Things To Do
Strip District
The Strip, as it's called, is foodie heaven and as authentic as it is fun. Locals love it for its low prices and tremendous selections. The one-half square mile shopping district is full of ethnic grocers, produce stands, meat and fish markets, and sidewalk vendors. If you want to see pure Pittsburgh, check out the strip on a Saturday morning.
North Shore
The sports-centric North Shore is home to the city’s professional football and baseball stadiums, Heinz Field and PNC Park, plus lots of lively sports bars, steakhouses and brewpubs. The Andy Warhol Museum showcases an extensive collection of the artist’s pop-art paintings and archives, while families enjoy gazing at celestial wonders in Carnegie Science Center's planetarium.
Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville's Butler Street is its main artery, housing a number of restaurants, bars, boutiques, furniture stores, and coffee shops. Arsenal Lanes, a longstanding bowling alley with a full-stocked bar.
Duquesne Incline
The Duquesne Incline is a funicular located near Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood and scaling Mt. Washington. Designed by Hungarian-American engineer Samuel Diescher, the incline was completed in 1877. The incline rises 400 feet above the Monongahela River at a 30-degree angle. It is one of two passenger inclines still in operation on Pittsburgh's South Side. Once at the top, check out the popular hillside park, Point of View, featuring a landmark 2006 bronze culture. The piece depicts George Washington and the Seneca leader Guyasuta, with their weapons down, in a face-to-face meeting in October 1770, when the two men met while Washington was in the area examining land for future settlement along the Ohio River. The park is known by locals as "Photography Park" because of its popularity with tourists – the panoramic views of the city are breathtaking.
Fort Pitt Museum & Point State Park
Discover the world-shaping events that occurred right here in Pittsburgh at the Fort Pitt Museum, located within Point State Park, at the tip of downtown where the Allegheny meets the Monongahela. Open year-round, the Fort Pitt Museum tells the story of Western Pennsylvania’s pivotal role during the French & Indian War, the American Revolution, and as the birthplace of Pittsburgh through interactive exhibitions, life-like figures, and 18th-century artifacts.
The Andy Warhol Museum
Located in the city of Andy Warhol's birth, The Andy Warhol Museum holds the largest collection of Warhol’s artworks and archival materials. It is one of the most comprehensive single-artist museums in the world and the largest in North America.
Carnegie Science Center
The Carnegie Science Center is the most visited museum in Pittsburgh, and is located along the Ohio River on the North Shore. It has four floors of interactive exhibits totaling over 400 exhibits, and attracts over 700,000 visitors each year. Among its attractions are the Buhl Planetarium (which features the latest in digital projection technology), the Rangos Giant Theater (promoted as "the biggest screen in Pittsburgh"), SportsWorks, the Miniature Railroad & Village, the USS Requin (a World War II submarine) and Roboworld, touted as "the world's largest permanent robotics exhibition." The Roboworld exhibition contains more than 30 interactive displays featuring "all things robotic", and is also the first physical home for Carnegie Mellon University’s Robot Hall of Fame.
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden set in Schenley Park. It is a City of Pittsburgh historic landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The gardens were founded in 1893 by steel and real-estate magnate Henry Phipps Jr. as a gift to the City of Pittsburgh. Currently, the facilities house elaborate gardens within the fourteen room conservatory itself and on the adjoining grounds. In addition to its primary flora exhibits, the sophisticated glass and metalwork of the Lord & Burnham conservatory offers an interesting example of Victorian greenhouse architecture.
Pamela's Diner
Pamela's Diner is a prominent chain of diners in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Its specialties are crêpe-style pancakes, omelets and Lyonnaise potatoes. It is "treasured" and is considered to be in the "pantheon of pancake purveyors."
Oakmont Bakery
Great breakfast and coffee spot. Longtime bakeshop with ample seating offering premium cakes & baked goods in a light-filled space. Very close to Harmarville hotels.
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