Chapter 11 Recreational Resources


Pittsburgh is loaded with many recreational activities. Recreational away from downtown can include: golf, skiing, fishing, nature walks, bicycling, horseback riding and much more...

Downtown, you'll find the Carnegie Science Center, which is among the top five science museums in the nation, it features the Robot Hall of Fame, which was created by Carnegie Mellon University in April 2003 to attract attention to the increasing contributions from robots to human society. The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium ranks as the fourth best zoo in the United States; and the National Aviary, the only bird zoo in the nation.


Pittsburgh offers countless art museums and galleries such as the Andy Warhol Museum, a one-of-a-kind performance center and gallery devoted to an American pop culture icon. Picture of the Mattress Factory - A contemporary art museum that commissionis, exhibits, and collects new site-specific installations created by artists in residence. Acclaimed as the best facility for installation art in the United States. The museum is interesting in that the building is basically set up to be a part of the art.





Pittsburgh
is also known for its outdoor fun. With such activities as rowing, kayaking, and whitewater rafting along this region's rivers - the Allegheny, the Ohio, the Monongahela, and the Youghiogheny - and creeks, including the Connoquenessing and the Slippery Rock. There are hundreds of miles of walking, hiking and bike trails along waterfronts and through wooded hillsides.




Fishing along Creek Falls