Best places: Museums in Glasgow

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The Chocolatarium
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Had such a fantastic time at the The Chocolatarium. All the chocolate was delicious - from the rich hot chocolate we were given first, to the ruby chocolate drops we were given at the end. The talk about chocolate was really interesting and timed well. Making my own chocolate was fun and the choice...
4.90 (1.5K reviews) (~67.2 km from centre)
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National Museum of Scotland
National museum
Bright, modern museum housing Scottish industrial history relics, natural history displays & a cafe.
4.80 (46K reviews) (~66.73 km from centre)
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Beamish, the Living Museum of the North
Open air museum
A recreation of Georgian, Victorian & Edwardian life with costumed staff, plus trams & buses.
4.80 (21.7K reviews) (~196.44 km from centre)
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Peterhead Prison Museum
History museum
Visitors can see cells, court room & hospital on a self-guided audio tour of a 19th-century prison.
4.80 (1.6K reviews) (~235.32 km from centre)
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Vindolanda Museum and Archaeological Site
Museum
👍👍 Absolutely love this place. The warm, enthusiastic welcome you get is incredible. You really get the vibe that the people there love what they do. The site itself is incredible. A must see for any history geek. The indoor museum bit is incredible too...lots to see, all in different varieties of disp...
4.80 (1.6K reviews) (~153.68 km from centre)
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Art gallery
Impressive sights of diverse Scottish & international art with natural history displays.
4.70 (19.3K reviews) (~2.65 km from centre)
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Riverside Museum
Museum
Hyper-modern museum with collections of historic vehicles and state-of-the-art interactive displays.
4.70 (16.6K reviews) (~3.52 km from centre)
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Bamburgh Castle
Castle
One-time seat of the Kings of Northumbria, with audio-tours of the state rooms and live excavations.
4.70 (14.3K reviews) (~161.48 km from centre)
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Lakeland Motor Museum
Museum
With 30,000 exhibits from pedal cars to century-old electric cars, plus a recreated 1950s cafe.
4.70 (4.4K reviews) (~195.39 km from centre)
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Ulster Museum
Art museum
Classical Renaissance-style setting for displays on Irish art, natural history & industry.
4.70 (3.9K reviews) (~177.87 km from centre)
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National Trust - Wallington
Park
Dogs allowed
$$ $$
4.70 (3.7K reviews) (~164.54 km from centre)
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Vindolanda
Museum
An archaeological site and museum around an excavated Roman fort and village, with bath-house ruins.
4.70 (3.1K reviews) (~153.53 km from centre)
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Surgeons' Hall Museums
Museum
Classical 1832 building housing 18th-century anatomy specimens & visiting medical exhibitions.
4.70 (3K reviews) (~67.06 km from centre)
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National Museum Of Flight
Museum
Outdoor museum with 4-hangar collection of aircraft, including Concorde and Boeing 707 to board.
4.70 (2.9K reviews) (~96.5 km from centre)
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The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum
Museum
Gothic revival building housing 19th-20th century Scottish art and local history/culture exhibits.
4.70 (2.5K reviews) (~103.65 km from centre)
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Culzean Country Park Visitor Centre
Castle
👍👍 Beautiful grounds. Love stopping here for a tea and scone. The gardens are always well cared for.
4.70 (2.5K reviews) (~65.37 km from centre)
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Discovery Point and RRS Discovery
Museum
1901 3-masted ship with Antarctic expedition artefact collections exhibited over 2 decks and galley.
4.70 (2.4K reviews) (~103.35 km from centre)
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Ulster American Folk Park
Open air museum
Open-air history center where costumed actors & period buildings tell the story of Irish emigration.
4.80 (599 reviews) (~236.7 km from centre)
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Jim Clark Motorsport Museum
Museum
👍👍 My wife and I visited here at the start of our two-week road trip around Scotland in September-October 2021. We had wanted to come here for a very long time, delayed by Covid-19, and delighted to be here at last. We booked and paid in advance (and were given an annual pass to return). Parking is in...
4.80 (592 reviews) (~119.16 km from centre)
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The Gordon Highlanders Museum
Museum
Interactive maps, uniforms and weaponry displays tracing the 200-year history of the army regiment.
4.80 (584 reviews) (~191.86 km from centre)
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