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new museum; its striking curved facades are the work of Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid. The
main part of the collection is a transport museum, with an excellent series of cars made in
Scotland, plus assorted railway locos, trams, bikes (including the world's first pedal-
powered bicycle from 1847) and model Clyde-built ships. An atmospheric re-creation of a
Glasgow shopping street from the early 20th century puts the vintage vehicles into a so-
cial context. The magnificent Tall Ship Glenlee ( www.thetallship.com ; adult/child £5/3;
10am-5pm Mar-Oct, till 4pm Nov-Feb) , a beautiful three-master launched in 1896, is berthed
alongside the museum. On board are displays about her history, restoration and shipboard
life during its heyday. The Riverside is west of the centre at Glasgow Harbour; you can
reach it on bus 100 from the north side of George Sq, or via the Clyde Clippers boat ser-
vice. There's also a cafe here.

GLASGOW SCIENCE CENTRE
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( 0141-420 5000; www.gsc.org.uk ; 50 Pacific Quay; Science Mall adult/child £9.95/7.95, IMAX, tower or
planetarium £2.50; 10am-5pm Wed-Sun) Scotland's flagship millennium project, the superb,
ultramodern Glasgow Science Centre will keep the kids entertained for hours (that's
middle-aged kids, too!). It brings science and technology alive through hundreds of inter-
active exhibits on four floors. Look out for the illusions (like rearranging your features
through a 3D headscan) and the cloud chamber, showing tracks of natural radiation. The
museum consists of an egg-shaped titanium-covered IMAXtheatre (phone for current
screenings) and an interactive Science Mall with floor-to-ceiling windows - a bounty of
discovery for young, inquisitive minds. There's also a rotating observation tower , 127m
high. And check out the planetarium, where the Scottish Power Space Theatre brings the
night sky to life and a Virtual Science Theatre treats visitors to a 3D molecular journey.
To get here take Arriva bus 24 from Renfield St or First Glasgow bus 89 or 90 from
Union St. It closes earlier in winter, and doesn't open Monday or Tuesday.