Visiting Us | What shouldn't I miss?

What shouldn't I miss?

With so much to see at MOSI it can be hard to know where to begin.
Here are our top ten suggestions to get you started.

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1

Victorian Sewer

Crawl through an atmospheric Victorian sewer, complete with smells, sounds, rats ...and worse!

2

Planetarium Shows

Enjoy a fascinating seasonal view of the stars and planets as seen from the North West of England in our purpose-built Planetarium.

3

MOSI's Historic Site

Stand on the platform of the oldest surviving passenger Railway Station in the world.

4

Manchester's Scientists

Watch holograms of Manchester’s world-famous scientists explain their discoveries before your very eyes.

5

Cotton Machinery

Experience the deafening noise of working cotton machinery during one of our regular demonstrations.

6

Connecting Manchester

Trace the history of communication from body language and story telling to television and the Internet.

7

Powerful Machines

Marvel at one of the largest collections of working steam engines.

8

Avro Shackleton

Admire the enormous Avro Shackleton, designed in 1954 and look out for Dougal from the Magic Roundabout.

9

Beyer-Garratt locomotive

Be dwarfed by the huge Beyer-Garratt articulated locomotive.

10

Steam Train Rides

Take a ride around site behind our replica of Robert Stephenson's 1830 Planet locomotive.