Street in Glasgow

Buchanan Street and George Square

Buchanan Street is Glasgow’s main pedestrian shopping street, running from the St Enoch Centre to the Concert Hall. Free to walk. George Square at the eastern end is the civic heart of the city, surrounded by the ornate City Chambers (free tours) and statues. Budget travelers walk Buchanan Street, photograph the City Chambers, and see that Glasgow’s Victorian architecture rivals Edinburgh’s Georgian elegance.

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Other places worth the walk, and what each one costs.

Glasgow Cathedral and Necropolis

Glasgow Cathedral is a rare pre-Reformation Scottish church that survived intact, a 12th-century Gothic building with a stunning lower church (crypt). Free.

Church · Glasgow

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Kelvingrove is Glasgow's most popular museum, a red sandstone building in the West End housing a collection that ranges from Dali's Christ of Saint John of the Cross to a Spitfire hanging from the ceiling. Free.

Museum · Glasgow

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