People's Palace and Winter Gardens

The People's Palace is a great place to learn about the history of Glasgow from 1750 to now. Admission was free with the option to make a donation. Just outside the palace there is a Terracotta

Fountain called the Doulton Fountain which depicts the colonies of Britain: Australia, Canada, India and South Africa. Queen Victoria stands a top this beautiful fountain with her soldiers just below her. As a proud Canadian I enjoyed seeing how Canada is illustrated in other countries. The Canadian man stands proud holding the head of a moose next to the woman draped in fur sitting on a throne.

Inside the museum teaches you all about Glasgow, if you are in a rush for time I would recommend the first floor. The first floor takes you through the first and second World Wars and then to a section on crime and punishment in the 1700s. I found this floor very interesting as I learned so much about the wars. The second floor just felt like there was too much information in one place, it felt crowded and overwhelming. Half of the second floor houses a changing exhibition, while I was there it is a gallery of different caricatures of famous people. It just did not suit my personal taste. The second half of this floor just seemed to go into too much detail of information that I did not find interesting such as housing in the 1950s.

There is a cafe and botanic gardens in the museum which we decided not to explore because we were already quite tired and I am not a plant person.

If you are interested in learning about Glasgow the People's Palace is the perfect place to do that, just stick to the first floor.