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Police uniforms throughout the world.

Glasgow, Scotland

Glasgow Police Museum

This hidden gem reveals the history of Britain's first police force.

The view from suburbia.

Glasgow, Scotland

Temple Gasometers

These rusting, skeletal structures are monolithic monuments to Glasgow's industrial past

Maryhill Burgh Halls

Glasgow, Scotland

Maryhill Burgh Halls

A community's effort restores the historical Maryhill Burgh Hall.

Bella the Beithir

Glasgow, Scotland

Bella the Beithir

A mythological Celtic beast built with thousands of colorful tiles stands guard over a historic canal junction.

Botanic Gardens station platform.

Glasgow, Scotland

Botanic Gardens Railway Station

The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.

Poetry Postbox

Glasgow, Scotland

Poetry Postbox

A ceramic postbox where visitors can post original poems and creative messages.

Stone pillar.

Glasgow, Scotland

Glasgow Sherbet Factory Ruins

These ruins have been linked to a sherbet factory that exploded, but the story may be entirely fictional.

Kelvin statue, located on Kelvin Way.

Glasgow, Scotland

Absolute Zero Discovery Point

On this spot Lord Kelvin allegedly discovered absolute zero.

Scotland’s favorite soft drink.

Glasgow, Scotland

Site of the Invention of Irn-Bru

A tongue-in-cheek marker at the place where Robert Barr supposedly created Scotland’s favorite soft drink.

St. Mary's Grotesques

Glasgow, Scotland

St. Mary's Grotesques

Twenty carved heads in Glasgow take a comical, modern twist to the medieval apotropaic, avenger of evil.

The House is almost undistinguishable in this row of typical Glasgow tenements.

Glasgow, Scotland

The Tenement House

This museum offers a glimpse into early 20th-century Glasgow life.

The Mackintoshes reconstructed house.

Glasgow, Scotland

Mackintosh House

The home of two of Scotland's most important artists has been reassembled in the Hunterian Art Gallery.

University of Glasgow Memorial Gates

Glasgow, Scotland

University of Glasgow Memorial Gates

Inscribed on the gate are the names of 29 figures from the University's first five centuries.

Lion and Unicorn Staircase

Glasgow, Scotland

Lion and Unicorn Staircase

This emblematic representation is said to bring the students good fortune.

Main Hall

Glasgow, Scotland

Glasgow Hunterian Museum

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

Blackstone Chair

Glasgow, Scotland

Blackstone Chair

The 18th-century inspiration behind Harry Potter's Sorting Hat.

Hunterian Zoology Museum

Glasgow, Scotland

Hunterian Zoology Museum

An extended zoological collection that doubles as a time capsule.

Moving Image Archive

Glasgow, Scotland

Moving Image Archive

Here you can see more than 100 years of Scotland’s history captured by amateur and professional filmmakers.

Spitfire LA198

Glasgow, Scotland

Spitfire LA198

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

Kelvingrove Pipe Organ

Glasgow, Scotland

Kelvingrove Pipe Organ

Inside this art museum resides one of Glasgow's most famous musical instruments.

Clydeside Expressway Mural Wall

Glasgow, Scotland

Clydeside Expressway Mural Wall

Vibrant paintings stretch across 600 feet of derelict railway.

Govan Stones

Glasgow, Scotland

Govan Stones

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.

Al Mubarakiah, a Kuwaiti ship built at Fairfield.

Glasgow, Scotland

Fairfield Heritage

A community museum celebrates Glasgow's mighty shipbuilding days.

The Govan Cat

Glasgow, Scotland

The Govan Cat

This small memorial honors a ferocious feline and local hero.

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