Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Pittsburgh, United States

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 3.7 km
Ascend 118 m
Descend 113 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: Statue of Christopher Columbus

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A statue of Christopher Columbus is installed in Pittsburgh's Schenley Park, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Wikipedia: Statue of Christopher Columbus (Pittsburgh) (EN)

580 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Flagstaff Hill

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Flagstaff Hill

Flagstaff Hill is a large, gently sloping hill in Schenley Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located near Oakland.

Wikipedia: Flagstaff Hill, Pennsylvania (EN)

394 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Kraus Campo

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Kraus Campo is a roof garden and landscape design space in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is located on the roof of the Posner Center on the Carnegie Mellon University campus, between the College of Fine Arts building and Posner Hall. The Campo was designed and created by artist Mel Bochner and landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh. The Campo consists of orange pathways surrounded by various species of shrubs, a central seating area, and a quotation tiled onto the back wall. It was commissioned by and named after Jill Gansman Kraus, a university trustee, and her husband Peter Kraus.

Wikipedia: Kraus Campo (EN)

439 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Walking to the Sky

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Walking to the Skydoreen from Shanghai, China / CC BY 2.0

Walking to the Sky is an outdoor sculpture by Jonathan Borofsky. The original was installed at Rockefeller Center in the fall of 2004 before being moved to the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas in 2005. A copy is installed on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Another copy is installed in front of the Kiturami Homsys Co. building in Hwagok-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

Wikipedia: Walking to the Sky (EN)

841 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: Carnegie Museum of Natural History

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The Carnegie Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1896. Housing some 22 million specimens, the museum features one of the most extensive paleontological and entomological collections in the world.

Wikipedia: Carnegie Museum of Natural History (EN), Website

447 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Nicholas Lochoff Cloister

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The Henry Clay Frick Fine Arts Building is a landmark Renaissance villa and a contributing property to the Schenley Farms-Oakland Civic Historic District on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The Frick Fine Arts Building sits on the southern edge of Schenley Plaza, opposite The Carnegie Institute, and is the home of Pitt's History of Art and Architecture Department, Studio Arts Department, and the Frick Fine Arts Library. Before its front steps is Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain.

Wikipedia: Frick Fine Arts Building (EN)

56 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain

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The Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain, also known as A Song to Nature, is a 1918 landmark public sculpture in bronze and granite by Victor David Brenner. It sits in Schenley Plaza at the entrance to Schenley Park and directly in front of the University of Pittsburgh's Frick Fine Arts Building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The fountain is designated as a contributing property to the Schenley Farms Historic District.

Wikipedia: Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain (EN)

171 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Schenley Plaza

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Schenley Plaza is a public park serving as the grand entrance into Schenley Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Wikipedia: Schenley Plaza (EN), Website

815 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 9: Oakland Square Historic District

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Oakland Square Historic District in the Central Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, contains 99 properties. The core of the district surrounds Oakland Square, with the remaining properties along Parkview Avenue and Dawson Street. The neighborhood was conceived in the 1890s by developer Eugene O'Neill and were inspired by the urban design of Victorian England and Dublin. The district was added to the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations on June 14, 2005.

Wikipedia: Oakland Square Historic District (EN)

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