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Fossil trees and a coned duke.

Glasgow is full of oddities. Find tree stumps 330 million years old still standing where they grew in a West End park, or a theatre of carved figures and scrap machinery that whirrs into life to music. The statue of the Duke of Wellington outside the modern art gallery has worn a traffic cone for decades. There's a weekend market in the east end and a brewery whose story goes back to 1556. Keep your eyes open.

Ashton Lane→
Fossil Grove→
Glasgow Science Centre and Planetarium→
Tennent's Story Heritage Centre→
The Barras→
The Duke of Wellington→
Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre→
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Fossil Grove.

Eleven fossil tree stumps about 330 million years old, standing where they grew, in a shelter of 1889 in Victoria Park.

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Tours Worth Taking in Glasgow

Glasgow rewards being shown round by somebody who knows it, because so much of the best of it is behind a door. From distilleries and breweries to grand old buildings, these are the tours worth taking.

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Tennent’s Visitor Centre.

The red T of the Tennent’s Lager logo illuminates the majority of bar counters across the country, making the brand’s Wellpark Brewery a kind of pub-goers’ pilgrimage site. Behind-the-scenes tours let you look more closely at how the beer gets brewed, as well as tracing the history, the packaging, and even the TV adverts of this ubiquitous Scottish brand.

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Stay near Ashton Lane.

The three good places closest to it: Moment Blythswood Street, Crossbasket Castle and Talli House.

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Duke of Wellington Statue.

Erected in 1844 in honour of Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington (of Waterloo fame), this horseback statue stands on Royal Exchange Square. So far, so normal. But this is Glasgow. Since the 1980s, and despite attempts from the council, the duke’s head has generally been topped with a bright orange traffic cone, becoming an iconic attraction in the process.

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Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre.

A gloriously eccentric attraction centred on a series of ‘kinetic’ sculptures: essentially scrap metal which has undergone meticulous hand-crafting to create spectacular pieces of art that move like clockwork. Imagine Heath Robinson crossed with the steampunk aesthetic and you’ll get the general idea. It’s brilliant.

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Glasgow Science Centre.

This superb, four-floor science museum crams in a cornucopia of brilliant educational exhibits, many of them interactive. Deep space, human biology and climate action are all covered – there’s even a state-of-the-art, full-dome planetarium. It’s heaven for energetic kids, and just as entertaining for anyone with a curious mind.

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The Barras Market.

That’s “barras” as in “barrows”. This sprawling street and indoor market has been a Glasgow institution since the early part of the 20th century, and still has a reputation as somewhere to find a weekend bargain near the heart of the city. Expect everything from antiques and bric a brac to cut-price clothes and street food trucks.

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