#1 of 30 Things To Do in Murrysville
National Museum Broadcasting
407 Woodside Rd Pittsburgh PA - 412-241-4508
~9.12 miles from Murrysville city center
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Of all of the technological innovations and industries to come out of western Pennsylvania, often overlooked is the one that has had a daily influence on the lives of people worldwide for most of the past century: the broadcasting industry.
Conceived, born and raised here at a time when Pittsburgh was known more as the "Smoky City," broadcasting is today a 53+ billion dollar-per-year industry that is the world’s primary source of news and entertainment.
Although Pittsburgh is not generally regarded as the "broadcasting capital of the world," the National Museum of Broadcasting described in this proposal should help to change that perception.
Most Pittsburghers know something about KDKA and its first radio broadcast in 1920, an achievement certainly worthy of a place in a broadcast...
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Murrysville
Kennywood
Pittsburgh PA
~10.08 miles from Murrysville city center
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Kennywood is an amusement park located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. The park first opened in 1898 as a trolley park for the Monongahela Street Railway Company. Along with Rye Playland Park, it is one of only two amusement parks listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Kennywood is owned by Kennywood Entertainment, which until December 2007 was a closely held family business owned by the Henninger and McSwigan families. Kennywood Entertainment is now operated by Palace Entertainment, a subsidiary of Parques Reunidos, an international amusement park company based in Madrid, Spain.
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Murrysville
Clayton
Pittsburgh PA
~11.40 miles from Murrysville city center
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Frick Art Historical Center
7227 Reynolds St Pittsburgh PA - 412-371-0600
~11.54 miles from Murrysville city center
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The Frick Art & Historical Center is a cluster of museums and historical buildings located at 7227 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States and collectively known as "Clayton". It focuses on the interpretation of the life and times of Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919), industrialist and art collector.
The complex, located on 5 acres (20,000 m2) of lawn and gardens in the city's Point Breeze neighborhood, includes Clayton, the restored Frick mansion; The Frick Art Museum; The Car and Carriage Museum; the Greenhouse; the Frick children's playhouse; and The Café. Clayton alone welcomes over 100,000 visitors a year. Admission is free.
Helen Clay Frick (1888—1984) was the driving force to preserve the Frick estate and allow it to open to the public after her death.
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The Palace Theatre
Greensburg PA
~11.95 miles from Murrysville city center
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Highland Park Care Center
745 N Highland Ave Pittsburgh PA - 412-362-6622
~12.55 miles from Murrysville city center
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Pittsburgh Zoo
1 Wild Pl Pittsburgh PA
~12.60 miles from Murrysville city center
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The Pittsburgh Zoo is one of only six major zoo and aquarium combinations in the United States. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Highland Park, the zoo sits on 77 acres (310,000 m2) of park land where it exhibits over 4,000 animals representing 475 species, over 70 of which are threatened or endangered. The zoo also participates in 64 Species Survival Plans.
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Sandcastle Water Park
Pittsburgh PA
~12.63 miles from Murrysville city center
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Sandcastle is a water park located in the Pittsburgh suburb of West Homestead. The park is located on a 67-acre (270,000 m2) piece of land along the banks of the Monongahela River. Sandcastle is owned by Parques Reunidos, who purchased Kennywood Entertainment. The company runs its original sister parks, Kennywood, Idlewild Park, and Lake Compounce. The park contains fourteen water slides, several swimming pools, and a handful of other attractions.
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Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium
Pittsburgh PA
~12.65 miles from Murrysville city center
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The Pittsburgh Zoo is one of only six major zoo and aquarium combinations in the United States. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Highland Park, the zoo sits on 77 acres (310,000 m2) of park land where it exhibits over 4,000 animals representing 475 species, over 70 of which are threatened or endangered. The zoo also participates in 64 Species Survival Plans.
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Murrysville
Phipps Conservatory
1 Schenley Park Pittsburgh PA - 412-622-6914
~13.29 miles from Murrysville city center
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Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is a complex of buildings and grounds set in Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (near the Carnegie Museums in Oakland).
The gardens were founded in 1893 by steel and real-estate magnate Henry Phipps as a gift to the City of Pittsburgh. Its purpose is to educate and entertain the people of Pittsburgh with formal gardens (Roman, English, etc.) and various species of exotic plants (palm trees, succulents, bonsai, orchids, etc.). Currently the facilities house elaborate gardens within the thirteen room conservatory itself and on the adjoining grounds. In addition to its primary flora exhibits, the sophisticated glass and metalwork of the Lord & Burnham conservatory offers an interesting example of Victorian greenhouse architecture....
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Murrysville
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh PA - 412-268-2000
~13.51 miles from Murrysville city center
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Carnegie Mellon University (also known as CMU or simply Carnegie Mellon) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since its inception, Carnegie Mellon has grown into a world-renowned institution, with numerous programs that are frequently ranked among the best in the world. In the most recent release of the Top 200 World Universities by Times Higher Education, Carnegie Mellon was ranked 21st overall and 6th in technology.[5] In the 2009 edition, U.S. News & World Report ranked Carnegie Mellon's undergraduate program 22nd in the nation amongst national research universities, and in the 2010 edition its graduate programs in Computer Science 4th, Engineering 6th, Business 15th, Public Policy 10th, Fine Arts 7th, and Psychology 17th.
The university attracts students from ...
http://www.cmu.edu
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Murrysville
Schenley Park
Pittsburgh PA
~13.79 miles from Murrysville city center
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Schenley Park is a large municipal park located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, between the neighborhoods of Oakland, Greenfield, and Squirrel Hill. It is also a National Historic District (NRHP Reference #85003506).
The park is made up of 300 acres (1.21 km²) donated by Mary Schenley in 1889 and another 120 acres (0.49 km²) that the city subsequently purchased from her. Another 36 acres (0.15 km²) were acquired at a later date, bringing the park's total size to 456 acres (1.85 km²), and making it the second largest municipal park in Pittsburgh.
The park borders the campuses of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh.
Since 1993, Schenley Park has been home to the Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure®. The annual Mother's Day tradition brings together more than 35,000 par...
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Murrysville
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Po Box 111294 Pittsburgh PA - 412-622-3225
~13.86 miles from Murrysville city center
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From rock groups to Campbell’s soup, from T. rex to submarine decks—the four Carnegie Museums are home to hundreds of thousands of objects, including some of the world’s great art and the remains of the Earth’s largest prehistoric creatures. They’re home, too, to thousands of exhibition spaces that make us wonder—about our world, the Universe, the past, and the future. Most importantly, they’re the participants and the hosts of daily exploration—onsite, out in the community, and around the world. They are Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum.
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh PA
~13.90 miles from Murrysville city center
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From rock groups to Campbell’s soup, from T. rex to submarine decks—the four Carnegie Museums are home to hundreds of thousands of objects, including some of the world’s great art and the remains of the Earth’s largest prehistoric creatures. They’re home, too, to thousands of exhibition spaces that make us wonder—about our world, the Universe, the past, and the future. Most importantly, they’re the participants and the hosts of daily exploration—onsite, out in the community, and around the world. They are Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum.
Members and children under 3: Free
Adults: $15
Seniors (65+): $12
Students with ID: $11
Children 3-18: $11
Admission includes same-day access to both Carnegie Museu...
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Carnegie Museum of Art
Pittsburgh PA
~13.90 miles from Murrysville city center
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Carnegie Museum of Art offers a distinguished collection of contemporary art that includes film and video works. Other collections of note include works of American art from the late nineteenth century, French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, and European and American decorative arts from the late seventeenth century to the present. The Heinz Architectural Center, opened as part of the museum in 1993, is dedicated to the collection, study, and exhibition of architectural drawings and models. The Hall of Architecture contains the largest collection of plaster casts of architectural masterpieces in America and one of the three largest in the world. The marble Hall of Sculpture replicates the interior of the Parthenon.
While most art museums founded at the turn of the centur...
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Murrysville
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh PA
~14.48 miles from Murrysville city center
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The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of higher education in the United States. Pitt evolved into the Western University of Pennsylvania with an alteration to its charter in 1819, and upon relocating to its current campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh in 1908, the school received its current moniker, the University of Pittsburgh. For most of its history, Pitt was a private institution until it became part of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education in 1966.
Pitt has been placed in the top cluster of 7 leading U.S. public rese...
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Murrysville
Carlow College
3333 5th Ave Pittsburgh PA - 412-578-6000
~14.59 miles from Murrysville city center
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Carlow University offers students the best of a small Catholic, women-centered liberal arts university, within walking distance of world-class institutions of higher education including the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, situated in a culturally diverse, urban neighborhood.
The Admissions Office is ready to assist you in choosing the best fit in your search for finding your academic home for the next four years that will enable you to discover and realize your personal and professional goals. Apply to Carlow today!
http://www.carlow.edu
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Murrysville
Tamburitzans of Duquesne Univ
1801 Blvd of the Allies Pittsburgh PA - 412-396-5185
~15.57 miles from Murrysville city center
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The Duquesne University Tamburitzans are the longest-running multicultural song and dance company in the United States. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company's members are full-time Duquesne University students who receive scholarships for their activities. The Tamburitzans mission is twofold: first, to provide deserving students an education; second, to perpetuate the varying folk cultures and traditions of Eastern Europe.
The Tamburitzans were created in 1937 by Dr. A. Lester Pierce, who brought his "Slavonic Tamburitza Orchestra" from St. Edward's University of Austin, Texas to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the group was well received by the region's diverse ethnic communities. Dr. Pierce negotiated an arrangement with Duquesne University, involving a work scholarshi...
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Murrysville
Consol Energy Center - Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh PA
~15.92 miles from Murrysville city center
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Consol Energy Center (formerly the Civic Auditorium, Mellon Arena and Civic Arena, nicknamed The Igloo) is an arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It primarily serves as the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. Constructed in 1961 for use by the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (CLO), Mellon Arena has hosted multiple concerts, as well as hockey, basketball, tennis, boxing, wrestling, and soccer matches. The Arena was the world's first major indoor sports stadium with a retractable roof. It is named for Mellon Financial, which purchased the naming rights in 1999.
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Penn Brewery
Pittsburgh PA
~16.07 miles from Murrysville city center
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Penn Brewery, also known as the Pennsylvania Brewing Company, is a brewery and restaurant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Tom and Mary Beth Pastorius in 1986, and is located at 800 Vinial Street in the Troy Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, on the site of the former Eberhardt and Ober Brewery (founded in 1848).
Originally a contract brewing operation, Penn Brewery brewed its original and flagship product at the facilities of the Pittsburgh Brewing Company and then the Jones Brewing Company until 1989. Known as Penn Pilsner, Pastorius brewed the full bodied German-syle beer in strict accordance to the German Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot) of 1516. Penn Pilsner quickly gained in popularity among Pennsylvania beer drinkers, increasing the need for its own brewing facility. Pastori...
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Murrysville
Heinz Field Stadium - Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh PA
~16.10 miles from Murrysville city center
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Heinz Field is a stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It primarily serves as the home to the Pittsburgh Steelers and University of Pittsburgh Panthers American football teams, members of the National Football League (NFL) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) respectively. The stadium opened in 2001, after the controlled implosion of the teams' previous stadium, Three Rivers Stadium. The stadium is named for locally based H. J. Heinz Company, which purchased the naming rights in 2001.
Funded in conjunction with PNC Park, the US$281 million stadium stands along the Ohio River, on the Northside of Pittsburgh. The stadium was designed with the city of Pittsburgh's history of steel production in mind, which led to the inclusion of 12,000 tons of steel into the design. Gr...
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Murrysville
Senator John Heinz Regional History Centre
Pittsburgh PA
~16.11 miles from Murrysville city center
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Attraction type: History museum, Museum
mkmackin@hswp.org
Address: 1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Tel: 412-454-6000
Fax: 412-454-6031
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Heinz History Center
1212 Smallman St Pittsburgh PA - (412) 454-6000
~16.13 miles from Murrysville city center
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http://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/
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Duquesne University
600 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh PA - 412-396-6000
~16.19 miles from Murrysville city center
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Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne (pronounced /dju?'ke?n/, locally /du?'ke?n/) first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of 40 students and a faculty of six. In 1911, the college became a university, the first Catholic institution of higher learning in Pennsylvania to achieve such a distinction. It is the only Spiritan institution of higher education in the world.
Duquesne has since expanded to over 10,000 graduate and undergraduate students within a self-contained 49 acre (19.8 ha) hilltop campus in Pittsburgh's Bluff neighborhood. The school maintains associate campuses in Harrisbu...
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Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh PA
~16.22 miles from Murrysville city center
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The Lawrence Convention Center is located in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania. The Convention Center offers a variety of banquet halls and meeting rooms perfect for any occasion.
The David L. Lawrence Convention Center (DLLCC) is a 1,500,000-square-foot (139,000 m2) convention, conference and exhibition building in downtown Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Completed in 2003, it sits on the southern shoreline of the Allegheny River. It is the first LEED-certified convention center in North America and one of the first in the world. It is owned by the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
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Allegheny County Courthouse
Pittsburgh PA
~16.35 miles from Murrysville city center
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Benedum Center
Pittsburgh PA
~16.48 miles from Murrysville city center
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The Benedum Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Stanley Theatre) is a theater and concert hall located at 719 Liberty Avenue in the Cultural District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The Stanley Theatre opened as a deluxe movie palace February 27, 1928, and seats about 2,885 people. It was designed by the architectural firm Hoffman and Henon. In 1987, after a $43 million restoration was completed, the Stanley re-opened as the Benedum Center. As the Stanley Theater, it was named "Number One Auditorium in the U.S." by Billboard for several years when it was owned and operated by Pittsburgh based concert promoters|DiCesare-Engler Productions between 1977 and 1984
In converting the theater into a full performing arts center, a new building including an extension to the stage and sup...
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Andy Warhol Museum
Pittsburgh PA
~16.63 miles from Murrysville city center
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Roberto Clemente Bridge
Pittsburgh PA
~16.70 miles from Murrysville city center
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The Roberto Clemente Bridge, also known as the Sixth Street Bridge, spans the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Named for the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball player Roberto Clemente, it is one of three parallel bridges called The Three Sisters, the others being the Rachel Carson Bridge and the Andy Warhol Bridge. The Three Sisters are self-anchored suspension bridges and are significant because they are the only trio of nearly identical bridges—as well as the first self-anchored suspension spans—built in the United States.
The Sixth Street Bridge's piers were built with arched openings beneath the river bed in order to accommodate future subway tunnels, following the recommendation of transportation planner Bion J. Arnold.[1] The North Shore Connector tun...
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Murrysville
Station Square
Pittsburgh PA
~16.73 miles from Murrysville city center
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Located on the riverfront in the center of Pittsburgh, this historic district features a variety of ethnic restaurants, boutiques and specialty stores.
Attraction type: Mall
http://www.stationsquare.com/
Address: Carson and Smithfield Sts. Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Tel: 412-261-2811
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