Glasgow Tours

About Glasgow

Glasgow is Scotland's largest city and its cultural engine. Where Edinburgh trades on medieval grandeur, Glasgow's personality is built on industry, reinvention, and a creative energy that has made it one of Europe's most rewarding city breaks. Most of its world-class museums are free, its music scene rivals any city its size, and its Victorian and Art Nouveau architecture is genuinely outstanding. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is Glasgow's crown jewel and one of the most visited free museums in the United Kingdom. Housed in a red sandstone Baroque Revival building in the city's West End, it holds over 8,000 objects across 22 themed galleries. Highlights include Salvador Dali's Christ of Saint John of the Cross, a Spitfire suspended from the ceiling, Scottish Colourist paintings, and collections spanning ancient Egypt to the natural world. Entry is free. The Riverside Museum, designed by the late Zaha Hadid and winner of the European Museum of the Year Award, sits on the north bank of the Clyde. Its zinc-clad zigzag roof houses over 3,000 objects telling the story of transport by land, sea, and air — from vintage trams and locomotives to a recreated 1930s Glasgow street. Moored outside is the Glenlee, one of only five Clyde-built sailing ships still afloat. Both museum and tall ship are free. Glasgow Cathedral is the only medieval Scottish mainland cathedral to have survived the Reformation intact. Behind it, the Glasgow Necropolis — a Victorian cemetery on a hill — offers atmospheric walks and city views. George Square showcases Victorian civic grandeur. The Burrell Collection in Pollok Country Park reopened in 2022 after a major refurbishment, housing Sir William Burrell's extraordinary collection of art and antiquities. Entry is free. Charles Rennie Mackintosh left his mark across Glasgow — the Lighthouse (Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture), the Mackintosh at the Willow tearoom on Sauchiehall Street, and House for an Art Lover in Bellahouston Park. The Glasgow Mural Trail covers over 30 large-scale street art works across the city centre.