Glasgow Botanic Gardens - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Glasgow Botanic Gardens features several glassouses, the most notable of which is the Kibble Palace- a 19th-century wrought iron-framed glasshouse, covering 2137 m2. Some of the ferns living in the Kibble Palace are over 120 years old. The gardens notable has a veriety of temperate and tropical flora, a herb garden, UK's national collection of tree ferns, a rose garden among many other gardens and plants.

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Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

0.75km from Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery is the oldest museum in Scotland. The museum is owned by the University of Glasgow, and is named after William Hunter, an anatomist and collector. The museum and the gallery currently houses Hunterian Museum, Zoology Museum, Hunterian Art Gallery, and the Mackintosh House- a modern concrete building, part of the gallery-library complex.

The Mackintosh Church

The Mackintosh Church

1.21km from Glasgow Botanic Gardens

The Mackintosh Church or Queen's Cross Church is a former parish church of Church of Scotland. This is the only church designed by the Scotish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh from whom church came to known as the Mackintosh Church. Unlike most churches in Glasgow, the Mackintosh Church does not have a huge towering spire and is more like a Norman Castle.

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

1.24km from Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of the most popular attractions in Scotland. The museum has 22 galleries that showcases a range of exhibits including Renaissance art, taxidermy and artifacts from ancient Egypt. It has one of the most notable collection of arms and armour in the world.

Forth and Clyde Canal

Forth and Clyde Canal

1.85km from Glasgow Botanic Gardens

The Forth and Clyde Canal was built as a convenient route across Scotland for sea going vessels. It was a valuable inland waterway for moving goods at a time when roads were poor. Later passengers used the route. The canal is 35 miles long and it runs from the River Carron at Grangemouth to the River Clyde at Bowling, and had an important basin at Port Dundas in Glasgow.

Riverside Museum (Glasgow Museum of Transport)

Riverside Museum (Glasgow Museum of Transport)

1.87km from Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Location of the Glasgow Museum of Transport. It was the European Museum of the Year Award winner in 2013. The notable collections of the museum includes the oldest surviving pedal cycle, and the worlds largest collection of Scottish built cars and trucks.

The Tenement House

The Tenement House

1.93km from Glasgow Botanic Gardens

The Tenement House is a historic house museum. The house is a flat in 1892 preserved in its condition from the early 20th century.

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