With Scotland’s finest cathedral, largest science centre, superb museums and galleries, and the world’s first football museum, there is a rich choice.
Cathedral Town Glasgow Cathedral was at the old heart of Glasgow until expansion moved the city centre westwards. More...
Charles Rennie MacIntosh Born in Glasgow, Mackintosh was an architect who influenced European design, but only in more recent times has he achieved recognition in his own country. More...
Old Firm Football has a high profile in Glasgow. Historically, the city had an important role to play in the formation of the modern game. More...
Second City of The Empire The confident Victorian entrepreneurs created the ‘downtown’ Glasgow seen today, symbolised by the wonderfully ornate City Chambers. Glasgow has been described as the ‘Greatest Victorian city in the world’.
Family Fun The Glasgow Science Centre is huge. 300 separate exhibits - three floors of hands-on stuff for children, plus a planetarium and an awesome IMAX theatre.
Glasgow Green The real Glasgow is at the People’s Palace, on Glasgow Green - a record of the city’s everyday folk. It backs on to the Winter Gardens, a Victorian glasshouse.
Shopping From the High Street names of the Buchanan Galleries to the speciality shops of Princes Square and the Merchant City, shopping is an essential Glasgow pastime.
Festivals & Events It’s non-stop concert, festival and cultural happening – from Celtic Connections’ musical celebrations to the buzz of the Glasgow Art Fair.
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