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.