Ports of Call - USA - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, the USA's largest inland port, providing access to the extensive 9,000 mile US inland waterway system, is a regular stop for riverboat cruise lines.
Nestled in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains, Pittsburgh is an inviting, friendly place to explore, noted for its Carnegie Museums – Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Science Center,
Carnegie Museum of Natural History and the Andy Warhol Museum which includes over 4,000 works in all media -- paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculptures, and installation. Pittsburgh is the famed artist’s birthplace.
Other attractions: The Frick Art and Historical Center is a complex of museums and historical buildings; Kennywood Amusement Park, the century-old “roller coaster capital of the world”; the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium; the Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens; and Installation art is shown outdoors at ArtGardens of Pittsburgh.
You can ride through the life-sized Mr Roger’s Neighborhood at family themed Idlewild and Soak Zone amusement park or indulge your senses at famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater at nearby Kentuck Knob, or marvel at the beauty below from the view atop Mount Washington in Pittsburgh.
To know Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods is to love Pittsburgh. From the South Side Slopes and the bustling markets of the Strip District to the Downtown Cultural District and Little Italy in Bloomfield, Pittsburgh is a place where the character of the city is woven from the fabric of its neighborhoods.
Photo: Pedestrians along river Photographer: Jeff Greenberg
Main attractions in Pittsburgh include:
Carnegie Museum of Art
Andy Warhol Museum
Fort Pitt Museum
Frick Art & Historical Center
ArtGardens of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Science Center
Pittsburgh History Center (Sports Museum)
Bayernhof Music Museum
August Wilson Center for African American Culture
Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center
Society for Contemporary Craft
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Phipps Conservatory + Botanical Gardens
Kennywood Amusement Park