====== Pittsburgh ======

Pittsburgh is home to a host of natural and cultural amenities! Lab favorites are below. Also see rankings from [[https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/BestOf?category=1467878|City Paper]], [[https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g53449-Pittsburgh_Pennsylvania-Vacations.html|tripadvisor]], [[https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=&find_loc=Pittsburgh%2C+PA+15213|yelp]], ...

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===== Cultural =====
  * [[https://www.aviary.org/|Aviary]] (north side)
  * **Arenas** (north shore) 
    * //PNC Park// - Home of Pittsburgh Pirates
    *  //PPG Arena// - Home of the Pittsburgh Penguins
    *  //Acrisure Stadium// - Home of the Pittsburgh Steelers
    *  college
  * **Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh** - Purchase an annual membership for FREE general admission, for one year, to Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center (including Highmark SportsWorks®), and The Andy Warhol Museum [[https://carnegiemuseums.org/join-support/membership/joinrenew/]]
  * [[https://bloomfield-garfield.org/penn-ave/unblurred/|First Fridays]] Penn Ave Art Crawl
 

===== Food and Beverage =====

  * [[https://aptekapgh.com/|Apteka]]
  * [[https://www.chengdugourmetpittsburgh.com/|Chengdu Gourmet]]
  * [[https://www.conalmapgh.com/|Con Alma]]

===== Activities =====

  * **Biking**: [[https://bikepgh.org/resources/maps-guides-more/|bikepgh road map]] (cf. cycling heatmaps from [[https://connect.garmin.com/modern/popularity-heatmap|garmin]], [[https://www.strava.com/heatmap#13.01/-79.92440/40.44711/hot/ride|strava]]); Pgh->DC on the [[https://gaptrail.org/|GAP]]
  * **Climbing**: Ascend ([[https://www.ascendclimbing.com/locations/south-side-pittsburgh|south side]], [[https://www.ascendclimbing.com/locations/point-breeze-pittsburgh|point breeze/east end]]), [[https://ironcityboulders.com/|iron city]] (lawrenceville), [[https://www.mountainproject.com/area/109481667/southwestern-highlands|local outdoor/crags]] (some within the [[https://www.mountainproject.com/area/107289023/pittsburgh|city]]!).
  * **Parks**: Frick park (running/MTB [[https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/3003110/frick-park-singletrack|single track]])
  * **Rivers**: [[https://friendsoftheriverfront.org/three-rivers-water-trail/|water "trails"]], [[https://ventureoutdoors.org/kayak-pittsburgh/kayak-pittsburgh-north-shore/|kayak rental]], [[https://openwaterpgh.wordpress.com/|swimming]]
  * **Yoga**:

===== Social groups =====

  * [[https://pittsburghsportsleague.leaguelab.com/|Pittsburgh Sports League]] leagues for kickball, soccer, basketball, among others
  * [[https://www.pittecp.org/|Explorers Club]] offers climbing and hiking "schools"
  * [[https://www.meetup.com/funultimatepittsburgh/|Ultimate Frisbee meetup]] friendly pickup ultimate frisbee