Our favourite things to do in Glasgow

Set on the banks of the mighty River Clyde Dropdown content, this former industrial giant can seem less than enticing as you approach. However, after a little time exploring visitors will find a city that is, in its own idiosyncratic way, a cultured and dynamic place well worth getting to know. Taken from the Rough Guides Snapshot Glasgow Dropdown content, here are six of our favourite things to do in Glasgow Dropdown content:

Necropolis: an elegantly crumbling graveyard on a city centre hill behind the ancient cathedral, with great views.

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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Dropdown content: a splendid civic collection of art and artefacts in a Gothic red-sandstone palace in the city’s lively West End.

Clydeside Dropdown content: the river that made Glasgow. Walk or cycle along it, take a boat on it, cross a bridge over it, or get a view of it from the new Riverside Museum.

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Burrell Collection Dropdown content: an inspired and eclectic art collection displayed in a harmonious purpose-built museum in Pollok Park.

“Glesga” nightlife: sample the glamour and the grit with cocktails at the Rogano followed by a pint of heavy at the Horseshoe Bar.

New Lanark Dropdown content: a fascinating eighteenth century planned mill village set in a dramatic gorge.

Dropdown contentExplore more of Glasgow with the Rough Guides Snapshot Glasgow Dropdown content. Book hostels Dropdown content for your trip, and don't forget to purchase travel insurance Dropdown content before you go.

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