The series Peaky Blinders (2013-2022) filmed several scenes in Manchester, notably at Castlefield Urban Heritage Park and along the Rochdale Canal, whose brick bridges and Victorian viaducts stood in for 1920s Birmingham. The Dale Street locks also served as a backdrop.
Manchester claims the world's first passenger railway station, Liverpool Road, opened in 1830 and now part of the Science and Industry Museum. The city also gave birth to the first stored-program computer, the Manchester Baby, which ran its first program at the university in 1948.
Head to Mackie Mayor, a Victorian former meat market turned popular street-food hall, quieter in the mid-afternoon. With an active data eSIM you can check reviews and track down the day's best stalls without relying on the venue's wifi.