#1 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Sandcastle Water Park
Pittsburgh PA
~1.04 miles from West Homestead 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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#2 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Kennywood
Pittsburgh PA
~2.14 miles from West Homestead 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 West Homestead
National Museum Broadcasting
407 Woodside Rd Pittsburgh PA - 412-241-4508
~3.56 miles from West Homestead 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 broadcasting hall of fame. But that broadcast is only one of many significant radio and television achievements to occur locally.
Pittsburgh’s heritage in wireless communications dates back to the turn of the 20th century to the very beginnings of radio itself. Out of Pittsburgh came voice radio, commercial broadcasting, shortwave broadcasting, electronic television, and public broadcasting, along with dozens of documented "firsts" in the industry.
Although so many great milestones in radio and TV happened here, Pittsburgh has been left behind in the race to commemorate these achievements. In recent years broadcasting museums have opened in cities large and small: New York, Chicago, Tokyo, Dallas, even Huntington, West Virginia, to name just a few. Yet Pittsburgh, where radio and television essentially originated, has none.
Since 1986 several Pittsburgh organizations have worked to establish a permanent, major museum of broadcasting here. Comprised of historians, collectors, technicians, broadcasters, and assisted by local, state and federal representatives, these groups made significant advances toward their goal in 1995, the 75th anniversary year of broadcasting.
Leading the effort is the National Museum of Broadcasting (NMB), a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation. NMB was founded, in part, to preserve Frank Conrad’s Garage, the Wilkinsburg workshop where broadcasting was born. It has established the Conrad Project to raise funds to acquire, reconstruct and restore the garage as the centerpiece of the proposed museum.
The goal of the broadcasting museum isn’t only historic preservation. Its benefits to the region will include education, increased tourism and economic development.
The proposed museum itself would be a state-of-the-art facility not only in its design but also in its exhibits and presentation to the public. A hands-on, highly-interactive museum is envisioned. Educational yet entertaining displays and programs will greet visitors young and old alike.
In 2001 NMB successfully raised the funds to dismantle Conrad’s Garage and place it into storage. It is actively seeking an appropriate site for the garage and a companion museum.
Several locations have been considered. These include historic broadcasting sites within Allegheny County. So far none of the venues have proven to be suitable for sustaining the museum in the long term.
Since broadcasting began in an industrial setting in the eastern part of Allegheny County, it is NMB’s desire to consider locating somewhere near the Turtle Creek and Mon Valleys. That way, jobs and other economic benefits the museum generates will be returned to the very communities that helped pioneer broadcasting nearly a century ago.
A restored Conrad Garage and National Museum of Broadcasting could be a worldwide attraction, bringing thousands of additional visitors to the Pittsburgh area each year. The tourist dollars infused into the region’s economy could eventually reach into the millions of dollars annually.
As the 100th anniversary of broadcasting rapidly approaches, it would truly be a tragedy not to have this historic garage restored or museum established to honor the world-changing events pioneered nowhere else but in Pittsburgh.
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Clayton
Pittsburgh PA
~3.62 miles from West Homestead city center
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Frick Art Historical Center
7227 Reynolds St Pittsburgh PA - 412-371-0600
~3.66 miles from West Homestead 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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#6 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Phipps Conservatory
1 Schenley Park Pittsburgh PA - 412-622-6914
~3.92 miles from West Homestead 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.
The Phipps Conservatory has silver-level LEED certification.
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Schenley Park
Pittsburgh PA
~3.98 miles from West Homestead 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 participants committed to the fight against breast cancer.
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh PA - 412-268-2000
~4.03 miles from West Homestead 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 all 50 U.S. states and 93 countries and was named one of the "New Ivies" by Newsweek in 2006. Peer institutions of Carnegie Mellon include Caltech, Cornell, Duke, Emory, Georgia Tech, MIT, Northwestern, Princeton, Rice, RPI, Stanford, Penn and Washington University.[6]
The university began as the Carnegie Technical Schools, founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1900. In 1912, the school became Carnegie Institute of Technology and began granting four-year degrees. In 1967, the Carnegie Institute of Technology merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research to form Carnegie Mellon University. The University’s 140-acre (0.57 km2) main campus is 3 miles (4.8 km) from Downtown Pittsburgh and abuts the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the city's Oakland neighborhood, partially extending into Squirrel Hill.
Carnegie Mellon has seven colleges and schools: the Carnegie Institute of Technology (engineering), the College of Fine Arts, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Mellon College of Science, the Tepper School of Business, the School of Computer Science, and the H. John Heinz III College.
http://www.cmu.edu
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Po Box 111294 Pittsburgh PA - 412-622-3225
~4.20 miles from West Homestead 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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#10 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Carnegie Museum of Art
Pittsburgh PA
~4.22 miles from West Homestead 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 century focused on collections of old masters, Andrew Carnegie envisioned a museum collection consisting of the "Old Masters of tomorrow." In 1896 he initiated a series of exhibitions of contemporary art and proposed that the museum's paintings collection be formed through purchases from this series. Carnegie, thereby, founded what is arguably the first museum of modern art in the United States. Early acquisitions of works by such artists as Winslow Homer, James McNeill Whistler, and Camille Pissarro laid the foundation for a collection that today is distinguished in American art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, in French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, and in significant late-twentieth-century works.
Over the century, the museum has amplified its scope of interest to include European and American decorative arts from the late seventeenth century to the present. Architect-designed objects figure prominently among recent acquisitions and complement the Heinz Architectural Center. In addition, the museum's collection includes Asian art (notably Japanese prints) and African art.
In 1994 the museum completed a reinstallation of its pre-1945 American and European fine and decorative arts that combines them in a single chronological sequence. In 2003 the Scaife Galleries, home for many of the paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and decorative arts in the museum's collection, reopened after a yearlong renovation. Improvements include the replacement of skylights, addition of new climate control systems, and an infrastructure to support wireless technology. There is now a larger Works on Paper Gallery located at the entrance to the galleries, and the contemporary art galleries incorporate decorative arts and works on paper along with paintings, sculpture, and film and video pieces. Some of the galleries now feature floor-to-ceiling, salon-style installations of the artwork. Resource areas and comfortable seating have also been integrated into the space, along with educational enhancements.
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh PA
~4.22 miles from West Homestead 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 Museum of Natural History and Carnegie Museum of Art. A surcharge may apply for some special exhibitions.
Security reserves the right to inspect all bags, boxes, and packages - sealed or unsealed - upon entry or exit. Please see the FAQ for our backpack policy.
For Group Rates and Tours information, please click here to see our Group Visits pages. To receive a discount, your group must be scheduled through our Group Visits office.
Reciprocal CMNH Members, click for a list of Reciprocal Museums. Members of other museums, please check with your institution for their list of reciprocal museums.
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Carlow College
3333 5th Ave Pittsburgh PA - 412-578-6000
~4.35 miles from West Homestead 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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#13 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh PA
~4.67 miles from West Homestead 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 research universities and among the clusters comprising the overall top 25 research universities, is ranked among U.S. News & World Report's top 20 public universities, has been named as a "best value" by various publications, and has appeared in multiple rankings of the world's top universities.
Pitt is among the nation's and world's most active research institutions as evidenced by its $642 million in annual research expenditures, its standing among the top five schools in the amount of National Institutes of Health research allocations, and its election as one of the 63 North American members of the Association of American Universities.[16] Pitt and its medical school are also closely affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, a leading academic medical center and the most active neurosurgical and organ transplant center in the United States. These resources have propelled Pitt to a leadership role in, among other fields, stem cell science, bioterrorism defense, and tissue engineering.
Pitt is popularly recognized for its centerpiece building, the Cathedral of Learning at 535 feet (163 m), the tallest educational building in the Western Hemisphere; for its central role in developing the first polio vaccine; and for fielding nationally competitive NCAA Division I athletic programs.
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Tamburitzans of Duquesne Univ
1801 Blvd of the Allies Pittsburgh PA - 412-396-5185
~5.06 miles from West Homestead 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 scholarship program, and the tradition of the Duquesne Tamburitzans began. Over the years, the Tamburitzans have recorded albums and have toured extensively (even, in some cases internationally) performing music and dance mainly from Eastern Europe and its neighboring folk cultures. The Tamburitzans are affectionately known as "the Tammies" in some circles.
http://www.tamburitzans.duq.edu/index.html
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Highland Park Care Center
745 N Highland Ave Pittsburgh PA - 412-362-6622
~5.26 miles from West Homestead city center
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Consol Energy Center - Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh PA
~5.55 miles from West Homestead 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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#17 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh PA - 412-396-6000
~5.61 miles from West Homestead 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 Harrisburg and Rome and encompasses ten schools of study. The university hosts international students from more than eighty different countries although most students are from Pennsylvania—about 80%—or the surrounding region. U.S. News and World Report's annual college rankings place Duquesne in the top tier among national universities, with the school ranking 128th among national universities. Duquesne's MBA program is ranked 8th in the world by the Aspen Institute.[6]
Duquesne University can count more than 79,000 living alumni, notably including General Michael V. Hayden (Director of the CIA), two cardinals, and the current bishop of Pittsburgh. The Duquesne Dukes compete in NCAA Division I. Duquesne football has won or shared 11 conference titles, including nine in a row and 11 of the past 13. Duquesne men's basketball appeared twice in national championship games in the 1950s and won the NIT championship in 1955.
http://www.duq.edu/
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Allegheny County Courthouse
Pittsburgh PA
~5.80 miles from West Homestead city center
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Heinz Field Stadium - Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh PA
~5.88 miles from West Homestead 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. Ground for the stadium was broken in June 1999 and the first football game was hosted in September 2001. The stadium's natural grass surface has been criticized throughout its history, but Steelers ownership has kept the grass after lobbying from players and coaches. Attendance for the 65,050 seat stadium has sold out for every Steelers home game, a streak which dates back to 1972. A collection of memorabilia from the Steelers and Panthers of the past can be found in the Coca-Cola Great Hall.
http://www.steelers.com/facility
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Senator John Heinz Regional History Centre
Pittsburgh PA
~5.89 miles from West Homestead 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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#21 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh PA
~5.89 miles from West Homestead 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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#22 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Station Square
Pittsburgh PA
~5.90 miles from West Homestead 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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#23 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Pittsburgh Zoo
1 Wild Pl Pittsburgh PA
~5.98 miles from West Homestead 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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#24 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Monongahela Incline
Pittsburgh PA
~6.00 miles from West Homestead city center
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The Monongahela Incline, located near the Smithfield Street Bridge in Pittsburgh, is the oldest continuously operating funicular in the USA, and one of two surviving (the other is the nearby Duquesne Incline) from the original 17 passenger-carrying inclines built in Pittsburgh. Its lower station is across the street from the Station Square shopping complex, and is easily accessible from the light rail system at the Station Square station.
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Benedum Center
Pittsburgh PA
~6.02 miles from West Homestead 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 support facilities was built at the rear of the theater. The interior was largely preserved and restored to its original design, with the addition of a new acoustical baffle covering the original proscenium. Today the Center is the home of the Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, and Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.
It is also known among rock and reggae fans. The Grateful Dead performed two legendary shows at the Stanley, and reggae icon Bob Marley performed his last live concert at the Stanley on September 23, 1980, before his untimely death in 1981. Prince kicked off his Controversy Tour in 1981 at the Stanley Theater. The center has also hosted several PBS doo-wop television concert specials.
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium
Pittsburgh PA
~6.19 miles from West Homestead 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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#27 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Penn Brewery
Pittsburgh PA
~6.28 miles from West Homestead 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. Pastorius also recognized the demand for authentic German cuisine in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, spawning the idea of a "tied-house", or brewery and restaurant under one roof, similar to the many beer halls he experienced while living in Germany for twelve years.
Prior to 1987, however, Pennsylvania law prohibited such a facility. Pastorius responded by successfully lobbying Pennsylvania legislators to change state law. In 1989 Pastorius, with technical and financial assistance from the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, began restoring the former Eberhardt and Ober Brewery located at 800 Vinial Street on the North Side of Pittsburgh. Three of the original E & O brewery buildings remain, the stock house (c. 1880-84), and office building standing on a side cut into the rock of Troy Hill. Pastorius hired German Brewmaster Alex Deml to oversee construction of the 30,000 barrel-a-year capacity brewing facility, which included custom built micro-brewery equipment imported from Germany.
On September 12, 1989, the Allegheny Brewpub (later renamed Penn Brewery) opened its doors, with dignitaries including Pittsburgh Mayor Sophie Masloff and Pennsylvania Governor Bob Casey tapping the first keg. The Pennsylvania Brewing facility also created a "business incubator" offering low-rent and consultants for start-up companies.
Pastorius' great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather, Franz Daniel Pastorius, founded Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1683. In 2003, Wexford, PA, based Birchmere Capital LP purchased a controlling stake in Penn Brewery.
On January 2, 2009, Birchmere ended beer production at the Vinial Street location and laid off 8 of the 10 brewery employees. All production was outsourced to the Lion Brewery in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The restaurant was scheduled to close February 28, 2009, but a last-minute agreement allowed it to remain at its current location for the next five years.
On August 19, 2009, Birchmere announced the indefinite closing of the Penn Brewery Restaurant.
On November 23, 2009, Penn Brewery issued a press announcement indicating that Tom Pastorius, and a small group of local investors, had acquired Penn Brewery from Birchmere Capital, under undisclosed terms, and that Mr. Pastorius would be returning to lead a restart of brewing at the Vinial Street location, as well as an eventual reopening of the restaurant.
On December 8, 2009, brewing officially resumed at the E & O facility, with the first mashing occurring at 10:20 AM. December 30, 2009 at 4:00 PM marked the first beer tasting of the new era of Penn Brewery.
On December 30, 2009 the Penn Brewery Restaurant opened for a "sneak peak" preview of the beers. Festivities were open to the public and the response was incredible.
In February 2010 a new kegging line was installed, and on February 17, 2010, the first kegs of locally brewed Penn Brewery beer were released to wholesalers.
In March 2010 the Penn Brewery Restaurant started weekly "growler hours" every Friday from 4pm to 6pm. The public was given the opportunity to purchase pint drafts and half gallon growlers for home while construction continues on the kitchen. Varieties available on tap will vary based on latest brewings from Penn Brewery, right here in the 'Burgh - but in general will include Penn Pilsner, Kaiser Pils, Penn Dark, and new Allegheny Pale Ale.
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Point State Park
Pittsburgh PA
~6.30 miles from West Homestead city center
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Point State Park is a Pennsylvania state park 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.
Built on land acquired via eminent domain from industrial enterprises in the 1950s, the park opened in 1974 when construction was completed on its iconic fountain. Pittsburgh settled on the current design after rejecting an alternative plan for a Point Park Civic Center designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
The park also includes the outlines and remains of two of the oldest structures in Pittsburgh, Fort Pitt and Fort Duquesne. The Fort Pitt Museum, housed in the Monongahela Bastion of Fort Pitt, commemorates the French and Indian War (1754–1763), in which the area soon to become Pittsburgh was a major battlefield.
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in West Homestead
Roberto Clemente Bridge
Pittsburgh PA
~6.33 miles from West Homestead 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 tunnels under construction in 2009 did not make use of this provision, but were bored further west (downstream) and do not pass beneath the bridge.
The bridge was renamed on August 6, 1998. It is closed to vehicular traffic on Pirates' and Steelers' game days, providing a pedestrian route to PNC Park and Heinz Field. When PNC Park was built, a statue of Roberto Clemente, originally erected at Three Rivers Stadium, was placed at the southeast corner of the park, right at the north anchorage of the Roberto Clemente Bridge.
The Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation in cooperation with the Riverlife Task Force, the City of Pittsburgh, and Duquesne Light Company, funded and managed the architectural lighting of the bridge. On November 20, 2002, the bridge was lit for the first time.
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Andy Warhol Museum
Pittsburgh PA
~6.35 miles from West Homestead city center
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