Half-Day Private Glasgow Must-Sees Tour

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. What happened to the statue of George III? What is the Statue of Liberty has to do with the square? Let's discover it together at the main city square where all the most important events take place.​

   20 min

2. What is one of the most bizarre monuments of Glasgow? What is the Scottish Highland National dress? Find out these and moreabout the fascinating building of the Gallery of Modern Art which ha been a house to many different organisations.

   10 min

3. The district where wealthy Tobacco lords of the 18-19th century had their sumptuous mansions.

   15 min

4. Where are the oldest civil building and ersatz-medieval house in Glasgow? What is Tontine faces? And why did Mary Queen of Scots stayed here? Let's find out!

   Passes by

5. The core of the historical part of Glasgow and one of the most recognised symbols of the city.

   25 min

6. Inspired by a Parisian garden cemetery of the 19th century the Necropolis has become a landmark and the irreplaceable feature of Glasgow townscape.

   25 min

7. What do ‘tron’ and ‘gait’ mean? What rules had the prisoners of the tolbooth? What is the contribution of the Britain’s first practicing woman architect? The answers are all around us!

   5 min

8. Where is the largest terracotta fountain? Which Benjamin Franklin invention can you encounter in the park? Who flew over the Glasgow Green for the first time ever? For answers follow us!

   15 min

9. How did St Andrew become a patron of Scotland? Why the Irish immigrated into Glasgow in the mid 19th century? Who delayed the building of the Cathedral? We'll unveil these mystreries and more on our way!

   Passes by

10. Once built for the workers of the East End of Glasgow this magnificent building has become a home for a collection that tells a story of its people and beautiful glasshouse that can compare to the one in the Botanics!

    Passes by

11. Why St Enoch is as important as the patron of Glasgow St Mungo? Why does Glasgow celebrate its subway system and how old is it? What do you need to do to participate in Subcrawl?

    5 min

12. Why does it resemble Moscow Kremlin and what first lady had a Templeton carpet in her home? The answers are yet to come!

    Passes by

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 185 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

Know before you go

How it compares in Glasgow

• Its from-price is 22% above the median of the 38 city tours we list in Glasgow.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 2 of 38.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Glasgow

Glasgow is Scotland's largest city, a Victorian port on the Clyde with galleries, live music and red-sandstone terraces, and Loch Lomond close by.

Glasgow grew on the River Clyde through shipbuilding, tobacco and trade, and its Victorian wealth shows in the red sandstone of its terraces, museums and merchant halls. The medieval cathedral, which survived the Reformation intact, stands beside the Necropolis, a hill of Victorian tombs. The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, a red-stone palace, holds Salvador Dalí's Christ of St John of the Cross and a Spitfire hanging in its hall.

Top-ranked sights in Glasgow: Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park, Glasgow Cathedral, George Square.

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