Guidebook for Pittsburgh
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New York Times says: "Where old school bowling vibe meets nightclub atmosphere." I am still at a loss to explain why it is merely the "vibe" of old-school bowling.
212 44th St
212 44th StreetNew York Times says: "Where old school bowling vibe meets nightclub atmosphere." I am still at a loss to explain why it is merely the "vibe" of old-school bowling.
Food Scene
This is a brewery inside an old church. You may have noticed the many churches all over the city. Some of them secretly house breweries.
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The Church Brew Works
3525 Liberty AveThis is a brewery inside an old church. You may have noticed the many churches all over the city. Some of them secretly house breweries.
Here you can purchase (to consume) a sandwich featuring deli meats, french fries, and cole slaw. The locals find it very appealing.
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Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar Market Square
2 Market SquareHere you can purchase (to consume) a sandwich featuring deli meats, french fries, and cole slaw. The locals find it very appealing.
Olive Or Twist
140 6th StNot necessarily good food, but the name is a great pun.
The menu is hilarious. Even if you have no intention of eating there (it is many things, but it is NOT Hilal), read the menu anyway. They also have good happy hour specials.
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Harris Grill
5747 Ellsworth AveThe menu is hilarious. Even if you have no intention of eating there (it is many things, but it is NOT Hilal), read the menu anyway. They also have good happy hour specials.
Arts & Culture
卡內基美術館
4400 Forbes AvePro tip: you are NOT ALLOWED to touch the furniture on display
Entertainment & Activities
It used to house the first tyrannosaurus rex skeleton in the country. That's why there are dinosaur sculptures all over the city and in the airport.
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卡內基自然歷史博物館
4400 Forbes AveIt used to house the first tyrannosaurus rex skeleton in the country. That's why there are dinosaur sculptures all over the city and in the airport.
If you're here on the 4th of July, this is where everyone goes to watch fireworks. Otherwise, it's just a national historic landmark and the point where three rivers converge, nbd.
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Point State Park
601 Commonwealth PlIf you're here on the 4th of July, this is where everyone goes to watch fireworks. Otherwise, it's just a national historic landmark and the point where three rivers converge, nbd.
Mr. Rogers (of the eponymous neighborhood tv show) once visited this zoo and tried to hold a penguin in the penguin exhibit, and the penguin was having none of it.
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匹茲堡動物園和PPG水族館
7370 Baker StMr. Rogers (of the eponymous neighborhood tv show) once visited this zoo and tried to hold a penguin in the penguin exhibit, and the penguin was having none of it.
The Science Center has an OMNIMAX, which is an IMAX, but ALL AROUND YOU. The first film I ever saw there was about beavers, and it was literally breathtakingly beautiful despite its subject matter.
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卡內基科學中心
1 Allegheny AveThe Science Center has an OMNIMAX, which is an IMAX, but ALL AROUND YOU. The first film I ever saw there was about beavers, and it was literally breathtakingly beautiful despite its subject matter.
Drinks & Nightlife
It's a strip club that has karaoke on Friday nights. This event is called Bareoke. Please attend it if at all possible.
Tennyson Lodge
4797 Library RoadIt's a strip club that has karaoke on Friday nights. This event is called Bareoke. Please attend it if at all possible.
Gooski's is as Pittsburgh as Pittsburgh gets. They have pool tables and cheap beer and a very fun jukebox.
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Gooski's
3117 Brereton StGooski's is as Pittsburgh as Pittsburgh gets. They have pool tables and cheap beer and a very fun jukebox.
Sightseeing
This is the slowest and most hilarious way to tour the city, and it is also the best way to take photos that look like they belong on post cards. Warning: NOT LUXURIOUS!
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Gateway Clipper Fleet
350 W Station Square DrThis is the slowest and most hilarious way to tour the city, and it is also the best way to take photos that look like they belong on post cards. Warning: NOT LUXURIOUS!
The scene in Silence of the Lambs in which Hannibal has been living in a giant cage and then escapes by swapping faces with a security guard was filmed in this building.
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Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum
4141 Fifth AveThe scene in Silence of the Lambs in which Hannibal has been living in a giant cage and then escapes by swapping faces with a security guard was filmed in this building.
They filmed the Inspector Gadget movie in Pittsburgh, and this building was used as the headquarters for Dr. Claw. At the time, my dad worked in this building, and I was the coolest kid in 4th grade.
Gulf Tower
707 Grant StreetThey filmed the Inspector Gadget movie in Pittsburgh, and this building was used as the headquarters for Dr. Claw. At the time, my dad worked in this building, and I was the coolest kid in 4th grade.
This terrifying mountain trolley whisks you at the pace of a hill-climbing rollercoaster car from the base to the peak of Mt Washington. People use it for actual transportation. Mind-boggling.
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Duquesne Incline
Duquesne InclineThis terrifying mountain trolley whisks you at the pace of a hill-climbing rollercoaster car from the base to the peak of Mt Washington. People use it for actual transportation. Mind-boggling.