"Downtown Pittsburgh" Pittsburgh by Travmad

Pittsburgh Travel Guide: 750 reviews and 1,888 photos

City of steel, well used to be.

Weekend getaways

A small garden in the city

I live about an hour and a half drive from Pittsburgh and surprising enough I don't go there all that often. But I highly recommend it the people are friendly and the downtown can be walked easy enough. Have a look at the pics we took over the weekend trip.

Bridges, Bridges, tunnels!

The Monongahela river before meeting the Ohio.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Tucked away places, vibrant, friendly
Cons:Sometimes hard to find your way around.
In a nutshell:Not what you might think. Very livable.

Last visit to Pittsburgh: Jun 2007
Intro Updated Jun 10, 2007
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This showing is very good. it happens to be in Pittsburgh for a few months and we made a point to see this fascinating... more travel advice

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Although this is a chain restaurant that may be privately owned it's still has the ambiance of a chain store. The beer... more travel advice

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Ok loads of people have written a tip about this so I will too. Greg (Vodwine) and I drove to Pittsburgh for a beer and... more travel advice

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The Church Works. Not the Church in London. This is a fantastic brew pub near the Strip district. We stopped here after... more travel advice

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Ice hockey

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Ewingjr98 Sep 12, 2007 at 9:53 PM

Primanti's is a Pittsburgh original! Locals love it... what, are you from Cleveland!?!? Just kidding... Joe
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kevanrijn Jan 30, 2007 at 6:58 PM

Sounds wonderful! My husband will be joining the Air Reserve Unit there in Pittsburgh so we be spending one weekend a month in Pittsburgh. This sounds like a place we will have to check out!
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travelfrosch Oct 8, 2006 at 6:11 AM

Beer and more beer -- my kind of tips! Pittsburgh is indeed a great hockey town. I hope Boston gets a pro hockey team someday...
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yooperprof Aug 11, 2006 at 9:44 AM

Pittsburgh is one of my favorite American cities - loved the Strip, especially on Saturdays!
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american_tourister Aug 1, 2006 at 10:00 AM

Beer and Hockey! What a town. Toss in some strippers and I am there.
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nomorewars Jul 30, 2006 at 10:58 AM

Primanti sandwiches are just absolutely delicious. One of the the many points of Pittsburgh that I personally love.