Visiting Scotland for travel is a dream of a number of tourists from many parts of the world. When you get an opportunity to stay there for three or four years as a student then you will not like to miss it at any cost. On one hand, you get a world-class education here; on the other hand, you get a chance to explore the city to the fullest.

A number of cities in Scotland are offering world-class education and Glasgow is one of them. It is the most populous city in Scotland and has a lot to experience from. Glasgow is a prominent center of higher and academic research with plenty of educational institutes. The University of Glasgow is a major university in this city. In addition, you find some fantastic places for student accommodation Glasgow near this university and some other institutions.

Besides, there are a number of travel attractions in Glasgow, which attract visitors. It is needless to mention that many tourists visit here every day. In addition to this, these are excellent places to visit for students also where they can enjoy and increase their knowledge.

Here, you will read about some of the famous landmarks in Glasgow, which you can explore. This is a random list, and you can start visiting from the one, which is nearest to your student accommodation.

Travel Attractions in Glasgow

1. Riverside Museum

Riverside Museum is an ultra-modern & award-winning site, which includes a number of exhibits from the former Transport Museum of the city. These exhibits include locomotives, trams, model ships, vintage cars, and horse-drawn carriages. A majority of them are built in Glasgow.

In the year 1938, a brilliant reconstruction of Glasgow Street was done, which has also been added to displays. The other exhibits are on immigration and disasters that feature the sinking of the Lusitania. Just outside, the Tall Ship at Riverside is docked. It gives the opportunity to visitors to explore the Glenlee, which is a Glasgow-built three-masted bark. It has been restored carefully in Clyde Maritime Trust.

2. Glasgow Cathedral

The 12th-century Glasgow Cathedral is the most important historic building in the city. Its other name is St. Mungo Cathedral. It is also known as the High Kirk of Glasgow. It is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in Glasgow.

This cathedral is built on the site where it is thought that St. Kentigern or Mungo was buried in 612 AD. Within the ancient British kingdom of Strathclyde, St. Kentigern was the first bishop.

3. St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art

Next door to the cathedral is the St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art. It examines world religions and their rites. It also examines how their doctrines deal with the significant issues of life and death. In the exhibits, you can find Hindu statues and Egyptian mummies. A Zen Buddhist garden can be found in the courtyard.

4. Mackintosh’s Art Academy 

Mackintosh’s Art Academy is one of the best places for lovers of architecture. This Art Nouveau building was completed in the year 1909 by 28-years old designer Charles Mackintosh. Here, you find the most famous rooms, which include the Principal’s Room. It is one of the first “White Rooms” of Mackintosh. The meetings of the Academy of Art take place here. There is also a unique library and gallery here. Mackintosh’s work and influence are explored by the student-led tours.

5. George Square

The flower-bedecked George Square stands at the heart of the historic Victorian city of Glasgow. It has 12 statues of famous personalities associated with this city. Among them, three statutes include the statues of Queen Victoria, Walter Scott, and Robbie Burns.

At the east end of the square, one can find Town Hall along with its 230-foot tower. This tower was completed in the year 1890. In the South of George Square, you can see a group of mid-19th-century warehouses, which are part of the city’s trendy Merchant City district.

6. The Visitor Center, Hunterian Museum, and Art Gallery at the University of Glasgow

If you are a student of the University of Glasgow, then you can find a lot to see at your university also. The University of Glasgow, which dates back to 1451, employed several illustrator teachers including James Watt, Adam Smith, and Joseph Lister. In the visitor center on University Avenue, you find the details of the discovery made by these three and many other scientists.

William Hunter was another famous scientist who left anatomical parts, coins, etc., which form Hunterian Museum. The collections from zoology, geology, ethnography, and archeology are included in the collections. Works from Rubens, Rembrandt, and Reynolds can be found in the art gallery.

Final Words

The above-written ones are a few popular attractions in Glasgow. Students can find many more during their years of stay in the city.