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For sheer excitement, Glasgow is one of the top UK destinations and it should not be missed.
The legendary Glasgow friendliness is a bonus but first time visitors will be struck by 'downtown' Glasgow. The magnificent Victorian architecture of the city centre further adds to the vibrancy. Glasgow is where things happen, whatever time of year you visit.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh's "House for an Art Lover", designed for a competition in 1901, and several locations in the city where Mackintosh, its most famous architect, can be encountered. On the subject of art collections, one of Britain's finest civic collections can be viewed at the Art Gallery and Museum in Kelvingrove. Then you can nip across the road to the Museum of Transport. East of the city centre, close to the old heart of Glasgow around its magnificent cathedral, you will also find the unique St Mungo Museum taking its wide-ranging foray through the world's religions (lots of artefacts and paintings). Another excursion which is a must is to see the magnificent Burrell Collection, the lifetime's hobby of a shipping magnate, now housed in an inspiring sylvan setting in Pollok Park. With so much to see indoors, Glasgow is
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