Glasgow Sightseeing, Attractions & Activities Guide

recommended places to visit and things to do in or near Glasgow


  • place of worship
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • free admission
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  • open year round
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  • shop
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  • architecture
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  • history
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  • religion

magnificent medieval cathedral, unusually undamaged during the Reformation, with stunning modern stained glass windows

  • historic house
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • limited opening
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  • virtual tours
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  • antiques
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  • art
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  • ceramics
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  • furniture
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  • history
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  • social history

the interiors, completed in 1981, have been furnished with the Mackintoshes' own furniture - all to Mackintosh's design - and decorated as closely as possible to the original

  • museum
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • free admission
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  • open year round
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  • café
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  • shop
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  • architecture
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  • toys & models
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  • transport
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  • trains
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  • cars

impressive modern museum, with a fascinating collection of cars, buses, trams and bikes and an atmospheric recreation fo a Glasgow shopping street from the early 20th Century

  • museum
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • open year round
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  • café
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  • shop
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  • sport
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  • football

promoting the unique football heritage of Scotland, with a national football collection, educating and inspiring future generations

  • museum
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  • something different!
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • limited opening
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  • art
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  • ceramics
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  • toys & models

extraordinary mechanical theatre of large wondrous figures sculpted from bits of scrap, with fascinating stories, one moment inspirational and the next macabre

  • museum
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • open year round
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  • café
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  • shop
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  • science
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  • technology

ultramodern science museum, bringing science and technology alive through hundreds of interactive exhibits on four floors

  • art gallery
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • open year round
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  • shop
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  • antiques
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  • art
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  • furniture
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  • history
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  • needlecraft

one of the top five collections in Scotland, with over a million items ranging from meteorites and mummies to Mackintosh