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When it's too rainy or hot or cold, and the kids need some indoor activity, you can find it here, from museums to aquariums, bowling, play spaces, bounce houses, arts centers, libraries, story times, and more.Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryParent rating: ![]() Location: 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA The Carnegie Museum of Natural History, the winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the Pittsburgh's...
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Duquesne InclineParent rating: ![]() Location: 1220 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA The Duquesne Incline, a funicular or incline railway, has provided public transportation to the Duquesne Heights and Mount Washington sections of the city since May 1877. Pittsburgh's |
Byham TheaterParent rating: ![]() Location: 101 Sixth Street, Pittsburgh, PA Originally built in 1903 as the Gayety Theater, the Byham Theater opened on Halloween night, 1904 and ran for many years as one of the country's foremost stage and vaudeville houses. To... |
Cathedral of LearningParent rating: ![]() Location: University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA At 42 stories and 535 feet high, the Cathedral of Learning, a historic landmark on the University of Pittsburgh campus, is the second-tallest education building in the world. In additi... |
Pittsburgh Toy Lending LibraryParent rating: ![]() Location: 5401 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA The Pittsburgh Toy Lending Library, a cooperative run by volunteers, is an indoor playspace for children ages six and under and their caregivers. The facility features abundant toys that...
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Blade Runners ComplexParent rating: ![]() Location: 66 Alpha Drive, Pittsburgh, PA Blade Runners indoor ice rinks offer public ice skating , hockey and figure skating lessons, in-line hockey, and ice bumper cars for parties of 10-25 (with reservations). Blad... |
Sarah Heinz HouseParent rating: ![]() Location: One Heinz Street, Pittsburgh, PA For more than 100 years, the Sarah Heinz House has provided kids with recreation and a wide range of activities, including field trips, crafts, and socials. Members meet each wee... |
Robert Morris University Island Sports CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 7600 Grand Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA The Robert Morris University Island Sports Center is a 32-acre, state-of-the-art sports and recreation destination that's open to the public year-round. The facility offers a fitness cen...
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Hard Rock CafeParent rating: ![]() Location: 230 W. Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh, PA Yes, it's a theme restaurant, but at least the days of snarling doormen blocking entry to the uncool are over. Now the Hard Rock is friendlier than a new puppy, and the staff trip over each oth...
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Dave and Buster'sParent rating: ![]() Location: 180 East Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the Pittsburgh's Best Indoor Playspace/Partyspace for Teens<...
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Pottery Barn KidsParent rating: ![]() Location: Galleria at Mt. Lebanon, 1500 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA A trip to Pottery Barn Kids is furniture and room accessories catalogue shopping brought to life. The store offers discriminating parents every accessory a stylish children's room craves...
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Mattress FactoryParent rating: ![]() Location: 500 Sampsonia Way, Pittsburgh, PA The Mattress Factory is a museum of contemporary art that exhibits room-sized works of art, otherwise known as installations. Created on-site by artists from across the country and aroun...
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Petersen Events CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: University of Pittsburgh, 3719 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA The Petersen Events Center, built in 2002, is a state-of-the-art arena that serves as a venue for a full slate of concerts, shows, and sporting events. The center, located at the peak of...
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Carnegie Museum of ArtParent rating: ![]() Location: 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the Pittsburgh's Best Artsy Class for Big Kids, the C...
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