FAMOUS SIghtS

In the few weeks of the year that Glaswegians call “summer” you will often find residents and students flocking to this park, situated near the University of Glasgow in the West End.

The heart of the city, nestled between Glasgow City Chambers and Queen Street train station, is a sprawling square that is home to several statues of famous Scots.

The Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum is the pride of Glasgow and the most popular free museum in Scotland, with over 8000 pieces of work housed in twenty-two themed galleries.

The River Clyde, the third longest in Scotland behind the Tay and the Spey, is Glasgow’s most defining feature, not just in terms of geography, but also through industry, trade, and art.

Here you can find Glasgow Cathedral, Provand's Lordship House and Gardens, St. Mungo's Museum of Religious Life and Art, and the Edlington Gate, which leads to the Necropolis.

The oldest park in the city, conceived in the 1500s when King James II granted the land to the Bishop William Turnbull and all the people of Glasgow.

Nestled between Park Circus and the University of Glasgow, this parkland was originally created to cater for the middle classes that migrated west during the Industrial Revolution.

A larger-than-life modern day depiction of Glasgow's founder, Saint Mungo, one of several pieces of street art in the city created by Glasgow-based street artist Sam Bates a.k.a. Smug

Duke of Wellington stands proudly outside of GOMA. His head is almost always decorated with a traffic cone, which has over the years become an unofficial symbol of the city.

With a mission to make science fun and thought-provoking for future generations, the Glasgow Science Centre is a must visit for children and adults alike.

The biggest of the four Necropolises found in Glasgow, this 37-acre "City of the Dead" Victorian garden cemetery is managed and maintained by the Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.

Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow is the second oldest university in Scotland behind St. Andrews, and fourth oldest in the English speaking world behind Oxford and Cambridge.