The Riverside museum has 7,500 sq. meters of space that’s distributed over 2 floors. The museum has currently over 3,000 objects that range from prams to South African locomotives to racer bikes to an entire underground subway station. Its position on the north bank of Clyde coupled with its innovative wave design and stunning aesthetics… Read the full article
Glasgow Travel Guide You Need At Every Step
Glasgow brims full of character and distinctiveness and it is consistently known as the friendliest city in the world. Look into the wider area of Glasgow city centre and you will be able to recognise a lovely mix of architectural styles; Victorian, Baroque and the Mac Kintosh signature. The city is proud of its cultural icon and one look at the Mackintosh Art Academy, Mackintosh Home, Gallery and other icons will tell you why.
Admire the Glasgow Cathedral and revel in the loveliness of the Glasgow greens that has the largest terracotta fountain; Doulton. Go on a museum spree to Kelvingrove museum, Riverside museum, People Palace, Open Museum, Mungo Museum of Art, Religious Museum; all of them have free entry. The easy to explore city is conducive to bikes and long walks though bus and subway connections are good.
You could enjoy the marvels of the Kibble Palace; the world’s biggest glasshouse that stands in Kelvingrove Park that graces the bank of the river Kelvin. Go pub hopping in vintage bars that are reconverted from mansions and churches and drink the tennet that’s unabashedly celebrated by the Glasgow citizen. Scotch, ale, gin and craft beer flow plentifully in Glasgow and there are separate tours that cater to the popularity and heritage of these drinks.
Don’t forget the comic clubs and the frequent music festivals that buzz in the first UNESCO city of music. And when all this is done, go off to the Style Mile, Buchnan street, St Enoch Centre, Merchant Square and come back with goodies from one of the best shopping destinations in Europe.
Experience all this and more and take help from our exhaustive Glasgow guide. Here is a great article to explore Glasgow: Secrets of tourism in Glasgow.
Also go through the articles below and know all about the great attractions of Glasgow, top hotels and dining options, shopping, nightlife, transport and lot more.
Top Places To Visit In Glasgow
Glasgow Cathedral The dark and rather mysterious looking Gothic Glasgow Cathedral is built on the site where the first Bishop (St Mungo) of the old British Kingdom Strathclyde lived and died…. For the record, this is the only cathedral in medieval Scotland to have survived the 1560 reform without being unroofed. Prayers have been offered… Read the full article
Kelvingrove Park Glasgow: What To See & Do
In a way Kelvingrove Park is the soul of Glasgow…there are so many cultural references to it. The poet Lyle composed a song about the Park and Queensland based famous botanist Joseph Bancroft was so impressed with the park that he named his Brisbane property after it. The park has many mentions in umpteen old… Read the full article
Glasgow Cathedral: What Can You See & Do
At the first look, the Glasgow cathedral may give you goosebumps. It seems to have stepped straight out of a dark Goth movie and you will almost expect otherworldly creatures to lurk around its premises. The cathedral is beautiful and dark in an eerie way and has the ability to transport its visitors back in… Read the full article
Glasgow Tourism: Everything You Need To Know
Densely populated (the 3rd most populated UK City), Glasgow stands proudly on the Scottish western lowlands on River Clyde. It gained its prosperity during its 18th to 20th-century shipbuilding era and has never since looked back as it slowly ascended towards a cultural and intellectual superiority. Officially known as the world’s friendliest city, Glasgow exudes… Read the full article
How To Get Around Glasgow Easily & Cheap
Getting to the city Glasgow international airport (GLA) is located 13 kilometres west of Glasgow city centre at Renfrewshire. The major airline operators are British Airways, Easy Jet and Loganair. Other operators include Flybe, Thomas Cook Airlines, Jet2, TUI Airways etc. Over 130 flights connect this airport with important European cities that include London, Paris,… Read the full article