| some add 2nd levels. this casual apartment hotel in the city centre is 12 minutes' walk from the national football museum, 14 minutes' walk from the palace theatre and a minutes' walk from a bus stop. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. the airy 1- to 3-bedroom apartments offer complimentary wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and living rooms, as well as kitchens, dining areas, and tea and coffeemaking facilities
Manchester Airport 22 min
People's History Museum (10 min)
Former Edwardian pumping station housing displays on local and national working-class life. Manchester City Council (7 min)
City hall, victorian architecture, clock tower, gothic revival architecture, and victorian era Printworks (8 min)
This revamped former printworks is home to restaurants, plus bars, nightclubs, a cinema and a gym. The Lowry (15 min)
Modern performance venue staging opera, comedy, dance & theater shows, plus art exhibitions. Manchester Cathedral (8 min)
CofE building with 13th-century origins, chapel of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment and daily tours. The Whitworth (10 min)
Visual arts collection surrounded by parkland, closed for massive expansion work until summer 2014. National Football Museum (6 min)
More than 140,000 football-related items plus a kids' discovery zone and skills-testing simulators. Manchester Central Library (7 min)
Monumental 1930s central library of Manchester, with a domed reading room, free Wi-Fi & a cafe. The John Rylands Library (9 min)
Neo-gothic library (part of University of Manchester) with rare books & manuscripts, a cafe & shop. Manchester Museum (9 min)
Free, wide-ranging global collections including mummies and dinosaurs, plus a busy events programme. Manchester Art Gallery (6 min)
Artworks spanning 6 centuries plus changing historic and contemporary exhibitions and family events. Piccadilly Gardens (2 min)
Anchored by a large fountain, this tranquil square features an expansive green space & pavilion. Science and Industry Museum (10 min)
Museum exploring the role of science & innovation in one of the world's first modern train stations. Old Trafford (13 min)
Home of Manchester United, offering behind-the-scenes stadium tours and 75,000 seats for matches. IWM North (15 min)
Permanent and temporary exhibitions charting the effects of war, plus family events and activities. | 
