This site is dedicated to the proposition that Pittsburgh is filled with interesting and exciting sites for both adults and kids. This last boast was put to the test this summer when our 9 and 11 yr old grand daughters visited us for two weeks. Would we be able to keep them occupied and interested for 14 days?
We created a list of 20 different things we could do and let them select one each day. Here are the results of this grand experiment.

  • The Wave Pool
    Our favorite! Reasonably priced - exciting - safe. We went back 3 times.
    Pittsburgh has 3: South Park, Boyce Park and Settler's Cabin Park.

  • Ice Skating
    Another favorite. If you have your own skates, it's a bargain. And a good way to cool off on a hot day.
    There are several new indoor rinks in the Pittsburgh area this year; we chose Ice Castle in Castle Shannon.

  • Biking the Yough Trail
    There are bike rental shops at Little Boston & Cedar Creek that have children's bikes, helmets included in the rental price.

  • A Day in town
    A ride on the T, up the incline to view the city from Mt. Washington, then a ride on the Good Ship Lollypop. A walk across the Smithfield bridge to PPG place, and catching the T from Gateway Center, to experience the T in it's underground mode.

  • SPORTS WORKS
    Part of Carnegie Science Center, our kids tried just about every feature in Sports Works and then went back to the Science Center for exploration and an iMax movie.
    And, as "Family Member+" of the Carnegie Museums, it didn't cost us a cent!

  • A Day at the Pittsburgh Zoo
    A Wonderful Day! We took along sketch books and let the kids really look at the animals.

  • Warhol Museum
    Our 11 yr old knew of Andy Warhol and looked forward to our afternoon at his museum. We went on a Saturday when the factory art projects were available. They loved them!
Also Rans
Here are destinations on our list that we didn't follow up for lack of time, money, or had been visited before.
  • Carnegie Museum of Natural History
    Including the Discovery Room and a walk down the street to Lulu's Noodles for lunch.

  • Phipps Conservatory
    Features: the Butterfly Garden and Dinosauer Hunt, also the Children's Garden

  • The Aviary
    Been to the zoo, so we skipped the Aviary

  • Old Economy
    A restored village, offering a peek at life as it was lived 150 years ago. There is a picnic grove there for a full family day.

  • Laurel Caverns
    An hour's drive from Pittsburgh, it is a safe cave experience that also offers fossil hunting.

  • Children's Museum
    The children went there several years ago. We have a page devoted to that visit.

  • Heinz History Museum
    They had been there several times before.

  • Kennywood
    A number of reason why we didn't go, but the main one was that Nana does not like fast rides.