Pittsburgh with kids
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Anonymous
| Going with my 5 year old. What have your kids enjoyed? TIA! |
Anonymous
| Lots of old threads...what does your kid enjoy? Would they like something different or more of the same? |
Anonymous
| Children's Museum (take a bathing suit/towel/change of clothes for the waterplay section, I don't remember if you have to wear a shirt over the bathing suit or not, but it was much wetter in there than in other children's museums, there was part where it "rained") and the National Aviary. |
Anonymous
Thanks! I’ll look. We are going to a pirates game and I’m thinking the aviary. Going with friends who don’t have a kid, so probably not the children’s museum sadly. |
Anonymous
| We did the penguin encounter at the National Aviary, which you have to be 6 for, but I just saw they've since added a Jr. penguin encounter that the 5 year old could do. It's fun if your kid won't be scared. |
Anonymous
| Take a ride on the incline. My kids loved it. |
Anonymous
| The children's museum is great and the Phipps Conservatory has a really nice children's area both indoor and outdoor. And of course go up the incline and get ice cream or a snack up top. Also if you can catch a baseball game, it's one of the best stadiums in the country, IMO. |
Anonymous
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If your schedule lines up with a Gateway Clipper Cruise and nice weather, that can be relaxing.
We went on a cruise that had a magic show a few years ago. It was a pleasant afternoon. We needed to combine a senior, along with other adults, and pur nuclear family. It was fun for all. https://www.gatewayclipper.com/kids-cruises/ |
Anonymous
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Mattress Factory and the Aviary
Lots of good food |
Anonymous
| Carnegie Science Center (includes going in a submarine, and lots of hands-on stuff). |
Anonymous
| My kids loved this: https://www.thefrickpittsburgh.org/carandcarriagemuseum |
Anonymous
My kid would not have gotten much out of the Mattress Factory at 5, but loved it at 16! Randyland, right down the street, is perfect for a 5 year old. Agree on the Aviary. That was mostly 5 year olds, but my teens loved it, too. |
Anonymous
| Bike museum if you have a car. |
Anonymous
| Aviary surprisingly fun. The VR flying experience was amazing. |
Anonymous
| Aviary, Natural History Museum, Children's Museum, the Incline |