111 Places in Glasgow That You Shouldn't Miss (111 Places in .... That You Must Not Miss)

• The ultimate insider's guide to Glasgow\n• Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides\n• Part of the international em111 Places/111 Shops/em series with over 250 titles and 1.5 million copies in print worldwide\n• Appeals to both the local market (almost 600,000 people call Glasgow home) and the tourist market (more than 2 million people visit Glasgow every year!)\n• Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographs\n• A revised and updated edition\nGlasgow was once known as the Second City of the British Empire - the powerhouse of the industrial revolution, a great port and merchant city whose architectural and cultural magnificence hid a darker side of urban poverty and squalor. Today the heavy industry is long gone, and 21st-century Glasgow is comfortable in its role as a smaller, cleaner, greener city, a vibrant and stylish center for the arts and learning, now even more friendly and culturally diverse. With a wealth of insider's local knowledge and engaging anecdotes, 111 Places in Glasgow That You Shouldn't Miss will guide you round a huge variety of intriguing sights, unique venues and surprising corners of this great city, helping you understand how the people made Glasgow and how Glasgow made its people.