About this city
Also known as: Queen City
Manchester is the largest city in New Hampshire and a historically dense, architecturally grand manufacturing powerhouse straddling both banks of the wide Merrimack River. Incorporated in 1846 and inspired by its industrial namesake in England, the city exploded into a global textile empire dominated by the historic Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, once the single largest cotton mill complex on Earth. Today, Manchester has undergone a highly celebrated tech-driven renaissance, seamlessly converting its massive red-brick waterfront mills into modern high-tech incubators and medical hubs.
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Suggested stay: 1–3 days
Stroll past the monumental red-brick mill buildings of the Historic Amoskeag Millyard, view world-class American masterworks at the Currier Museum of Art, and view mid-century residential gems designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
