Glasgow is a warm welcoming land and the largest city of Scotland. It is world famous for having precious cultural spots and great architectural wonders. Glasgow is the second most visited tourist destination in United Kingdom. It is highly appreciated and praised for its consummate sightseeing, art galleries & museums, vibrant nightlife, and wonderful architectures. Glasgow has everything for all and one can’t be disappointed from it at any point. Glasgow has various tourist destinations that are famous worldwide and promise to give you complete enjoyable treat during your Glasgow tour. Glasgow is mainly popular for its cultural values and the collection of cultural remainders but still there are other popular tourist destinations. Here we have collected information about top five tourist destinations in Glasgow with the reason of their popularity.
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Glasgow City Centre
The central area of Glasgow city consists of two main areas that are the City Centre and the Merchant City. These two significant areas are the centers of all the major and exciting tourist activities in Glasgow. The City Centre is dotted with au courant shopping centers and it contains the entertainment district of Glasgow. City Centre remains on top in the must visit list of the tourists and foreign visitors who come to Glasgow. The City Centre is mainly flourished with Edwardian and Victorian building.
The streets in this area are designed in American style grid plan that gives a magnificent look to this entire area. The main reasons of huge visitors’ traffic in this area are the Argyle Street and Sauchiehall Street. The Argyle Street is lined with the au courant shopping malls and superb cafes. The Sauchiehall Street is popular for having vibrant bars, restaurants, cafes, shopping malls, and city station. Not only that but also various best and finest theatres in the United Kingdom. The popular United Kingdom’s theatres that come after the London’s theatre in terms of popularity and classical live performances are located in Glasgow. The Buchanan Street also resides in city centre. These three significant streets together form the largest shopping area of Glasgow that is lined with famous brands and chains.
Merchant City
The central area of Glasgow city consists of two main areas that are the City Centre and the Merchant City. Merchant City is the center of commercial activities with residential area. Merchant city is the hub of gothic remainders of Glasgow. The significant gothic remainders in this area include Mercat Cross, High Street, Tolbooh Clock Tower, Glasgow Cathedral, and Provand’s Lordship. Merchant City went under major renovations during late 1980s and turned into a modern city with the gothic architectural flavors. The renovated city contains vibrant cafes, restaurants, and luxury accommodation facilities.
This area also contains the up class shopping malls and chains. Another main reason that attracts large traffic of foreign visitors towards the Merchant City is its “cultural quarter area” that consists of the Saltmarket, Trongate, and King Street. This area contains many historical art galleries, concert venues, and theaters. The most significant of these are the Tron Theatre, the Old Fruitmarket, the Trades Hall, St. Andrews in the Square, the City Halls, and Merchant Square.
West End
This is a world famous area in Glasgow that is popular for having famous university the University of Glasgow that is recognized internationally. The West End is commonly called as the Bohemian district of Glasgow that is lined with weird architectural wonders, beautiful streets lined with trees, and trendy shopping areas etc. The University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest university in United Kingdom and holds historical importance. This university is a perfect example of gothic architectural works.
This university also contains a tourist centre where you can enjoy the guided trip of this university on particular days. You can only enjoy the guided tour inside this university because of the academic sessions. This university links to the Kelvingrove Park and the eye catching Kelvin Way. The Byres Road and Ashton Lane are also the two significant tourist attractions in the Glasgow West End. The Byres road is dotted with vibrant bars, superb shops, and lavish restaurants etc.
The Ashton Lane is the must visit attraction in the West End area of Glasgow. The specialty of this area is its extravagant bars, eating out spots including various world famous restaurants. If you are on your tourist trip then be careful while exploring this street because there are various tourist traps here that can trap you easily. Kelvingrove Museum is another significant tourist destination that is located in the West End. This is the largest art gallery and museum in Glasgow that is flourished with great collection of historical art and craft works. Glasgow Museum of Transport and Kelvin Hall are also located in this vibrant area. West End is also popular for having few of the finest theatres that attract a large number of tourists.
Blythswood Hill & Anderston
This area contains vibrant shopping malls, theatrical bars, eye catching designed buildings etc. Blythswood Square is also world famous. Royal Scottish and Automobile Club are the two up class hotels that are located in this area and offering perfect accommodation facilities. The other attractions that are located in this area are Broomielaw, the Tradeston Pedestrian Bridge, and the Renfrew Ferry (on the north bank of River Clyde).
East End
Glasgow East End is also known for its particular tourist attractions. This area is particular for shopping malls and the world famous Barras market, Barrowland Ballroom, etc. This area is linked with popular landmarks of Glasgow.
From theatrical bars to relaxing restaurants and cafes, trendy shopping malls to historical tea rooms, and extravagant theaters to historical art galleries & museums, Glasgow has it all. All above mentioned tourist destinations are world famous and should not be missed. These popular places are consisted of various tourist attractions such as theatres, bars, restaurants, art galleries & museums etc. All these tourist points are the assets of Glasgow city and all together make it one of the enchanting tourist destinations in the world.