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[quote=Anonymous]Pitt-Michigan PP again.

OP, you asked about sightseeing and things not to miss while visiting Pittsburgh and Pitt.

On campus, definitely go in these buildings if possible: Cathedral, William Pitt Union, Hillman Library, Forbes Quad, Frick Fine Arts, and the Campus Bookstore.  Check out the Litchfield Towers Plaza and look at pictures of the small pie-shaped rooms if you don't get to tour them.  (I only lived in the Towers temporarily...I far preferred Lothrop...and these days I might choose the new dorms up the hill built after I graduated.)  Visit the B-School and Engineering buildings if relevant.

Most of the must-visit places from my college years are gone but new owners recently saved the indie ice cream store "Dave and Andy's".

https://www.facebook.com/DaveNAndys/

I've heard good things about The Porch across from the Cathedral.  
https://www.dineattheporch.com/schenley

Regarding other things to see while in Pittsburgh, I have tried to think of some things that a sporty boy might like and also to give some suggestions re: deeper ways to experience the city.  Some of my suggestions will repeat/endorse what others have suggested.  I'm also going to share some other Black History/Black culture suggestions in case that would help.  Have fun!

General Interest Activities:
-Pittsburgh walking tours
-Pittsburgh biking tours
-Strip District food tours (or just wander)

-Gateway Clipper River Tours (w/meal?)
https://www.gatewayclipper.com/

-Submarine tour at Carnegie Science Center
https://carnegiesciencecenter.org/exhibits/requin-submarine/

-Duquesne Incline

-Meadowcroft Native American site (1 hour SW)

-Heinz History Museum which includes the Southwest PA Sports Museum
https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/visit/heinz-history-center/

Walking and biking tours can be found through AirBnB, Get Your Guide, and Viator.  Below are some additional specialized tours that particularly interested me.

https://www.viator.com/tours/Pittsburgh/New-Black-and-Gold-Sports-History-Tour/d22639-197979P11

https://riversofsteel.com/experiences/tours/industrial-tour/

https://www.viator.com/tours/Pittsburgh/Fire-in-the-Valley-Carnegie-Steel-and-the-Town-That-Built-America/d22639-12953P3

This last one would be for the car ride on the way home from Pittsburgh to DMV.

https://www.viator.com/tours/Pittsburgh/Eastbound-Pennsylvania-Turnpike-Explore-history-with-part-1-of-an-audio-drive/d22639-110804P224

Interesting for parents but might not hit right for teen boys:

Pitt Cathedral of Learning Nationality Room Tour (This is different from the regular campus tour which just breezes through the Cathedral.  It makes a strong point about the University's early attempts to appreciate the diversity of the region's many European immigrants and to branch out to honoring other countries and continents beyond Europe.)
https://www.nationalityrooms.pitt.edu/tours

Andy Warhol Museum (Very interesting if you like pop art and weird installations, but not for kids who don't like art.)
https://www.warhol.org/

Pennsylvania Trolley Museum (1 hour South)
https://pa-trolley.org/plan-your-visit/
Kind of fun like the Baltimore railroad museum.  For public transportation fans.

Black Culture Interest (to attend/visit)

Presentation about the Rooney Rule (4/17/25)
Sports law/minority coach hiring
https://playhouse.pointpark.edu/shows-events/community-features/backstage-onstage/backstage-onstage-february-april

August Wilson homesite (block party on 4/26/25)
https://augustwilsonhouse.org/
(note...the Hill District warrants being mindful of where you park...my knowledge is too obsolete to advise.)

Carnegie Museum
Temporary Raymond Saunders exhibition
https://carnegieart.org/exhibition/raymond-saunders/

Pittsburgh Courier 40 Under 40 Awards (5/9/25)
https://real-times-media.guestmanager.com/events/npc-fab-40-2025-05-09-2025-06-00-pm

Pittsburgh Black Culture Resources

New Pittsburgh Courier
https://m.facebook.com/TheNewPittsburghCourier/
https://newpittsburghcourier.com/#a6d52d69d0f9e841b742f7a1a6d36ac2

Program about the original Pittsburgh Courier
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pJNYtASW3Lk

Hill District info 
https://hillhistory.org/items/show/62

Notable Pittsburgher Damon Young who used to write the Ask Damon column for the Washington Post (which I liked reading).  Maybe he still reads his 2023-2024 Artist in Residence Pitt e-mail?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon_Young_(writer)
https://www.motherjones.com/media/2019/03/white-people-often-dont-see-damon-young-thats-about-to-change/
https://www.frederickhonors.pitt.edu/people/damon-young[/quote]

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