Glasgow itinerary: 1 to 7 days
Plans for one to seven days in Glasgow, day by day: Celtic Park and Glasgow Green first, then Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow Cathedral and the Necropolis, and the Gallery of Modern Art, the Science Centre and the Botanic Gardens as you add days. Every stop has a typical visit length.
How long do you have?
Map: 3 days
Glasgow in 1 day
Day 1
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Free red-sandstone museum with Dalí's Christ of St John of the Cross, natural history and a daily organ recital.
Glasgow Cathedral
Medieval cathedral that survived the Reformation intact, with the crypt of St Mungo, Glasgow's founder.
Glasgow Necropolis
A Victorian garden cemetery on a hill beside the cathedral, with grand monuments and city views.
Glasgow in 2 days
Day 1
Glasgow Cathedral
Medieval cathedral that survived the Reformation intact, with the crypt of St Mungo, Glasgow's founder.
Glasgow Necropolis
A Victorian garden cemetery on a hill beside the cathedral, with grand monuments and city views.
Glasgow Green
The city's oldest park on the River Clyde, with the Doulton Fountain, the Nelson Monument and the People's Palace.
St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow
Roman Catholic cathedral from 1816 on the Clyde, with a modern Italian memorial garden next door.
Day 2
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Free red-sandstone museum with Dalí's Christ of St John of the Cross, natural history and a daily organ recital.
Kelvingrove Park
Victorian park along the River Kelvin with fountains, statues and views of the University of Glasgow tower.
Glasgow in 3 days
Day 1
Celtic Park
Home stadium of Celtic FC in Parkhead, Scotland's largest football ground, with stadium tours and a museum.
Burrell Collection
A museum in Pollok Country Park holding Sir William Burrell's wide-ranging art collection, reopened in 2022 after a major refurbishment.
Pollok House
The Stirling-Maxwell family's Georgian mansion in Pollok Country Park, with Spanish paintings, period rooms, servants' quarters and gardens.
St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow
Roman Catholic cathedral from 1816 on the Clyde, with a modern Italian memorial garden next door.
Day 2
University of Glasgow
The Gothic Revival main building on Gilmorehill, with its cloisters, tower and the Hunterian Museum inside.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Free red-sandstone museum with Dalí's Christ of St John of the Cross, natural history and a daily organ recital.
Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
Scotland's oldest public museum at the University of Glasgow, with Whistler paintings and the Mackintosh House.
Clyde Auditorium
The SEC Armadillo, a concert hall shaped like overlapping hulls on the Clyde; visit for a show.
Day 3
Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow
Statue outside GoMA famous for the traffic cone that locals keep placing on Wellington's head.
Glasgow City Chambers
Lavish 1888 council headquarters on George Square with marble staircases; free guided tours on weekdays.
Glasgow Cathedral
Medieval cathedral that survived the Reformation intact, with the crypt of St Mungo, Glasgow's founder.
Glasgow Necropolis
A Victorian garden cemetery on a hill beside the cathedral, with grand monuments and city views.
Glasgow in 4 days
Day 1
Celtic Park
Home stadium of Celtic FC in Parkhead, Scotland's largest football ground, with stadium tours and a museum.
Burrell Collection
A museum in Pollok Country Park holding Sir William Burrell's wide-ranging art collection, reopened in 2022 after a major refurbishment.
Pollok House
The Stirling-Maxwell family's Georgian mansion in Pollok Country Park, with Spanish paintings, period rooms, servants' quarters and gardens.
St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow
Roman Catholic cathedral from 1816 on the Clyde, with a modern Italian memorial garden next door.
Day 2
Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow
Statue outside GoMA famous for the traffic cone that locals keep placing on Wellington's head.
Glasgow Necropolis
A Victorian garden cemetery on a hill beside the cathedral, with grand monuments and city views.
Glasgow Cathedral
Medieval cathedral that survived the Reformation intact, with the crypt of St Mungo, Glasgow's founder.
Glasgow City Chambers
Lavish 1888 council headquarters on George Square with marble staircases; free guided tours on weekdays.
Day 3
University of Glasgow
The Gothic Revival main building on Gilmorehill, with its cloisters, tower and the Hunterian Museum inside.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Free red-sandstone museum with Dalí's Christ of St John of the Cross, natural history and a daily organ recital.
Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
Scotland's oldest public museum at the University of Glasgow, with Whistler paintings and the Mackintosh House.
Kelvin Hall
A restored 1920s exhibition hall facing Kelvingrove, now home to museum collections and Scotland's national moving-image archive.
Day 4
George Square
The city's main civic square, lined with statues of Scottish figures and overlooked by the City Chambers.
Gallery of Modern Art
Free contemporary art gallery in the neoclassical Royal Exchange building, with a library downstairs.
St George's Tron Church
An 1808 Church of Scotland church by William Stark at Nelson Mandela Place, open for services and events.
Buchanan Street
Pedestrian shopping street at the heart of the 'Style Mile', with buskers and the Buchanan Galleries.
Glasgow in 5 days
Day 1
Celtic Park
Home stadium of Celtic FC in Parkhead, Scotland's largest football ground, with stadium tours and a museum.
Burrell Collection
A museum in Pollok Country Park holding Sir William Burrell's wide-ranging art collection, reopened in 2022 after a major refurbishment.
Pollok House
The Stirling-Maxwell family's Georgian mansion in Pollok Country Park, with Spanish paintings, period rooms, servants' quarters and gardens.
St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow
Roman Catholic cathedral from 1816 on the Clyde, with a modern Italian memorial garden next door.
Day 2
Gallery of Modern Art
Free contemporary art gallery in the neoclassical Royal Exchange building, with a library downstairs.
Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow
Statue outside GoMA famous for the traffic cone that locals keep placing on Wellington's head.
George Square
The city's main civic square, lined with statues of Scottish figures and overlooked by the City Chambers.
Glasgow City Chambers
Lavish 1888 council headquarters on George Square with marble staircases; free guided tours on weekdays.
Day 3
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Free red-sandstone museum with Dalí's Christ of St John of the Cross, natural history and a daily organ recital.
Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
Scotland's oldest public museum at the University of Glasgow, with Whistler paintings and the Mackintosh House.
University of Glasgow
The Gothic Revival main building on Gilmorehill, with its cloisters, tower and the Hunterian Museum inside.
Ashton Lane
Cobbled West End lane with fairy lights, pubs, restaurants and the Grosvenor cinema, lively in the evening.
Day 4
Rottenrow
Medieval street in Townhead, now the Rottenrow Gardens on the old maternity hospital site, near the University of Strathclyde.
Glasgow Necropolis
A Victorian garden cemetery on a hill beside the cathedral, with grand monuments and city views.
Glasgow Cathedral
Medieval cathedral that survived the Reformation intact, with the crypt of St Mungo, Glasgow's founder.
St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art
Free museum beside the cathedral covering world religions, with a Zen garden.
Day 5
Glasgow Tower
A 127-metre rotating observation tower at the Science Centre, frequently closed in wind; check before going.
Glasgow Science Centre
Hands-on science museum on the south bank of the Clyde with a planetarium and an IMAX cinema.
Riverside Museum
Glasgow's free transport museum in a zigzag building by Zaha Hadid, with trams, cars, a recreated street and a tall ship moored outside.
Clyde Auditorium
The SEC Armadillo, a concert hall shaped like overlapping hulls on the Clyde; visit for a show.
Glasgow in 6 days
Day 1
Celtic Park
Home stadium of Celtic FC in Parkhead, Scotland's largest football ground, with stadium tours and a museum.
Burrell Collection
A museum in Pollok Country Park holding Sir William Burrell's wide-ranging art collection, reopened in 2022 after a major refurbishment.
Pollok House
The Stirling-Maxwell family's Georgian mansion in Pollok Country Park, with Spanish paintings, period rooms, servants' quarters and gardens.
St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow
Roman Catholic cathedral from 1816 on the Clyde, with a modern Italian memorial garden next door.
Day 2
Gallery of Modern Art
Free contemporary art gallery in the neoclassical Royal Exchange building, with a library downstairs.
Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow
Statue outside GoMA famous for the traffic cone that locals keep placing on Wellington's head.
George Square
The city's main civic square, lined with statues of Scottish figures and overlooked by the City Chambers.
Glasgow City Chambers
Lavish 1888 council headquarters on George Square with marble staircases; free guided tours on weekdays.
Day 3
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Free red-sandstone museum with Dalí's Christ of St John of the Cross, natural history and a daily organ recital.
Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
Scotland's oldest public museum at the University of Glasgow, with Whistler paintings and the Mackintosh House.
University of Glasgow
The Gothic Revival main building on Gilmorehill, with its cloisters, tower and the Hunterian Museum inside.
Ashton Lane
Cobbled West End lane with fairy lights, pubs, restaurants and the Grosvenor cinema, lively in the evening.
Day 4
Rottenrow
Medieval street in Townhead, now the Rottenrow Gardens on the old maternity hospital site, near the University of Strathclyde.
Glasgow Necropolis
A Victorian garden cemetery on a hill beside the cathedral, with grand monuments and city views.
Glasgow Cathedral
Medieval cathedral that survived the Reformation intact, with the crypt of St Mungo, Glasgow's founder.
St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art
Free museum beside the cathedral covering world religions, with a Zen garden.
Day 5
Glasgow Tower
A 127-metre rotating observation tower at the Science Centre, frequently closed in wind; check before going.
Glasgow Science Centre
Hands-on science museum on the south bank of the Clyde with a planetarium and an IMAX cinema.
Riverside Museum
Glasgow's free transport museum in a zigzag building by Zaha Hadid, with trams, cars, a recreated street and a tall ship moored outside.
Clyde Auditorium
The SEC Armadillo, a concert hall shaped like overlapping hulls on the Clyde; visit for a show.
Day 6
Glasgow School of Art
Art school known for Mackintosh's building, gutted by fire in 2018; campus tours run from the Reid Building.
St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow
Scottish Episcopal cathedral on Great Western Road by George Gilbert Scott, with modern murals.
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Free West End gardens with the Kibble Palace glasshouse of tree ferns and tropical plants.
Glasgow in 7 days
Day 1
Celtic Park
Home stadium of Celtic FC in Parkhead, Scotland's largest football ground, with stadium tours and a museum.
St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow
Roman Catholic cathedral from 1816 on the Clyde, with a modern Italian memorial garden next door.
Day 2
Gallery of Modern Art
Free contemporary art gallery in the neoclassical Royal Exchange building, with a library downstairs.
Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow
Statue outside GoMA famous for the traffic cone that locals keep placing on Wellington's head.
George Square
The city's main civic square, lined with statues of Scottish figures and overlooked by the City Chambers.
Glasgow City Chambers
Lavish 1888 council headquarters on George Square with marble staircases; free guided tours on weekdays.
Day 3
Rottenrow
Medieval street in Townhead, now the Rottenrow Gardens on the old maternity hospital site, near the University of Strathclyde.
Glasgow Necropolis
A Victorian garden cemetery on a hill beside the cathedral, with grand monuments and city views.
Glasgow Cathedral
Medieval cathedral that survived the Reformation intact, with the crypt of St Mungo, Glasgow's founder.
St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art
Free museum beside the cathedral covering world religions, with a Zen garden.
Day 4
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Free red-sandstone museum with Dalí's Christ of St John of the Cross, natural history and a daily organ recital.
Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
Scotland's oldest public museum at the University of Glasgow, with Whistler paintings and the Mackintosh House.
University of Glasgow
The Gothic Revival main building on Gilmorehill, with its cloisters, tower and the Hunterian Museum inside.
Ashton Lane
Cobbled West End lane with fairy lights, pubs, restaurants and the Grosvenor cinema, lively in the evening.
Day 5
Glasgow Tower
A 127-metre rotating observation tower at the Science Centre, frequently closed in wind; check before going.
Glasgow Science Centre
Hands-on science museum on the south bank of the Clyde with a planetarium and an IMAX cinema.
Riverside Museum
Glasgow's free transport museum in a zigzag building by Zaha Hadid, with trams, cars, a recreated street and a tall ship moored outside.
Clyde Auditorium
The SEC Armadillo, a concert hall shaped like overlapping hulls on the Clyde; visit for a show.
Day 6
Glasgow School of Art
Art school known for Mackintosh's building, gutted by fire in 2018; campus tours run from the Reid Building.
St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow
Scottish Episcopal cathedral on Great Western Road by George Gilbert Scott, with modern murals.
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Free West End gardens with the Kibble Palace glasshouse of tree ferns and tropical plants.
Day 7
Burrell Collection
A museum in Pollok Country Park holding Sir William Burrell's wide-ranging art collection, reopened in 2022 after a major refurbishment.
Pollok House
The Stirling-Maxwell family's Georgian mansion in Pollok Country Park, with Spanish paintings, period rooms, servants' quarters and gardens.
Scotland Street School Museum
Mackintosh-designed school building with recreated Victorian to 1960s classrooms; free.
Buchanan Street
Pedestrian shopping street at the heart of the 'Style Mile', with buskers and the Buchanan Galleries.
Willow Tearooms
Mackintosh's restored 1903 tearooms on Sauchiehall Street, now Mackintosh at the Willow, serving tea in original rooms.
Watch: Glasgow in 3 days
A one-minute look at the plan: every stop, day by day, with the map.
When to go to Glasgow
May to September brings the mildest weather and longest days, though rain is likely in any month, while winter is cold, wet and dark early. Celtic Connections, a large folk and roots music festival, runs from mid-January to early February. Big football matches and concerts can raise hotel prices on certain weekends.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in Glasgow on Booking.com or Trip.com
- Skip-the-line tickets: museums and sights in Glasgow on Tiqets
- Tours and day trips: things to do in Glasgow on GetYourGuide or on Viator
- From the airport: a private transfer in Glasgow with Kiwitaxi
- Data on arrival: an eSIM for United Kingdom from Airalo
- Last day: leave your bags in Glasgow with Radical Storage and keep sightseeing
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Tips for Glasgow
- Glasgow's council-run museums (Kelvingrove, GoMA, St Mungo, Riverside, Scotland Street School) are free; some close on Mondays or Tuesdays outside summer.
- The People's Palace on Glasgow Green has been closed for refurbishment since April 2024 and its reopening has been delayed.
- Celtic Park stadium tours run on non-match days; book online, and check the fixtures list first.
- The Subway, a single circular line with trains every few minutes, links the city centre with the West End for Kelvingrove, the Hunterian and Ashton Lane.
- Rain is common all year; May to September gives the longest days, and many museums are a good fallback on wet days.
Make it your own
Open the guide in Andiamo Places to see every stop on a map with walking directions, move places between days, check opening hours for your dates, and add your own finds. After the trip, your photos become a journal and, if you like, a printed photo book.
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Photo credits
- Ashton Lane: No machine-readable author provided. Whancam assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 3.0
- Buchanan Street: Michael Gallacher, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Burrell Collection: unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Celtic Park: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Clyde Auditorium: Ross Goodman, CC BY 2.0
- Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow: Ballerlikemahler, CC0
- Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0
- George Square: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Glasgow Botanic Gardens: StaraBlazkova, Public domain
- Glasgow Cathedral: No machine-readable author provided. Julesn84 assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 3.0
- Glasgow City Chambers: Michael D Beckwith, CC0
- Glasgow Green: dave souza, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Glasgow Necropolis: No machine-readable author provided. Finlay McWalter assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Glasgow School of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Twid assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Glasgow Science Centre: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Glasgow Tower: Goodreg3, CC0
- Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kelvin Hall: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kelvingrove Park: unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pollok House: unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rottenrow: James Morrison from Edinburgh, Scotland, CC BY 2.0
- Scotland Street School Museum: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St George's Tron Church: Seasider53, CC BY 4.0
- St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow: unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0
- University of Glasgow: unknown author, Fair use
- Willow Tearooms: JJCMarshall, CC BY-SA 4.0
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