Museums

Across the street from your hotel (presumably, the Hampton Inn downtown) is the history center. You can walk through Pittsburgh's immigrant neighborhoods or learn about famous Steeler's games. If you want to delve even further back, try the Fort Pitt museum, located on the site of Pittsburgh's historic (and namesake) Fort Pitt.

Pittsburgh's modern history includes Andy Warhol - you can get your modern art fix checking out his pieces or go to the mattress factory - it's fun, and you're allowed to touch stuff.

The Carnegie Science Center is another fun destination - and right next door, you can find the UPMC Sports Works, where you can race Jackie Joyner-Kersee, design a roller coaster and swing on this contraption
as one unnamed wedding guest did.

And now for the bad news. Pittsburgh is known for its dinosaurs - Andrew Carnegie was an avid collector, and more recent dinosaurs adorn parts of the city.

but

the dinosaurs are being repaired - and don't return until November. We're so sorry. In the meantime, there are other cool things to see at the natural history museum - and our friend Joann is a docent there! If that's not enough - then end scene of Flashdance is rumored to have been filmed there.

Finally, you may want to check out the children's museum or Phipp's conservatory - it's across the street from Carnegie Mellon and a cute cafe overlooking Schenley Park.