recs for Pittsburgh with a 5 and 7 yr old - July 4th week
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Hi - we've heard how fam friendly Pitt is and have decided to spend 2 nights, 3 days driving there in a couple weeks before we head to Wild Wood in NJ for a couple days.
Would LOVE suggestions on top places to see/go. Our daughter is 5 1/2 and son is 7 1/2. Looks the the aquarium and museum are top draws. Anything off the beaten path or even better than these outings? Thanks! |
Anonymous
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Off the beaten path - check out the Aviary. So cool!
Not off the beaten path, but awesome: Carnegie Science Center. |
Anonymous
| Aviary, zoo, Warhol museum, Phipps conservatory, hike in Schenley Park. |
Anonymous
Omg noooooo don't take kids to Phipps! I still remember how much I hated going there as a kid. (grew up less than a mile from there) |
Anonymous
| Aviary is good. Point State Park. Strip District (get a lobster roll from Wholeys) Pirates game are really cheap and PNC is the best stadium in MLB |
Anonymous
| Pgh Zoo is great and features a decent aquarium building. |
Anonymous
| Do the incline! Then sit up at the top and enjoy the view with a pop and some fries. |
Anonymous
| Cathedral of Learning is really cool. My dad was a professor so we spent lots of time "playing" in there. |
Anonymous
| Not the Warhol-little kids usually don't like to look at art. I would head to Carnegie Museum (natural history) in Oakland-big dinosaur exhibit. If you are near Mt Washington, you can ride the incline up and down and get a fabulous view of the city. |
Anonymous
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The Zoo-it is one of the best in the country and I'm pretty sure that they just had a baby elephant. The absolute best part is the polar bears. The kids won't be disappointed.
Kenywood park is fun-they have a beautiful carousel and old fashioned wooden roller coasters. The Carnegie Science Center is a solid choice as well. Enjoy 
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Anonymous
| We also had fun just to walking the jogging path along the river from the baseball stadium up past the statute of Mr rogers. There was a big fountain that all the local kids were splashing in and mine jumped in as well and had a ball. |
Anonymous
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Thanks everyone! wow - maybe we should move there - looks so fun for the kiddies! LOL
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Anonymous
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I grew up outside of Pgh, and these are all great suggestions! Kennywood is absolutely a local favorite. Not sure of your kids "adventure" levels, but if they might want a tamer amusement park experience, Idlewild in Ligonier (about an hour or so outside of the city) is a great option; if they like the water, Sandcastle water park is fun! Also second the Carnegie Science Center and Natural History Museum -- the dino exhibit is really something! The zoo is great, too -- there are penguins and a huge kids play area. Love PNC Park - cheap seats and beautiful views of the skyline.
Definitely do the incline (will be a quick part of a day), and two other museum recs are the Children's Museum and Heinz History Center. There are also some options for the rivers -- the Gateway Clipper fleet out of Station Square does boat tours, and I think there is still the Ducky land/water tours, too. While you're there, in addition to checking out the Strip District's food samplings, stop by a Primanti Bros for the traditional sandwich with fries and coleslaw on top
Have fun!
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Anonymous
My kid LOVES this place. Plus it has a waterpark too. |
Anonymous
| Also coming in to vote for Kennywood and for the zoo. |