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Wander through this tranquil urban park and admire Kibble Palace, dating back to 1873 to provide Glasgow University's botany students with hot-house plants. The domed glasshouse and statues are attractive and hard to miss. If you're there before 4.30p, take the opportunity to look around the glasshouses and study their stunning collection of orchids and rare tropical plants. Children seem to enjoy the huge exotic cacti in particular. In summer, locals and tourists alike flock here for picnics and sunbathing on the lawns. You can also take a walk along the riverside and watch the squirrels. The Glasgow Botanic Gardens is a great place to spend a day outside when the weather is favorable.

In 1901, the splendid Kelvingrove Gallery was built to house the International Exhibition. In 2007 a major remodel was completed, making Kelvingrove even more of a must-see Glasgow attraction than it was before. This red sandstone building on Glasgow's Argyle Street immediately captures attention, as do the 22 themed galleries and remarkably curated 8000-odd objects inside it. According to a local legend, the gallery was built back to front by mistake, but this is just a myth - it was intended to face the river rather than the road. The collection within ranges from local historical art to Rodin sculptures, natural history specimens of varying interest, and a Stormtrooper costume from the original Star Wars films. There is also an emphasis on the King of Surrealism, Salvador Dali's 'Christ of St John of the Cross'. Exciting exhibitions, a special emphasis on involving youngsters and a timeless devotion to art deems the Kelvingrove Gallery one of the most noteworthy artistic repositories in Scotland.

Welcome to a wonderful slice of the countryside just outside the city center that you can wander peacefully. This is a large park in the south of Glasgow and home to a huge array of birds and small animals. Woodland walks and meadow trails make lovely afternoon pursuits and if you wander along the riverside you may catch a glimpse of an otter or mink. The stunning gardens were created by Sir John Stirling Maxwell and offer a more formal vision of natural beauty. Don't miss the herd of Highland cattle, shire-horses, the Burrell Collection and Pollok House. Park rangers run guided tours through the grounds at various times. There is also a mountain biking circuit.

Dominated by the statue of John Knox, this is an old cemetery on a small hill right behind Glasgow Cathedral. Its design was based on the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris and the elaborate tombs are home to many obscure Glasgow Victorian dignitaries and a few famous ones. It was established in 1831 by the Merchants' House of Glasgow and several well-known local architects such as Alexander 'Greek' Thomson had a hand in the design of memorials and mausoleums. On weekdays, guides are available to show visitors around the cemetery. Excellent views of the cathedral and beyond can be enjoyed from the top of the hill.

En el año 543, el santo patrón de Glasgow, San Mungo, fundó la catedral en lo que anteriormente era un cementerio cristiano. Esta es la segunda más antigua iglesia medieval de toda Escocia y en la actualidad es la Iglesia de Escocia. La primera iglesia de piedra del lugar fue erigida en 1136 por el obispo Achiaus y el Rey David I, pero fue destruida por un incendio y luego reconstruida en 1197. El edificio actual es del estilo gótico y data del siglo XIII. El obispo William de Bondington (1233-1258) supervisó la labor inicial pero la obra se finalizó unos 200 años más tarde. Hace aproximadamente 550 años, se fundó la Universidad de Glasgow en la sacristía, donde se encuentra el coro. Para más información sobre los horarios de atención, que varían de acuerdo a la época del año, llamar por teléfono.

En el Centro de Ciencias de Glasgow (en inglés GSC), se realizan programas de ciencia diariamente que ofrece una oportunidad única para ver de cerca los trabajos del equipo de comunicadores del GSC, quienes realizan presentaciones sobre las maravillas de la ciencia tanto sobre nuestros cuerpos como sobre el mundo que nos rodea. Cada evento dura menos de una hora y es de entrada libre para quienes compraron el billete para el Centro de Ciencia. Consultar el sitio web para más información sobre los horarios, que varían según la temporada.