Visit Glasgow, Scotland: Things to do in Glasgow - The Second City of the Empire
Visit Glasgow - Top 10 Things which can be done in Glasgow. What you can visit in Glasgow - Most visited touristic attractions of Glasgow
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01. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
A museum and art gallery. The most popular free-to-enter visitor attraction in Scotland. The most visited museum in the United Kingdom outside London. Has one of the finest collections of arms and armour in the world and a vast natural history collection.
02. Glasgow Botanic Gardens
An arboretum and public park. Features several glasshouses, the most notable of which is the Kibble Palace. The gardens were created in 1817. Were originally used for concerts and other events. Kibble Palace is a 19th-century wrought iron framed glasshouse, covering 2137 m2.
03. Glasgow Cathedral
A gathering of the Church of Scotland. Also called the High Kirk of Glasgow or St Kentigern's or St Mungo's Cathedral. The title cathedral is honorific and historic, dating from the period before the Scottish Reformation.
04. Glasgow Science Centre
A purpose-built science centre composed of three principal buildings which are the Science Mall, an IMAX cinema and the Glasgow Tower. One of Britain's most popular places to visit and Europe's Best Science Centre.
05. Glasgow Green
The oldest park in the city. Established in the 15th century. The park served a number of purposes in its first few centuries; as a grazing area, an area to wash and bleach linen, an area to dry fishing nets and for activities like swimming.
06. M&D's
An amusement park located in Motherwell. Contains five rollercoasters and two water rides among others as well as an arcade, theatre, ten-pin bowling and indoor reptile house, Amazonia - the only indoor rainforest in the whole of Scotland.
07. Rouken Glen
A park in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire. The glen has many of the typical features of an Edwardian urban park, such as a boating pond. Includes a large waterfall surrounded by steep woodland, a walled garden in the grounds of the former manor, Birkenshaw house.
08. Glasgow Tower
A free-standing tower located on the south bank of the River Clyde. Holds a Guinness World Record for being the tallest tower in the world in which the whole structure is capable of rotating 360 degrees. Closed for more than 80% of its life. Re-opened in July 2014.
09. Burrell Collection
An art collection. Situated in Pollok Country Park. Contains an important collection of medieval art including stained glass and tapestries, oak furniture, medieval weapons and armour, Islamic art, artefacts from ancient Egypt and China, Impressionist works by Degas and Cézanne.
10. George Square
The principal civic square in the city. Is today home to the headquarters of Glasgow City Council, and boasts an important collection of statues and monuments. It is generally regarded as the de facto centre of the city.
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