Shakespeare in Pittsburgh
I majored in drama at college and spent the first dozen of my post-college years working in professional theater in New York City, so I have spent a considerable amount of time with William Shakespeare. …
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Fred Rogers
Fred Rogers grew up outside of Pittsburgh, Penn., in a town called Latrobe; his beloved children’s program, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, was produced in Pittsburgh for decades, and both towns honor him. In Pittsburgh there is …
The Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden
I was feeling a little uncertain about the steep per-person entry fee for the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden in Pittsburgh, Penn., but even though I only spent 75 minutes there, I have to admit …
The Flight 93 National Memorial
The Flight 93 National Memorial is in Stonycreek Township, Penn., (about 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh) at the site where Flight 93 crashed after being highjacked by four terrorists on September 11, 2001. It’s obviously …
The Johnstown Flood
The problems all started 14 miles upstream from Johnstown, Penn., at the South Fork Dam in South Fork. The dam created a man-made, two-mile-long by one-mile-wide lake at a private resort that served the steel, …
Random Sites In and Around Pittsburgh
As is usual with my trip planning, our days were packed with adventures! Here are a few of the other interesting sites we took in on our visit to Pittsburgh, Penn. St Paul Cathedral – …
The Carrie Blast Furnaces
We like to learn about the places we visit, and nothing says “Pittsburgh history” like the iron and steel industry. We’d already seen the glamorous side of the city by touring The Frick Pittsburgh. Now …
Allegheny Observatory
Doug and I did a nighttime tour of the Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh, Penn. The observatory is one of the most significant astronomical facilities in the history of the science, and was key in the …
Big Mac Museum
No matter what you think of McDonald’s or its hamburgers, their place in burger history is inarguable. And the iconic Big Mac is a burger that has been imitated, replicated, deconstructed (and, of course, improved) …
The Andy Warhol Museum
Andy Warhol, born Andrew Warhola was born in Pittsburgh in 1928, and stayed here through his college years at Carnegie Mellon University. Shortly after graduating, he relocated to New York City, where he became a …