The West End is Glasgow's most agreeable neighbourhood for visitors — a Victorian grid of sandstone terraces, gardens, and wide avenues centred on Byres Road and the University of Glasgow. The university's gothic tower dominates the skyline, the Botanical Gardens provide a green lung, and Byres Road itself is one of the best streets in Scotland for independent restaurants, bookshops, and bars. Kelvingrove Park fills on summer weekends with students, families, and an annually improving outdoor food and music culture. The neighbourhood has a density of good eating and drinking establishments — particularly around Ashton Lane, a cobbled alley lined with gastropubs and bars — that rivals anywhere in Britain.