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Music halls, tenements and saints.

History is everywhere in Glasgow. Climb a close on the Trongate to the oldest surviving music hall in the world, step into a Garnethill flat kept exactly as it was in 1911, or walk the hilltop Victorian cemetery behind the cathedral. In Govan, early medieval carved stones tell of the old Kingdom of Strathclyde, and the People's Palace tells the story of the city. Many are free.

The People's Palace→
Riverside Museum→
The Tenement House→
Britannia Panopticon→
Tennent's Story Heritage Centre→
The Necropolis→
St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art→
Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery→
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum→
The Govan Stones→
Glasgow City Chambers→
Scotland Street School Museum→
Place of the day18 hours ago

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

Glasgow's great red sandstone museum of 1901 at the foot of Kelvingrove Park: twenty-two free galleries, a Spitfire, Dalí, and a daily organ recital.

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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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From our guide16 hours ago

Riverside Museum.

Sitting close to where the River Clyde meets the River Kelvin, this unashamedly modern cultural attraction was designed by the late Dame Zaha Hadid and opened in 2011. Behind its already iconic façade, the collections themselves focus on the city’s role as a transport and technology powerhouse, with ample space given to Glasgow’s shipbuilding heritage.

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From our guide13 hours ago

Govan Stones.

Carved around a millennium ago to celebrate the rulers of the Kingdom of Strathclyde – and found inside Govan Old Church – these 31 ancient stones include intricately inscribed crosses and giant hogback stones. The stand-out piece is the Govan Sarcophagus, carved from solid stone and showing a stag-hunting scene.

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Lunch12 hours agoGlasgowBrel300 yardsGlasgowUbiquitous Chip400 yardsGlasgowThe Left Bank400 yards

Lunch near Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery.

The three closest tables: Brel, Ubiquitous Chip and The Left Bank.

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From our guide9 hours ago

The Tenement House.

This Victorian flat, once the residence of a house-proud local by the name of Miss Agnes Toward, has been kept as it looked a century earlier, making it a fascinating time capsule of Glasgow life as it used to be. Retaining everything from working gaslights and age-old household items to a scrubbed, coal-fired kitchen range, it gives a captivating look into the past.

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Somewhere to go8 hours ago

The People's Palace, Glasgow.

The red sandstone museum of 1898 on Glasgow Green that tells the story of the city's own people, with its Winter Garden behind; closed for refurbishment.

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From our guide7 hours ago

Glasgow Necropolis.

This Victorian cemetery has become a Glasgow landmark since burials began here in 1832, and its grand tombs contain some of the wealthiest city residents of the day, including no less than eight Lords Provost. The 37-acre site holds some 3,500 tombs, and offers guided walking tours.

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From our guide5 hours ago

Britannia Panopticon Music Hall.

Step back in time with a visit to this hugely evocative entertainment venue, which stands today as the world’s oldest surviving music hall. For decades, the auditorium here was packed out daily by often rowdy audiences, watching acts such as Stan Laurel, who made his stage debut here at 16 years old. Viewings are often available on Fridays and Saturdays.

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From our guide4 hours ago

Glasgow City Chambers.

The City Chambers were built at huge expense in the 1880s and remain a deeply extravagant statement, their halls and ceilings adorned with all manner of design flourishes. Most notable of all are the wide winding stairs, crafted from imported Italian Carrara marble – it’s said that the staircase is the biggest of its kind in Western Europe.

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Museums and history40 minutes ago

Tennent's Story Heritage Centre.

Wellpark on Duke Street, where brewing goes back to 1556 and Tennent's brewed Britain's first lager in 1885, with tours and a bar at the end.

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