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Glasgow School of Art 
167 Renfrew Street GB - Glasgow G3 6RQ
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Conceived by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and finished in 1909, this building still amazes by its functionality and its technical prowess which you can still appreciate especially in the library. Here the decoration reaches the heights of architecture, ..
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George Square
George Square GB - Glasgow G
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Today the very heart of Glasgow, this busy square is bordered by huge 19C buildings, which themselves are looked down upon by the statue of Walter Scott and a host of illustrious people.
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The Lighthouse
11 Mitchell Lane GB - Glasgow G1 3NU
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This Centre for Architecture and Design is the result of a transformation of the old offices of the Glasgow Herald designed by CR. Mackintosh. It is endowed with exhibition galleries, conference hall and teaching facilities.
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Glasgow: Mackintosh in the City Centre 
Mitchell Lane GB - Glasgow
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Any tourist visiting Glasgow cannot escape the “Mackintosh phenomenon”. His superb buildings are largely responsible for having ranked Glasgow among Europe’s leading Art Nouveu cities. The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society organises visits and offers..
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Gallery of Modern Art
Queen Street GB - Glasgow G1 3AZ
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This especially attractive hotel (18th century) of the tobacco King William Cunningham was transformed during the Nineties into galleries whose materials reflect the four elements. Controversy rages over the choices made which include paintings calle..
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Tenement House
145 Buccleuch Street GB - Glasgow G3 6QN
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(Two rooms, kitchen and bathroom) this tenement house is fitted out with domestic equipment from the 19C. You'll see a bed cupboard, gas lamps and coal-fired cookers and ranges.
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Hutcheson's Hall
158 Ingram Street GB - Glasgow G1 1EJ
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In memory of two benefactors who founded a hospice in 1639 for the aged and for orphans, their statues which used to decorate the original building have been re-installed on the new facade.
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High Street
High Street GB - Glasgow G
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A plaque on the old merchants courtyard situated opposite College Street marks the site of the Old College, which ran from 1632-1870, and of the Hunterian Museum before it was transferred to Gilmorehill.
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Glasgow Cross
Glasgow Cross GB - Glasgow G
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Up to the beginning of this century, this crossroads at the junction of Salt Market, High Street, Gallowgate and Trongate was the very soul of Glasgow. The Tolbooth clock tower is all that remains of this vanished elegance.
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Bridgegate
Bridgegate GB - Glasgow G
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Sadly today, this street, which was an important and popular thoroughfare, has been overtaken since the 19C by the Salt market as the main the urban artery.
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Provand's Lordship
3 Castle street GB - Glasgow G4 ORH
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This building from 1471, which served as the Prebendary residence, is, along with the cathedral, the only remains of the medieval city. The ground floor and the first floor are set out with furniture from the 16th to the 20th centuries.
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Cathedral 
Castle Street GB - Glasgow G4 ORH
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The fourth sanctuary built on the site chosen by St Mungo in the 7C, the present cathedral was not completed until the 15C but the interior dates from the 13 and 14C. It is hard to encompass it all from the square; much better to go to the Necropolis..
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St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art
2 Castle street GB - Glasgow G4 ORH
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Since its opening in 1993 the Museum of Life and Religious Art has fed many controversies with its collection of cult and art objects from various religions among which is the Christus of St John of the Cross by Dali.
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Cathedral Square
Cathedral Square GB - Glasgow G
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Before the Reformation this square was the veritable heart of the ecclesiastical area. Today the Royal Infirmary replaces the bishop's palace. In the Square, note the statues of Livingstone and King William of Orange.
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Necropolis
Cathedral Square GB - Glasgow G
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Behind the cathedral stretches a graveyard (1833). Alleys lined with sculptured tombs lead to the highest point which is dominated by John Knox on the top of his column. You will enjoy a pretty view over the cathedral and south of Glasgow towards t..
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Botanic Gardens
730 Great Western Road GB - Glasgow G12 OUE
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These botanical gardens are renowned for their collections of orchids, begonias and ferns. The Kibble Palace in particular which house tree ferns is a magnificent Victorian glasshouse with steel beams.
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The Barras
Glasgow Green GB - Glasgow G
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During the weekend this is a flea market. You will find a variety of low-priced goods, interesting characters and life on the street aided by the pedestrian zones and several developments.
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Queen's Cross Church
870 Garscube Road GB - Glasgow G20 7EL
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Mackintosh's novel design of a one aisle church was due to the nature of the cadastral plot of land. The interior is spacious, enhanced with decorative Art Nouveau trimmings. The church is host to the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society.
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People's Palace
Glasgow Green GB - Glasgow G40 1AT
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The People's Palace Museum and the Winter Gardens were opened in 1898 to serve as a cultural centre to the East quarter of the city. Today it is the local and social history Museum. The Winter Gardens house many exotic plants.
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Mackintosh House
82 Hillhead Street GB - Glasgow G12 8QQ
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This wing is a reconstruction of the house of Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928). Its interiors decorated with highly original motifs show that he was a pioneer of architecture and what today is called design. The white wood panelling heightened..
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