How much time in Glasgow?

When I was in Glasgow a bunch of years ago, I was struggling to find enough things to do/see to fill an entire day. So I guess I would agree with Rick's assessment.

If you like Art Nouveau you should easily fill at least one day and maybe more - see the Mackintosh room at the Huntlerian Gallery and check out this site for other Glasgow locations: http://www.crmsociety.com/attractionslist.aspx. I would also recommend the St. Munro Museum of Religious Life and Art, the nearby Provand's Lordship, built in 1471 and the oldest domestic building in Glasgow, and tea at the Willow Tea Rooms.

I would agree with Michael. Glasgow is basically an industrial town. Not much there for the average tourist.
Unless there is something very specific you want to see - no need to spend any time there at all. Get out to the Highlanes or Cairngorms or the like

I have spent a number of days over the years in Glasgow. I agree that there are other places, but there's more to Glasgow than industry. First, There's Kelvingrove Museum in the West End. It's quite a monument to Victorian times. There is a very large organ in it and they have concerts. If anyone in the group is interested in transportation, there is a terrific transportation museum. Also in that area, is the Botanic gardens. The west end is where one of the universities is located and there are great restaurants and live music. Glasgow is known as a place for contemporary Scottish music. The Burrell Collection just outside the city centre is quite good and the park it is in is good as well. I also liked touring the cathedral. Also, the Tenement House Museum is excellent. I don't know if you can fill two days, but you can certainly fill a day. Pam

It's certainly worth a day for the architecture and maybe some other activity, but it's not really a tourist-based city. You'd be wise to spend your time at other locations.

We're spending two days in Glasgow, but we love museums . There are alot of good ones in GlasgowKelvingrove, Hunterian Art Museum and the Burrell Collection. Plus you have the Glasgow Cathedral and the Museum of Religious Life. Rick mainly concentrated on Architect Rennie McIntosh, and you could easily spend a half day seeing his sites. Lots of good restaurants and night life in Glasgow too.

I'm a Charles Rennie Mackintosh fan so could easily find things to do - the website of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh society is www.crmsociety.com. They have suggested walks etc.

For those of you who've spent time in Glasgow, can you give any information on the Bus/Underground day passes and the like? Glasgow transit website is not organized (IMHO) and it's challenging to understand just where the underground is and isn't.

Why not day trip to Edinburgh, I think bus is only about 45 minutes and drops you right by center of town.

For where the stations are, zoom in tight on google maps and look at the elongated oval (formed by blue circles with a 'u' in them) oriented east-west on both sides of the Clyde. There are no interchanges, just the oval, so the only decision is the direction of travel. I was in Glasgow a long time ago and didn't find much of interest. A couple of years ago somebody convinced me it was great. Thinking I'd missed something, I went back. I shouldn't have bothered. I'd rate it as a place to spend one night (with a late arrival) and be somewhere else for a late lunch.

Hmmm, not a fan of all things Victorian, eh Ed? ; ) Pam

I live in Glasgow, and i'd say 48h is enough.

Depends entirely what you like doing (Glasgow does have some unique museums). I've lived in Glasgow - it's a lovely place to live, but without a local to show you the best bits they'd be tricky to find. I MUCH prefer Glasgow to Edinburgh, but if I were a tourist I'd find more to do in Edinburgh (it's very tourist friendly - but you will see loads of tourists).

I've spent several days in Glasgow on two different occasions and love the city. My list: the Cathedral and religious museum, Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow School of Art and anything Charles Rennie MacIntosh, The Burrell Collection and the park and house nearby, City Hall on George Square, Tenement House, a day trip to Edinburgh.......oh, don't forget Willow Tea Rooms!

We have been to Scotland six times and have stayed in Glasgow abut twenty-five days. We always stay at the Victorian House hotel, near the art school. Using Glasgow as home base we take day trips to Edinburgh (four times), Fort William, Greenoch, and a few other places. There's lots to see in the city, Sauchiehall Street can take a day alone. Plus all the above contributed suggestions. Our day trips to Edinburgh have included the Royal Mile twice, New Town shopping, Old town prowling, and bar visiting. On Sauchiehall you may find Lauder's an old bar and resaurant. We always have our aternoon meal there. If you are a reader you can prepare yourself by reading Ian Rankin's detective novels and Alasdair McCall-Smith's delightful stories. The guidebook we found most useful is Scotland: the Rough Guide. It is the only book I've found that tells about the very old bars and how to find them. And at that it took some asking around. The Barras market is interesting on weekends. We've have walked to all these places and we're oldsters. Our usual route into town is by bus from the airport to Buchanan Station. We mount our convertible bags on our backs and walk up Renfrew Street to the Victorian House, and we are home. The subway and busses are easily used. Ask the hotel. Email me if I can help.