Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Pittsburgh, United States

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 4.3 km
Ascend 261 m
Descend 283 m

Experience Pittsburgh in United States in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in PittsburghIndividual Sights in Pittsburgh

Sight 1: Mellon Green

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Mellon Greendaveynin from United States / CC BY 2.0

Mellon Green is an urban park in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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700 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: Byrnes & Kiefer Building

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Byrnes & Kiefer Building

The Byrnes & Kiefer Building in the Strip District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a building from 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Wikipedia: Byrnes & Kiefer Building (EN)

484 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Ewart Building

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Ewart Building

The Ewart Building is a historic commercial skyscraper located at 921-925 Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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323 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Benedum Center

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Benedum Center

The Benedum Center for the Performing Arts is a theater and concert hall located at 237 7th Street in the Cultural District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Designed by the Philadelphia architectural firm Hoffman-Henon, it was built in 1928 as the Stanley Theatre. The former movie palace was renovated and reopened as the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts in 1987.

Wikipedia: Benedum Center (EN)

244 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Heinz Hall

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Heinz Hall is a performing arts center and concert hall located at 600 Penn Avenue in the Cultural District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Home to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) and the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, the 2,676 seat hall presents about 200 performances each year. Originally built in 1927 as Loew's Penn Theatre, the former movie palace was renovated and reopened as Heinz Hall in 1971.

Wikipedia: Heinz Hall (EN)

239 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Wood Street Galleries

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Wood Street Galleries

The Wood Street Galleries, a visual arts project of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, is an art gallery that is located in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The gallery occupies the upper floors of the Max Azen company building, above the Wood Street light rail stop.

Wikipedia: Wood Street Galleries (EN), Website

393 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Mellon Square

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Mellon Square is an urban park in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the first Modernist park built above a parking garage. With its distinctive black, white, and green geometric pavement, it is a prominent urban oasis and gathering spot in Downtown Pittsburgh.

Wikipedia: Mellon Square (EN), Website

751 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 8: Hartje Bros. Paper Manufacturing Co.

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Hartje Bros. Paper Manufacturing Co.

109–115 Wood Street are two buildings located in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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959 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 9: Fort Pitt Museum

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Fort Pitt Museum

Fort Pitt Museum is an indoor/outdoor museum that is administered by the Senator John Heinz History Center in downtown Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers, where the Ohio River is formed. Fort Pitt Museum is surrounded by Point State Park, a Pennsylvania state park named for the geographically and historically significant point that is between the rivers. This piece of land was key to controlling the upper reaches of the Ohio River Valley and western Pennsylvania, before, during and after the French and Indian War as well as the American Revolution.

Wikipedia: Fort Pitt Museum (EN)

127 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Point State Park

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Point State Park is a Pennsylvania state park which is located on 36 acres (150,000 m2) in Downtown Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, forming the Ohio River.

Wikipedia: Point State Park (EN), Website

54 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Fort Pitt Block House

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The Fort Pitt Block House is a historic building in Point State Park in the city of Pittsburgh. It was constructed in 1764 as a redoubt of Fort Pitt, making it the oldest extant structure in Western Pennsylvania, as well as the "oldest authenticated structure west of the Allegheny Mountains".

Wikipedia: Fort Pitt Block House (EN)

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