The Lowry is a large arts complex, located on Salford Quays. It houses two theaters, galleries and stores, bars and restaurants with sea views. "The Corner House has long claimed to be "Manchester's center for art-house cinema and visual arts," and is backed by a number of foundations and characterized by a decidedly unpretentious taste.
Pubs are the "second home" of the British, and in Manchester, because of the development of the music industry, many pubs have a variety of styles of live bands, Canal Street (CanalStreet), around the "Gay Village", there are a lot of alternative warehouse-style pubs. Canal Street's "Gay Village" is home to a number of alternative, warehouse-style pubs. These are the places where "four-hour party people" go to enjoy the last moments of the day.
Albert Square
Albert Square is named in honor of Queen Victoria's husband, Albert. Located between Deansgate St. and Mosley St., the square is the heart of the city. The square's most distinctive landmark is a Goethean building built in the Victorian era.
The John Rylands Library on Dinsgate St., west of the square, boasts Victorian Goethean architectureA little further west is the Pumphouse Museum of People's History, nestled next to the River Irwell, with exhibits on social history and the labor movement.
South of the square is St Peter's Square, next to the Freemasons' Hall, now a hotel, where the Peterloo massacre took place in 1819. Further south is the former Central Station, now the G-Mex exhibition and conference center. The angular, post-modern building next to it overlooking the G-Mex is Bridgewater Hall, where the famous Hallé Orchestra made its name.
Come on Red Devils
A chorus of "Come on Red Devils" could break out on the streets of Manchester at any moment, and a block of people would be dancing their hands off to it. The Manchester United soccer team, which once boasted big names like David Beckham, has become the icon of the city best known to the world. Hop on the light rail and get off at Old Trafford, where you can head to Manchester United Football Club, where Red Devils fans can pick up a red scarf. Another bus ride will take you to Old Trafford Stadium, the "Theater of Dreams". It's said that if you don't buy a season ticket for the whole tournament beforehand, you can't watch any of the United matches. In the summer, it's so busy that you can't even see a cricket match.
North Point
The "North Point" is a must-see for the cultural creativity and independent spirit of the city's folk. It's on the northern outer edge of the city's downtown, a few short streets filled with countless pioneering venues, clubs, bars and independent record stores, as well as arts and crafts centers, Chinese art centers and a large number of offices and studios that run small cultural businesses. You may stumble into an intimate and interesting "artists' village" where the owner of a printmaking studio is out of town and asks the sculptor next door to hold the key to sell his work, or at a famous second-hand record store called "Disc Exchange", where you can buy a record in a white paper casing and have it sold to you. Or at a famous second-hand record shop called Disc Exchange, where you can buy long-sought-after music packaged in a white paper case; or at a whimsical design store.
It is said that around 1987, when real estate prices in Manchester's city center skyrocketed, the availability of cheap, flexible rentals in the North End led to a rush of small cultural business owners to move in, and it snowballed into what is now one of the city's most vibrant cultural landscapes.
The Lowry Center
The Lowry is a large, mixed-use arts center located on Salford Quays. It displays the industrial city starkly on its doorstep in steel and broken glass, and houses two theaters, galleries and stores, bars and restaurants with sea views, and, of course, a large collection of works by Britain's most famous workman's painter, The Lowry.
The Corner House
The Corner House has long claimed to be "Manchester's center for art house cinema and the visual arts," and is backed by a number of foundations and characterized by a decidedly unpretentious taste. Catch an exotic art movie on the first floor, see the month's selection of paintings on the second floor or attend a public symposium, chat with art lovers at the bar, and you've got the makings of an unforgettable evening. It's a part of the "North Point" and the essence of the "Wild City" of yesteryear.
Dance clubs and pubs
In 1991, the city's alderman said: "Hacienda Heights is to Manchester what Michelangelo's David is to Florence". The importance of dance clubs to the city is evident. Hacienda witnessed the golden age of Manchester as the center of the world of popular music, and now has gone with the passing of that era. But the club culture has survived as a tradition, with long queues often seen late at night in front of the hottest clubs or in front of cash machines.