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CTMQ > CTMQ Town Guides > CTMQ’s Guide to Manchester

CTMQ’s Guide to Manchester

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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. After all, that is the ultimate goal of CTMQ.

What do you know about the town most famous for a giant mall? You can scroll down for my list of things to do in town. Or, as always, you can click on the town’s tag to see what I’ve done.

If I’ve missed anything in Manchester or if anything has closed or changed, please let me know.

All The CTMQ Manchester Stuff

If linked, I’ve visited/done and reported on it.

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

Shenipsit Trail – Intro

    Section 3

Hockanum River Trails – Intro
South to north

    Laurel Marsh
    Verplanck
    New State Road
    Hilliard
    Bigelow Brook (not yet trailed)
    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
    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

Rail Trails

Hop River Linear State Park – Intro (E. Coast Greenway)

    Section 1: Manchester, Vernon, Bolton

Capt. John Bissell Trail
Charter Oak Greenway (E. Coast Greenway)
Cheney Rail Trail

Food & Drink

International Food Tour (French-Canadian): Chez Ben Diner
CT Chocolate Trail: Divine Treasures
Roadfood List: Shady Glen Ice Cream
Roadfood List: Shady Glen Burger
Shady Glen Fried Cheese
Hosmer Mountain Soda
2nd Bridge Brewing Company
Elicit Brewing Company
Labyrinth Brewing Company
Parable Brewing Company (RIP)
Top Shelf Brewing Company (RIP)
Urban Lodge Brewing

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
Oldest in US: Hilliard Mills
CT Freedom Trail: Walter Bunce House
CT Underground Railroad Trail: Hart Porter Homestead
CT Carousel Trail: Shoppes at Buckland Hills
Aussakita Acres
Oak Grove Covered Bridge
Beacon Hill Apartments Covered Bridge
Ravenwood Labyrinth
Possibly the largest cairn in CT
Time Machine Toy & Hobby
Wickham Park Sunday Trains
The Former Pitkin Glassworks
Case Falls
Center Springs Falls
Wyllys Falls
BEARS! (Two entries from Manchester!)

Completion Celebration Meal & Manchester Wrap-Up

Cavey’s (RIP)

Manchester…. you’re completed!

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Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Hartford County, Manchester

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Comments

  1. Susan Barlow says

    December 12, 2016 at 3:10 pm

    Congratulations on the progress of your ambitious project!

  2. Brooks Parker says

    January 4, 2018 at 11:21 am

    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/

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