Andy Warhol (1928-87) grew up in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood. After graduating from the Carnegie Institute of Technology's College of Fine Arts, he moved to New York and began creating the provocative persona that earned him an enduring place i..

This massive renovated 1898 warehouse with its vaulted brick ceilings, heavy wooden beams and iron braces opened as the history center in 1996. Illustrating western Pennsylvania history through artifacts, photographs, interactive videos, model struct..

This 19C funicular once transported factory workers up and down Pittsburgh's steep hills. Today the incline (and its counterpart, the Monongahela Incline) provide unparalleled views of the rivers converging at the triangle of land that holds downtown..

In keeping with Carnegie's wishes, the museum concentrates on European and American art from the late 19C to the present. Within you'll find works by Tintoretto, Rubens, Monet, Pissarro, van Gogh, Pollock, de Kooning and Rauschenberg. Based on the Ma..

More than 21 million specimens occupy this wonderful museum of the sciences. Its excellent "Dinosaurs in Their Time" exhibit . Other highlights include the Hall of African Wildlife, the Hall of Ancient Egypt, the Hall of American Indians.

Set on the north bank of the Ohio River, this slick science museum's contemporary design offers expansive views of the river and the Pittsburgh skyline. Much of the first floor is devoted to the OMNIMAX Theater. On the second floor, be sure to visit ..

This late-19C warehouse is one of the few site-specific installation galleries in the US. A handful of artists is chosen each year and given carte-blanche to create their own chefs-d'oeuvre. The results can be capricious, brilliant, or ridiculous but..

An elegant French Gothic memorial to H.J. Heinz from his children, this chapel features majestic, 73ft-high stained-glass windows that are among the tallest in the world.

This 13-room Victorian glass youse is a delightful refuge filled with exotic flora, an impressive bonsai collection and a hands-on children's garden.

The zoo first opened in 1898. A paved trail here leads past exotic exhibits, beginning with the Asian Forest, home to snow leopards and Siberian tigers, and continuing past the African Savannah, where lions, zebras, giraffes and elephants roam. Next ..

The 52-acre complex encompasses some 60 shops and restaurants including the Grand Concourse, which occupies the former passenger terminal for the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company and retains its splendid stained-glass, barrel-vaulted ceiling. ..

This area was named for the 1.5mi flat "strip" of land it occupies. Since the 1920s, the Strip District has been better known as a streetside smorgasbord of wholesale-produce shops, bustling outdoor markets, flower stalls and ethnic food ve..

It boasts the grandest interior in the complex with green marble columns and a 45ft-high gilded ceiling.

Located on Forbes Avenue, the library contains more than four million items.