester Airport, 686 Huse Road, Phone: +1 603 641-2288, Fax: +1 603 641-2223, [35].
  • Four Points by Sheraton Manchester, 55 John Devine Drive, Phone: +1 603 668-6110, Fax: +1 603 668-0408, [36].

[edit] Bed and Breakfast

  • Ash Street Inn, 118 Ash Street, Phone: +1 603 668-9908, [37]. 5 rooms, $150+.

[edit] Get out

Particularly in early fall, a trip to the White Mountains for foliage viewing is rewarding. Boston, Vermont and the Southern Maine Coast are not too far.

A trip down State Route 101 heading west will bring you to many of the type of small towns that NH and New England are famous for including Amherst, Milford, Wilton, and Peterborough. Past Wilton, the road becomes more windy and scenic but is still a major east-west thoroughfare. The route ends in Keene about an hour away.

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