History museum People's Palace and Winter Gardens.. The city’s social history can be explored through a wealth of historic artifacts, paintings, prints and photographs, film and interactive computer displays. The exhibits give a wonderful insight into how Glaswegians lived, worked and played in years gone by. Necropolis The Necropolis is a Victorian garden cemetery full of wonderful architecture, sculpture and fascinating stories. Glasgow Cathedral Opposite the Necropolis, the cathedral is usually open for visits and a great stop on your way to the city center. It is 10min walk from the Flat. Glasgow Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in mainland Scotland and the oldest building in Glasgow. It is the only medieval cathedral in Scotland to have survived the Reformation virtually intact. The building is beautiful with stunning architecture on display. A great visit for any guest in Glasgow to see along with the neighbouring Necropolis Glasgow Green Just 10mim walk from the flat, Glasgow Green is a great park to have a walk or to chill on the grass. Glasgow Green is a park in the east end of Glasgow, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde. Established in the 15th century, it is the oldest park in the city. Famously, in 1765, the Green was the site of a historic inspiration: The inventor James Watt was strolling across it when he hit upon the idea of the separate condenser for the steam engine. This invention is credited by some as having sparked the Industrial Revolution. Glasgow Botanic Gardens Glasgow Botanical Garden is located in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland. It features several glasshouses, the most notable of which is the Kibble Palace. The Gardens has a wide variety of temperate and tropical flora,[1] a herb garden, a chronological bed with plants arranged according to their introduction to Scotland, the UK's national collection of tree ferns,[2] and a world rose garden officially opened in 2003 by Princess Tomohito of Mikasa....