Welcome to Pittsburgh

While offering all the opportunities of a large metropolitan area, Pittsburgh retains a small-town friendliness, a contributing factor in its honor as one of the most livable cities in the country. Besides being the home of three leading universities and various colleges, Pittsburgh is the corporate headquarters for such companies as USX Corporation, Alcoa, Heinz, and PPG. A very sports-minded town, Pittsburgh supports teams in hockey (the Penguins), football (the Steelers), baseball (the Pirates), and most recently, soccer (the Riverhounds).

Some of the city's top choices for visitors include:

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
One Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-622-6914
Something's Always Blooming at Phipps. The 13-room Victorian glasshouse and gardens in Schelney Park feature tropical plants, palms, orchids, ferns, desert plants and bonsai, as well as many special flower shows and exhibits, and butterflies.

Carnegie Science Center
One Allegheny Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-237-3400
Explore more than 250 exciting hands-on exhibits, live science demonstrations, a gigantic Miniature Railroad display, an IMAX theater and much more.

St. Anthony's Chapel
Troy Hill, Pittsburgh, PA 19382
412-323-9504
Founded in 1883 by Father Mollinger, this collection of relics that now ranges 4,200, started from his rescuing many reliquaries from Germany during the time of Bismark's "culture struggle".

Hartwood
215 Saxonburg Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 16382
412-767-9200
A 629-acre equestrian estate park owned and operated by Allegheny County Parks Department, Hartwood is an historical landmark formerly owned by the John Lawrence family.

Carnegie Museum of Natural History
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-622-3131
Carnegie Museum of Natural History is a hands-on interactive museum of the earth. Known for its famous dinosaur collection, the museum is an adventure millions of years in the making.