Things to do in Glasgow

City centre

The city centre of Glasgow is very lively and animated. To do shopping, you have several options: Sauchiehall Street, Buchanan Street and Argyle Street are the largest shopping streets in the city (pedestrian streets). 

At the junction between Sauchiehall and Buchanan Streets, there is Buchanan Galleries shopping centre with about 100 shops.
Downstream from Buchanan Street, Princes Square is a beautiful shopping centre that features high-end shops, coffee shops and restaurants. Even if you do not want to go shopping, this is still a place to visit for its very pretty 19th century architecture.
Finally, located at the corner of Buchanan and Argyle Streets, in the heart of Glasgow, is the St Enoch shopping centre.

Buchanan Street

Buchanan Street

Map of places to visit in Glasgow

West End

The West End district is my favorite place in Glasgow. 

You can visit the famous University of Glasgow, which inspired J.K. Rowling to imagine the Hogwarts school in Harry Potter. But also Botanic Gardens, Kelvingrove park which are large and pleasant parks to take a walk and get some fresh air (more details in the following article).
It's a trendy, hipster neighborhood with many thrift stores, coffee shops, authentic pubs.
On the heights of Kelvingrove park, Park Circus is a chic district to see because there are very beautiful houses built in a Victorian style around an oval garden.

West End is a district of Glasgow where there is a lot to see!

University of Glasgow

River Clyde

Clyde crosses through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire.
Clyde Walkway is a long walk along the Clyde River takes you to the Riverside Museum, a museum in Glasgow. This walk also takes you past the great concert hall the SSE Hydro.

 

Clyde Walkway

Clyde Walkway

Museums

There are many museums to visit in Glasgow, especially as they are free for the majority.

• People's Palace museum, next to Glasgow Green park, on the social history of Glasgow (free entry).
• Riverside museum, located on the banks of the Clyde, is a museum about the transport used in the past.
• Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a huge museum of natural history, in the West End (free entry).
• The Lighthouse is a visitor centre, exhibition space and events venue situated in the heart of Glasgow. A view of Glasgow's rooftops is available on the sixth floor (free entry). 
• The Museum of pipping, a bagpipe museum that has been an iconic instrument in Scotland since the 14th century.
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Other (churches, parks...)

• Glasgow Botanic Gardens, in the West End district, is a beautiful park where it is very pleasant to walk when the sun is shining. You can also visit various glasshouses including conservatory, orchids, economic plants, desert plants and a large range of tropical and subtropical plants. 
• Kelvingrove park, which runs along the Kelvin River. Two of the city's most magnificent buildings stand proudly at either side of the park, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and the University of Glasgow.
• Glasgow Green, in the Merchant City district, is a huge green park where Scots love to walk their dogs, where it is very pleasant to play football...   
• Glasgow Cathedral is the only Gothic remains of Glasgow. Inside, you can see a nave lit by splendid stained glass windows and a medieval crypt.
• Necropolis is connected to Glasgow Cathedral by a bridge. This cemetery is perched on a hill which allows you to have a view of Glasgow. It is also a relaxing place to walk.
• Celtic Park, the stadium of the famous Celtic Football Club. It's a very nice stadium then if you have the opportunity to visit it (tours available on the Celtic Football Club website) or if you can go see a match, it's worth doing!
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Good places to go (restaurants, pubs…)

Restaurants

• The Anchor Line, a restaurant that serves very good Scottish breakfast, which I mentioned in the previous article 'The life in Glasgow'.
• Pie Brew, a restaurant specialising in magpies, a Scottish speciality.
• Stack & Still, a new establishment in Glasgow since a few months, which serves very good salty and sweet pancakes. 
  

Pubs

In Bath Street, you can find a wide choice of pubs with all different atmospheres: class, lounge, rock, typical Scottish pubs...

• Waxy O'Connors, a large pub on several floors, near Buchanan Street
• O'Neills pub in Merchant Square, which is a pubs and restaurants complex in Merchant City (15 minutes walk from City Centre) 
• Sloans, pub and authentic Scottish restaurant where Scottish dancing evenings are organised every Friday evening 
• Lucky 7, in Bath Street 
• Oran Mor, former church transformed into a pub/restaurant just next to Botanic Gardens

You can follow these instagram accounts which can give you ideas and guide you in your choices of cafes, restaurants, pubs...

If you have other good places to eat or drink to share, feel free to indicate it in the comments!

For more details on places to visit in Glasgow: 
https://peoplemakeglasgow.com/
https://www.visitscotland.com