Manchester
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Why visit
The Currier Museum of Art holds Monets, O'Keeffes, and the only Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian house open for tours in New England. The mile-long Millyard along the Merrimack mixes restored brick warehouses, restaurants, and the Millyard Museum of textile history. SNHU Arena hosts concerts and minor-league hockey. Use Manchester as a base for hiking the White Mountains (90 minutes north) or apple-picking in fall foliage country.
When to avoid
Do not visit Manchester expecting every worthwhile stop to be close together or easy to improvise. The map of Manchester is only half the problem. Hours, heat, rain, crowds, and transport decide what is realistic. For Manchester, the transport problem can be as important as the cultural list. Use Manchester with honest transport planning rather than assuming every link will be easy.