If you ever end up in western Pennsylvania, be sure to make a stop in Pittsburgh during your travels. You will find many things to do in Pittsburgh no matter how old you are. Either it be go to the zoo or check out the Carnegie Science Center, your children will have a fun filled day!

One of my other favorite stops is PNC Park. What is Pittsburgh without the Pittsburgh Pirates? You will find that it is a clean and up kept stadium. What my family likes to do when we have a Pirate game on the agenda is to book a room at the Sheraton at Station Square and take the Gateway Clipper over across the river. It makes for a relaxing trip to the ballpark and no fighting traffic!

 PNC Park has five entrances, including this homeplate entrance located at the corner of General Robinson Street and Mazeroski Way. The dominating Home Plate Rotunda, a continuous ramp from street level up to each seating level, is adorned with actual newspaper headlines celebrating the best moments in Pirates history.

 Andy Warhol who was a native of Pittsburgh, brilliantly brought his peculiar relationship with everything including his home town into his art. This museum was founded in 1994, seven years after the premature death of Andy, is a celebration of the entirety of Warhol.

I find this museum a must on your trip to Pittsburgh!

Perhaps the world’s finest sandwhich, Pittsburgh’s Primanti Bros.stack the sides (coleslaw and fries) alongside the meat and/or cheese and/or egg and fixings in their gastronomic miracle.

As a child this was one of my favorite things to do. And now I find at any age it is still a lot of fun. Now being a grandmother, I had the honors of taking my granddaughters on it. It still is a cheap and inexpensive way to spend time with your family!

Take a step back in time on a century-old cable car and see one of the best views of downtown Pittsburgh while riding one of the few remaining inclines in the country. Opened on May 20, 1877, the Duquesne Incline was one of four inclined planes serving the summit of Coal Hill, which later came to be known as Mount Washington. The Duquesne Incline was rescued and restored by a group of local residents in 1963 and still delights residents and visitors with its original, elegant, wooden cable cars.

Also, I should add, that you need to have cash on you to pay for your ride. It was brought to my attention that they will only take cash. I guess with a step back into time, on an old fashion cable car, you could not expect anything less!

Station Square is a nice place to rest after a trip to Pittsburgh. It has little bit of everything there. We like to stay at the Sheraton there because it is close to whatever we feel up to. If you need to catch a flight out of Pittsburgh International Airport, it is just a jump, skip, and a hop away.

There are plenty of restaurants like the Hard Rock Cafe with a relaxing atmosphere. And for us shopaholics, the have a nifty little mall to find that special little item.

If that don't float your boat, there is a subway there that will take you right into downtown Pittsburgh!

Known as the Stanley Theater when it opened in 1928 at the then-staggering cost of $3 million, the theater's elegant charm was destroyed after extensive 1977 remodeling and "modernization." In 1984 the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust undertook an historic restoration to the tune of $43 million.

I've been on tours through this theater in which they give an in depth description of the history of the Benedum.  They will take you even to the dressing rooms and back stage.  You can just feel the nostalgia when you find yourself walking across the stage.  I highly encourage to to take this tour.

And of course, I've been to shows and concerts here.  This is a very glamorous part of Pittsburgh!