Recently, we took a walk at Washington Landing on Herr's Island. The views of the Allegheny River…read moreare beautiful. If you go to rear of the island you can see the Allegheny River flowing under the 40th Street Bridge. On the other side you get nice views of downtown Pittsburgh. In addition there are rowing teams training in the area. It is worth taking a walk there to see some of the views

The French put the "Allez" in Alleghany. Manhattan residents put the "NY" in Alleghany. Barbie puts…read morethe "leg" in Alleghany. And I put the "Gay" in Alleghany. This is a beautiful river and a beautiful city. The Three Rivers come together and it makes the most gorgeous city of Pittsburgh. Definitely one of the most beautiful cities in the world - not just in America. This river is a large part of the reason why. The Three Rivers have combined to make the most gorgeous downtown and the most amazing city. It's created such a wealth of beautiful scenery around here and is second to none. Pittsburgh will always be one of my favourite cities - and this river is one of the reasons why.

PPG Place is such a nice part of downtown, especially during the holidays…read more During the holidays, it's so nice to see kids skating on the ice rink and people around it taking pics with significant others, friends and family. I also love seeing the beautiful tree and love how it lights up in all different colors and shapes. It's also a nice space for things like Picklssburgh and other events in Pittsburgh. It's a good space for vendors and booths for people to explore local specialties. I also love looking at PPG's beautiful building. It really makes downtown special.

PPG Place is a glorious architectural wonder. It's adjacent…read moreto Market Square and its glass building can't be missed. In fact, I'd go as far as saying they're the cherry of the city skyline. The tower itself is 40' feet tall. The building is home to PPG headquarters, various offices, and businesses and the plaza has a summer water feature, winter garden & ice skating rink, and more. During the holidays, the illuminated tree is magnificent. So many fond & amazing memories over the span of my lifetime.

Sadly, this is the least of Pittsburgh's three rivers. As a body-of-water, I would give it four…read morestars. However, it's location, formed at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leads AWAY from Pittsburgh's most interesting features (like downtown, "the point," interesting bridges, etc.). Were this river located in a lesser river-town (e.g., Columbus, Cincinnati), it would likely rate five stars. But in Pittsburgh, the Ohio is just a bit of a let-down. Still, I will come back to see it again.

Located in The Strip District along Smallman Street in front of The Terminal…read more The new Pittsburgh Walk of Fame is located in downtown at the Strip District right in front of The Terminal shopping center. Very nice inaugural ceremony that included special guest, Batman The Dark Knight!! Aka Michael Keaton. The area of the Strip District was also featured in Jack Reacher the movie from the bar scene. A nice compliment for our local native celebrities. The first class of ten included are, Nellie Bly, Andrew Carnegie, Rachel Carson, Jonas Salk, Andy Warhol, August Wilson, George Benson, Fred Rogers, Roberto Clemente, and Michael Keaton! To get a little more in depth info on each celebrity there is an app available to download. The street was closed from 17th to 21st Street on Smallman Street for the ceremony that lasted about an hour and a half. Slightly overcast day but the sun was still shining. We may not be Hollywood, but we still have our fair share of stars from our city. The stars have a little snippet about the life and career of the celebrity but could use a icon depicting their careers, such as a Projector for Film Star, a TV for a television star, a paint palate for artist, etc. Still a very cool concept for our city. Looking forward to witnessing future stars added along the sidewalk at The Strip District in downtown Pittsburgh. A must stop for tourists and locals alike. Enjoy!!

Where's Mac Miller?! Was surprised that Mac Miller was not added on as one of the stars however it…read morewas still nice to learn of all the notable people who came out of Pittsburgh... I never knew.

The 7th street bridge connecting downtown to the North Side and to The Andy Warhol Museum…read more It's only proper that one of the greatest artists to ever live also have a bridge named after him. The bridge has a pedestrian walkway that makes it easy to get back and forth from downtown. In fact, when working downtown, this was one of my daily lunch walking routes. Thankful for my hometown and all that's come of it and from it. Warhol was a genius as is this and all of the bridges in our city.

Today I crossed The Andy Warhol Bridge to get to the museum on the other side! Nice yellow steel…read morebridge crossing da river in downtown Pittsburgh !

Formerly known as the 9th Street Bridge this is the third of the "Three Sisters" bridges crossing…read morethe Allegheny and connecting the North Side to Downtown. The bridge was recently renovated which made the whole overall look and feel more updated while remaining consistent with the other two bridges. It has an ample space to walk across (although the neighboring Roberto Clemente Bridge is generally the most pedestrian friendly of the three). A beautiful bridge to drive or walk over.

The 9th Street Bridge now known as the Rachel Carson Bridge was built in 1926. The first…read moreself-anchored suspension bridge built in the country. It's part of a trio of bridges known as The Sisters (6th Street Bridge; now Roberto Clemente Bridge and the 7th Street Bridge; now Andy Warhol Bridge). Rachel Carson was a marine biologist, environmentalist, and author. She was born in Springdale, PA (just about twenty minutes from the City of Pittsburgh). She worked tirelessly throughout her life to conserve nature and the environment.

This is one of many panther statues around Pittsburgh. "This Panther sits outside Gate A of Heinz…read moreField across the Allegheny River from downtown Pittsburgh. This is a great statue that my daughters love to climb on a take many pics with it when we are in town for a steelers game."Cool to check out

Ah, the Liberty Tunnels...aka Liberty Tubes: Connects to…read moredowntown at the base of Mount Washington to and from the South Hills. It's about a mile long and did you know this? One of the world's first tunnels of its kind. Pretty cool. As Pittsburgh grows so does its traffic. These tunnels can be a nightmare to get through with backed up traffic with cars waiting their turn to enter.

The two Liberty Tunnels bring traffic under Mount Washington and join the city of Pittsburgh with…read morethe South Hills neighborhood. When they opened in 1924, they enabled the development of the southern suburbs of the city as it used to be quite the hassle to get over the steep mountainside. The 5,889 foot long tunnels connect with the Liberty Bridge that crosses the Monongahela River and allows direct traffic into downtown Pittsburgh. The tunnels were started in 1919 and completed in 1924 though the ventilation systems were not added until 1928. The tunnels are easy to navigate with two lanes in each direction and a very slight grade. There is no toll to use the tunnel. Note that you do not have to take the bridge but you must be in the right lane to make the turn to the riverisde. ---Updating this because I'm back and the tunnels are still awesome even if Yelp doesn't understand how to publish businesses.--- [Review 20415 overall - 625 in Pennsylvania - 1394 of 2023.]