Glasgow Attractions & Museums
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A list of the main attractions in and around
Glasgow with websites, postcodes, images and links to
maps and reviews.
Glasgow is a large sprawling city with many of its
attractions spread out. The City Tour Buses depart from
George Square/Centre of Glasgow, and visit most of
the main attractions.
Glasgow also has good inexpensive Bus and Rail
services to visit other attractions.
The RS Pages have Links to Large Sunny Images.
The Postcode links show Directions and give
Reviews.
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George Square
George Square (Centre of Glasgow) is the most visited
attraction in Glasgow, laid out in 1781. The City Chambers (seat
of local government) that gives free tours most days,
was built at the east side, and Queen Street Train
Station built in the north-west corner. City Tour
Buses depart from here.
RS Photo Page . G2 1DH
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Gallery of Modern Art
In the centre of Glasgow by George Square. This
building was originally built as a Grecian-Style
Mansion for a 1700s Tobacco Merchant. In the early
1990s, it became the Gallery of Modern Art. Tel 0141
287 3050. FREE Admission.
RS Page . Website . G1 3AH . Image
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The Lighthouse
Close to the Gallery of Modern Art on Mitchell Lane.
A Charles Rennie Mackintosh building now used as a
centre for Design and Architecture with a Cafe and
Shop, with great views from the top. Tel: 0141 276
5365. FREE Admission.
Website . G1 3NU
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Glasgow Cathedral
0.6 of a mile east of George Square. Glasgow
Cathedral is probably the most impressive building in
the City, built in the 1100s. The Necropolis at the
Cathedral is also a top attraction. Tel 0141 552
6891. FREE Admission.
RS Page . Website . G4 0QZ . Image
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St Mungo Museum
0.6 of a mile east of George Square next to Glasgow
Cathedral. St Mungo Museum has galleries of artefacts
and works of art that show the importance of Religion
in peoples' lives, across the World. Tel 0141 276
1625. FREE Admission.
RS Page . Website . G4 0RH . Image
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Provand's Lordship
0.6 of a mile east of George Square next to Glasgow
Cathedral. Provand's Lordship was built in 1471,
originally as part of a Hospital, one of only four
medieval buildings to survive in Glasgow. Tel 0141
276 1625. FREE Admission.
RS Page . Website . G4 0RH . Image
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Tennent's Lager Brewery
Tour
1 mile east of George Square on Duke Street between
Glasgow Cathedral and The Peoples Palace. 450 years
of Brewing with a tour of the Wellpark Brewery for
displays of Branding and Advertising over the years.
Tel: 0141 202 7145.
Website . G31 1JD
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The People's Palace
Just over 1 mile southeast of George Square in
Glasgow Green Park. A Social History Museum for the
story of the people and city of Glasgow from 1750 to
the present, and a Victorian Glasshouse with a Cafe.
The Glasshouse may be closed for some time for
renovations. Tel 0141 276 0788. FREE Admission. Tel:
0141 276 0788.
RS Page . Website . G40 1AT . Image
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Glasgow Science Centre
2 miles southwest of George Square. A purpose-built
Science Centre with the Science Mall, IMAX Cinema,
and the Glasgow Tower for
great views over the City at 416 feet. Tel 0141 420
5000.
RS Page . Website . G51 1EA . Image
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The Clydeside
Distillery
Across the footbridge from the Scinece Centre on
Stobcross Road. Opened in late 2017, producing Single
Malt Scotch Whisky with a Visitor Centre and Shop.
Tel: 0141 212 1401.
Website . G3 8QQ
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Riverside Museum
2.5 miles southwest of George Square. Houses the
popular Glasgow's Museum of Transport and The Tall Ship. This Museum is a short
riverside walk west of the Science Centre and SEC .
Also with Fast Boat Trips. Tel 0141
287 2720. FREE Admission.
RS Page . Website . G3 8RS . Image
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery &
Museum
1.8 miles west. Opened in 1901 with a great variety
of Art, Artifacts and Animals from around the World.
The Museum also has one of the top collections of
Arms and Armour, and two room dedicated to Charles
Rennie Mackintosh. Tel 0141 276 9599. FREE
Admission.
RS Page . Website . G3 8AG . Image
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University of Glasgow
2 miles northwest of George Square next to the
Kelvingrove Museum. Home to Scotland's oldest Public
Museum, and the World's largest collection of works
by the Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
FREE Admission.
RS Page . Website . G12 8QQ . Image
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Glasgow Botanic
Gardens
Just over 2 miles northwest of George Square past the
University. Built for the Glasgow botanist Thomas
Hopkirk in 1817, at the western end of Sauchiehall
Street. In 1842, the Gardens were moved to this
larger site. Tel 0141 276 1614. FREE Admission.
RS Page . Website . G12 0UE
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Other attractions not on the Tour Bus route.
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St Andrew's Cathedral
Glasgow
Half of a mile south of George Square next to the
River Clyde where there is Walking/Jogging path for
miles west and east. The Cathedral Church of Saint
Andrew is a Roman Catholic Cathedral designed in 1814
by James Gillespie Graham in the Neo Gothic style.
FREE Admission.
RS Page . Website . G1 4JY
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Glasgow Police Museum
Half of a mile east of George Square on Bell Street.
This Museum covers the History of Glasgow Police from
1779 - 1975 with Artifacts, Stories, and Images. Tel:
0141 552 1818.
Website . Wiki . G1 1LG
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Royal Highland Fusiliers
Regimental Museum
1 mile northeast of George Square at 518 Sauchiehall
Street. This Museum covers the Officers and Men over
300 years in Campaigns around the World. Tel: 0141
332 0961. FREE Admission.
Website . Wiki . G2 3LW
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The Tenement House
1 mile northeast of George Square at 145 Buccleuch.
Museum showing what it was like to live in Glasgow in
the early 1900s. Tel: 0141 333 0183.
Website . Wiki . G3 6QN
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Scotland Street School
Museum
1.6 miles south of George Square at 225 Scotland
Street. Museum designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh
between 1903-1906, go to School in the Victorian era.
Tel: 0141 287 0500. FREE Admission.
Website . Wiki . G5 8QB
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Govan Stones Glasgow
3 miles southwest of George Square. In the centre of
Govan, 31 pieces of early Medieval sculptures from
the 800s to 1000s. These include an ornate solid
stone sarcophagus, carved stone slabs, and hogback
stones. FREE Admission.
RS Page . Wiki . G51 3UU
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Pollok House
3 miles southwest of George Square. A Georgian
Country House showing life as it was for the wealthy,
with an Art Collection. There are regular Buses and
Trains from the city centre. Taxi prices from Glasgow
centre are about £15 each way. Admission Prices
on the website.
RS Page . Website . G43 1AT . Image
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Burrell Collection
3 miles southwest of George Square. The Burrell
Collection is a large Art Museum in Pollok Park,
close to Pollok House with over 8000 objects
including work by major Artists including Rodin,
Degas, and Cezanne and more. FREE Admission.
RS Page . Website . G43 1AT . Image
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House for an Art Lover
4 miles southwest of George Square. A Country House
with an Arts Centre and Cafe, also a Dry Ski Slope in the grounds. Tel:
0141 483 1600.
Website . G41 5BW
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Holmwood House
5 miles south of Glasgow centre. This Mansion is in
the Cathcart area of Glasgow, said to be one of the
Scottish architect Alexander ‘Greek’
Thomson’s finest works. Regular Trains run
close to the house. Admission Prices and opening
times on the website. Tel: 0141 571 0184.
RS Page . Website . G44 3YU . Image
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XSite Braehead
5 miles west, a family entertainment with 'real' snow
slopes, vast shopping centre, bars, restaurants,
cinema, family attractions, and extreme activities.
Regular Buses run to and from the City centre.
RS Page . Website . PA4 8XQ
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Fossil Grove
4 miles west of George Square at Victoria Park.
Museum with Fossilised stumps and roots of eleven
extinct Lepidodendron trees, discovered in 1887. Tel
0141 287 5918. Free Admission.
Website . Wiki . G14 9QR
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Titan Clydebank
7 miles west of George Square. A 150 feet high
cantilever crane built in 1907. It was designed to be
used in the lifting of heavy equipment, such as
engines, during the fitting out of battleships and
ocean liners at the John Brown & Company
shipyard. It is now a major tourist attraction with
great views from the top and Bunjee Jumping. Getting there . Tel:
07538 842 596.
Website . G81 1BF . Image
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Scotland's Theme Park
M&Ds
12 miles southeast. 5 terrifying White Knuckle rides,
over 20 kids' rides, 18 hole Miniature Golf, Glow in
the Dark indoor bowling, a large indoor complex
including a gigantic Soft Play Area, bars, and
restaurants. Tel: 01698 333 777. Large Images
Website . Wiki Page . ML1 3RT
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Glengoyne Whisky
Distillery
14 miles north of George Square. One of the most
visited distilleries in Scotland with a number of
tours from: 10am to 4pm. Shop open from: 10am - 5pm.
For those that also like a hike, the 1,400ft Dumgoyne Hill is situated next to the
distillery, with a good trail all the way to the top.
The X10 Bus runs from
Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station right to the Distillery.
Tel 01360 550 254.
Website . RS Page .
G63 9LB . Image
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Scottish Football
Museum
3 miles south of Glasgow centre. This Museum at
Hampden Park covers
the History of Football in Scotland from the first
Club founded in 1867 til today. Tel
0141 616 6139.
Website . Wiki/Page . G42 9BA
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Celtic Football Club
2.5 miles east of Glasgow centre. The Celtic Visitor
Centre is situated at Celtic Park, one of the largest
football stadiums in Europe, the perfect place to
learn all about the Club, from its founding in 1888.
How to get there. Tel
0871 226 1888.
Website . Wiki Page . G40 3RE
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Rangers Football Club
3.6 miles southwest of Glasgow centre. The Ibrox
Tours allows you to experience this World famous
Stadium with your very own all areas pass. RFC was
founded in 1872. How to get there. Tel 0871 702
1972.
Website . Wiki . G51 2XD . Image
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See also Boat Trips for more tours of
Glasgow.
There are now a number of Escape Rooms in Glasgow,
Map Links.
For attractions & mountain/hill hiking in the
area just north of Glasgow, see the Click on Map.
For attractions & mountain/hill hiking in the
area just south of Glasgow, see the Click on Map.
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