Mattress Factory Museum
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After purchasing it from a mattress warehouse back in 1975, Rebecca Luderowski transformed the place into a community for artists that currently hosts about 20 permanent installations of contemporary art such as the famous dotted room. The museum owns several properties in the block so the museum extends in several adjacent buildings.
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The Frick Art And Historical Center
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The Frick Family mansion was remodeled and expanded into a museum for the public few years after the death of the Helen Clay Frick who inherited the house from her family. The museum/mansion still displays the family's collection of renaissance and late medieval paintings and bronzes as well as classical carriages and 100 year old cars.
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Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
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The Conservatory is an attractive sight for locals and tourists alike because of its wide variety of wild flower collections, seasonal decorations, changing themes and different activities for all ages and groups. Phipps is also located in the calm, scenic and spacious Schenley Park.
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Station Square
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Station square, a historic meeting place for railroad passengers is currently a destination for dining, nightlife, duck tour and ferry boat dock, incline plane site and historic landmarks such as the Bessemer court. Many of its restaurants are located on the river bank overlooking Pittsburgh's rich skyline.
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Randyland
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Randy Gilson decided to turn a courtyard and its walls into colorful works that may look non-cohesive but very entertaining and occupying. Despite its small area, it takes at least 15-20 minutes to enjoy the art on the outside of the building and then go through a gate that says "welcome" written on it in many languages into the busy courtyard.
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Andy Warhol Museum
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Regardless what you think about Andy Warhol, this museum is one of the best-designed experiences and retrospectives of an artist and his work you'll find anywhere. Trace the thread of Andrew Warhola's Pittsburgh beginnings and their lasting influence on his work. Start on the seventh floor and work your way through his career story.
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Mount Washington
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If you are a local or visiting Pittsburgh, and you have time to spare while waiting for a game or for your dinner, it is worthwhile visiting this overlook of the city that can be reached by car or through the incline from Station square. The view of the city and its meeting rivers, bridges and skyscrapers are breathtaking specially at sunset.
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National Aviary
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The Aviary is enjoyed by people of all ages. Located in the North side, the aviary holds a variety of birds inside a large conservatory ranging from a small canary to Penguins to the large Condors located in a cage outdoor cage. Part of the tour inside Aviary is interactive where some exotic birds are walking around the visitors.
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Bayernhof Museum
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Located on a hill 6 miles northeast of Pittsburgh on a hill overlooking the Allegheny river, this Mansion with hidden treasures became a museum in 2004 as directive from its affluent owner Charles Brown III in his will. Brown designed the house in a Bavarian style and filled it with the unique, 19th and early 20th century automated instruments.
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Toonseum
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Toonseum is small two-hallway long cartoon museum that holds about 100 exhibits at one time of cartoon and comic artists works hung on walls. It is located in the famous cultural district in downtown Pittsburgh. It displays original art by DC and marvel comic artists and as well famous newspaper column cartoonists.
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City Of Asylum
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City of Asylum is located in a neighborhood street in Northside Pittsburgh where foreign poets and writers sought asylum. It was started as a grassroots project. Walking down the street, you will notice the houses painted with unique art, such as the writers' portraits and passages from their poetry on the outside of several houses.
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Bicycle Heaven
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You will find in this store/museum/warehouse a very large variety of bikes on display from vintage bikes to prototype bikes. The bikes are all over as you enter the two story warehouse; they're bounding your isles, hanging from ceilings and walls and one abandoned bike is even still trapped in a tree that grew around it.
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