Everything Manchester
I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Manchester CTMQ-style… as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ.
If I’ve missed anything in town or if anything has closed or changed, please let me know.
All The CTMQ Manchester Stuff
Museums
Cheney Hall
Cheney Homestead
Dehn Gallery
The Fire Museum
Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery at MCCC
Keeney Schoolhouse
Lutz Children’s Museum
Manchester History Center & Loom Room
Old Manchester Museum
PhotoSynthesis Gallery (Moved)
Wickham Park Nature Center and Aviary
Woodbridge Farmstead Museum
Hikes & Bikes
CFPA’s Shenipsit Trail – Intro
- Section 3: A Seriously Mixed Bag
Hockanum River Trails – Intro
- Laurel Marsh
Verplanck
New State Road
Hilliard
Bigelow Brook (potential future trail)
Hackett
Adams Mill
Pitkin
Union Pond
Oakland
Manchester Land Conservation Trust Trails – Intro
- Barlow Park
Buckland Pond
Bush Hill Farm
Cheney Rail Trail
Fairway Park
Lombardo Farm (Potential future trail)
Purdy Nature Park Trail
Salters Pond
Spring St.- Hayden L. Griswold
Manchester’s Town Trails – Intro
- Case Mountain Trails (North)
Case Mountain Trails (South)
Center Springs Park & Trail
Globe Hollow
Porter/Howard Reservoir
Lake Street to Lydall
Nike Recreation Site
Northwest Park
Oak Grove
Union Park
Wickham Park Gardens & Bird Sanctuary
Multi-Use/Rail Trails
Captain John Bissell Trail
Charter Oak Greenway
Cheney Rail Trail
Hop River Linear State Park – Intro
- Section 1: Colonial Road to Bolton Notch State Park
Food & Drink
Int’l Food Tour: Chez Ben Diner (French-Canadian)
Roadfood List: Shady Glen Ice Cream
Roadfood List: Shady Glen Burger
CT Chocolate Trail: Divine Treasures
CT Unique/Historic Food Trail: Shady Glen Fried Cheese
CT Soda Trail: Hosmer Mountain Soda
CT Beer Trail – Intro
- 2nd Bridge Brewing Company
Ericit Brewing Company
Labyrinth Brewing Company
Parable Brewing Company (Closed)
Top Shelf Brewing Company (Closed)
Urban Lodge Brewing Company
Looking for your favorite restaurant? Here is an explanation as to why it’s not here.
Everything Else
National Historic Landmark: Cheney Brothers Historic District
US Oldest: Hilliard Mills
US Shortest & Longest: Cheney Railroad
CT Freedom Trail: Walter Bunce House
CT Underground RR Trail: Hart Porter Homestead
CT Carousel Trail: Shoppes at Buckland Hills
Case Falls
Center Springs Falls
Wyllys Falls
Aussakita Acres Farm
Oak Grove Covered Bridge
Beacon Hill Apartments Covered Bridge
Silk Vault and Railroad Storage Shed
The Former Pitkin Glassworks
Wickham Park Sunday Trains
Possibly the largest cairn in CT
Time Machine Toy & Hobby
Manchester Wrap-Up
I “completed” Manchester in 2017 but new and/or previously unknown-to-me CTMQ-worthy places and things open all the time, so a town is never really “complete.” I will, of course, continue to visit and write about these new places and things.
Completion Celebration meal and Manchester Recap at Cavey’s! (Closed)



Congratulations on the progress of your ambitious project!
FWIW Manchester also has the last operating Landfill of significance in the entire state of Connecticut. Just off of the confluence of I-384 and I-84, tucked behind Laurel Marsh and the Hockanum River.
http://sanitation1.townofmanchester.org/index.cfm/commercial-users-landfill/