Attractions in Manchester, NH

Manchester City Library/Carpenter Memorial
405 Pine St.
Manchester, NH 03101
603-624-6550
Hours: Academic Year: Mon & Thurs 8:30am - 8:30pm; Tues, Fri, Sat 8:30am - 5:30pm; Wed 12:30 - 5:30pm; Sun closed. Summer: Mon, Tues, Thurs 8:3am - 8:30pm; Wed, Fri 8:30am -5:30pm; closed weekends.
Admission Free
The Manchester City Library is one of the largest public libraries in NH, with 270,000 volumes, 14 internet workstations, and a theater auditorium. The library features many children's' programs throughout the year. This historic building is a Renaissance style marvel designed by Edward L. Tilton of New York and Edgar AP Newcomb of Honolulu, 1913, given by Frank Pierce Carpenter in memory of his beloved wife, Eleanora.

Singer Family Park
Commercial St.
Manchester, NH 03101
603-606-5252
Hours: Call for days and hours of operation
Admission Free
Founded by Peter Ramsey, director of Manchester's Palace Theater. Events at the Singer Family Park include the annual River Fest celebration and an old-fashioned Family Film Night. The Park is also the sporting venue for the New Hampshire Phantoms semi-pro soccer team. As the first legitimate-size soccer field in the state, it's the field of choice for high school events and
Division II tournaments hosted by New Hampshire College. The field accommodates lacrosse games, as well.

America's Credit Union Museum
418-420 Notre Dame Ave. (Main entrance on Armory Street)
Manchester, NH 03102
603-629-1553
Hours: Mon, Wed & Fri 10am - noon & 1 - 4pm
Admission Free
America's Credit Union Museum is the national museum for credit unions and their history. The first credit union was founded in 1908, in Manchester, New Hampshire, by Monsignor Pierre Hevey, pastor of St. Marie's Church. St. Mary's Cooperative Credit Association's office was in the home of its first president, Attorney Joseph Boivin. The Boivin home now houses the museum, where several rooms have been restored to the original period. Exhibits, artifacts, and a video present the history of the credit union movement and its leaders from its early beginnings in Europe to present day.

Currier Museum of Art
201 Myrtle Way
Manchester, NH 03104
603-669-6144
Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun 11am - 5pm; Thurs 11am - 8pm; Sat 10am -5pm
Admission Charged
The Currier is an internationally renowned art museum featuring European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture. The permanent collection includes works by Picasso, Matisse, Monet, O'Keeffe, Calder and Wyeth. A lively schedule of exhibitions complements the Currier's commitment to regional art. The Currier also owns Frank Lloyd Wright's 1950 Zimmerman House, complete with the original furnishings and the owner's fine art collection.

General John Stark House
2000 Elm St.
Manchester, NH 03104
603-622-5719
Hours: Open by appointment only.
Admission: Free
This was the childhood home of Gen. John Stark, a Revolutionary War hero who fought in the Battles of Bunker Hill, Trenton and Bennington and who coined the phrase "Live Free or Die". The house was moved to this location from Londonderry, NH, where it was built in the 1730s. The house is now owned by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Manchester Historic Association Millyard Museum
200 Bedford St. (corner of Pleasant St. & Commercial St.)
Manchester, NH 03101
603-622-7531
Hours: Tues - Sat 10am - 4pm
Admission Charged
Visit the Millyard Museum and get into Manchester's history. The museum offers visitors a view of Manchester's 11,000 year history from Native Americans who settled on the Amoskeag Falls to the employees of Manchester's famous Amoskeag Manufacturing Company to today's businesses and residents. In addition to the interactive main exhibit, the State Theatre Gallery offers a variety of special changing exhibits.

SEE Science Center
200 Bedford St.
Manchester, NH 03101
603-669-0400
Hours: Mon - Fri 10am - 3pm; Sat - Sun 12 - 5pm
Admission Charged
From toddlers to teens, SEE has been getting young people excited about science since 1985. Hands-on exhibits dealing with light, electricity, gravity and momentum engage all learners and show that science is fun and an important part of our everyday lives.

Zimmerman House by Frank Lloyd Wright
201 Myrtle Way
Manchester, NH 03104
603-669-6144
Hours: Call for reservations and additional information
Admission Charged
The Zimmerman House was designed in 1950 by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the only Wright house open to the public in New England. Call to make tour reservations.