About Pittsburgh

Located just minutes from downtown Pittsburgh on the North Shore, Carnegie Science Center offers five floors of interactive exhibits guaranteed to wow visitors of all ages. Experience what it’s like to work on a space station in SpacePlace. Soar to distant galaxies in Buhl Planetarium and explore outer space in the new exhibition Mars: The Next Giant Leap®. Take a tour of western Pennsylvania’s history in the world-renowned Miniature Railroad & Village®. Jump into the science of sports and fitness at Highmark SportsWorks®, where you can become a human yo-yo. Come aboard USS Requin (SS 481), a real submarine moored in the Ohio River. Learn about Pennsylvania’s waterways in H2Oh!, and get a closer look at some of the state’s native species. See real preserved human organs and learn about the amazing biology of the human body. All included with General Admission! Add on a movie in The Rangos Giant Cinema and transport to another world with amazing 4K clarity on a Giant Screen and 44 surround-sound speakers. The sights and sounds of will leave you feeling like you are there.

Voted the most important building of the 20th century in a poll conducted by the American Institute of Architects, this masterpiece was entrusted to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy by Edgar Kaufmann Jr. in October 1963. Fallingwater was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in July 2019. Open to the public for house tours, Fallingwater is the only remaining Frank Lloyd Wright house with its setting, original furnishings and artwork intact.

Fallingwater offers a one-hour Guided Architectural tour (includes the main floor of the house, the terraces and the guest house), specialty tours and private guided or self-guided exterior tours. Specialty tours include a two-hour in-depth tour, collections tour, brunch tour and sunset tour. Tours are offered daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. except Wednesdays, mid March through Thanksgiving weekend. Fallingwater is open on Saturdays and Sundays in December, the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, weather permitting. Self-guided exterior Winter Walks are available daily beginning Nov. 30.

Advance ticket purchase is essential for all tours. During periods of high visitation exact tour times cannot be guaranteed.

The Frick Pittsburgh is a fascinating complex of museums and historical buildings located on nearly six acres of lawns and gardens in Pittsburgh’s residential East End. The Frick is devoted to the interpretation of the life and times of industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick. Exhibitions of fine and decorative art are also presented at the Frick.

Visitors will enjoy The Frick Art Museum; Car and Carriage Museum; Clayton, the restored 19th-century Victorian home of the Henry Clay Frick family; The Café at the Frick; the Greenhouse; as well as the lush grounds and gardens.