The Kelvingrove Museum by itself has much to offer. But, if time permits, do not miss a walk in the great park adjoining the museum. If you want to get that feel of what the Glasgow life is really like, the Kelvingrove park is an ideal spot where you can probably engage in some Glasgow people-watching.
A well-preserved secret. Perched on the top of the Kelvingrove Park, you can spot the twin tudor-style cottages, standing quite in contrast to the sandstone which dominate the Glasgow city. Ideally built for the Glasgow exhibition in the year 1901, the cottage gets its name mainly because they were built as the look-alike of the houses in the Port Sunlight village. A bit out of the place, but , worth the walk though the park.
You can very well enjoy a walk in the beautiful Botanic Gardens in Glasgow. Open all days of the week, the gardens close by 10pm in summer. The Botanic Gardens is one of the places where you can very well take in some quiet, in spite of the busy Great Western Road lying at a stone's throw away from the garden. The place is not thronged with locals and so is ideal for you to relax yourselves, having the place entirely to yourselves. The wooded botanic gardens of Glasgow border the banks of the Kelvin River. This favoured location is what makes the Botanic gardens home to a lot of tropical species. A part of the Botanic Gardens is a herb garden which also has some medicinal species. If you are looking for a picnic spot on your Glasgow city break, the hilly grounds of the gardens can turn out to be perfect. There is a noticeboard hung up at the entrance to keep you informed about any interesting events happening at the place like concerts and walks in summer.
Scotland provides numerous opportunities for activities like cycling and walking.
* The Clyde Walkway is one of the best walkways in the city. It stretches for about 40 miles. Beginning from Glasgow, the walk goes all the way up to Strathclyde Park, nestled in between Motherwell and Hamilton. It culminates at the Falls of Clyde in Lanark.
* Try walking 9 miles of the Clyde through the city.
*Check out the path between the 150 year old Victoria bridge and SECC.
*You can spot the West Highland Way, a few miles to the north of Glasgow. This footpath even includes a few meters walk along the River Klein