Walk the Millyard and other Manchester, NH Things to Do Tips

A visitor cannot fully-appreciate the importance of Manchester's past without a stroll through the Millyard and the adjacent residential streets. The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. employed, at one point, 17,000 workers, many of whom lived in housing built by the company. The now-elegant row houses that run uphill to the downtown financial district(Elm St.) are fine examples of how this corporation ruled every aspect of worker-life. A stroll from the riverfront/Arms Park, through the Millyard, across Canal, up Merrimack St., across City Hall Plaza and up tony Hanover is a charming experience.

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Address: Start at Arms Park, Arms Park Drive.
Directions: Off Commercial St., next to Stark Mill. Commercial runs parallel to Canal St.

The Currier Museum has an impressive collection for a institution of it's size; however, it is the Zimmerman House that puts the feather in its cap, so to speak.

The North End home is a fascinating example of Wright's attempt to meld the habitats of man and nature. A guided tour excited me for days afterwards. Highly recommended.

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Address: 201 Myrtle Way, Manchester
Directions: Just East of downtown, and just North or Bridge St.