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Vanity-Freeper help needed! MUST travel to Pittsburgh, PA-Freeper help needed!

Posted on 02/04/2010 5:24:34 PM PST by mozarky2

It's a long story, so I'll spare the details, but I have a "must take" trip to Pittsburgh the first week in March (I know; not the optimum time for a visit). My wife and I will be picking up my 2-1/2 year old great-grandson and squiring him around the area. Any and all advice is appreciated; museums, food, places to avoid, etc. Thanks again, Freepers!


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To: mozarky2
Carnagie Science Center. $15 bucks a head. Plan on spending the day. Walking to the Mr. Rogers statue. Can see Heinz field and PNC park. i see them all every day. Splendid.
41 posted on 02/04/2010 6:19:10 PM PST by Glenn (iamtheresistance.org)
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To: mozarky2
...my wife and I love D, D, and D! Fieri cracks me up

That's great! I love the guy too. Here are some more segments he did in Pittsburgh that you might want to check out: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Diners%2C+Drive-ins%2C+and+Dives+pittsburgh&search_type=&aq=f.

I love Italian food and think the closer you get to New York, the better the food gets. Pittsburgh is close enough I'll bet it has some really good Italian restaurants. So I envy you. I hope you and your wife have a really, really great time. Cheers!

42 posted on 02/04/2010 6:24:41 PM PST by LibWhacker (America awake!)
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To: aloppoct

Sorry for correcting your spelling. My sister, Roselani, works in SF. I will suggest they go to your Primanti Brothers!


43 posted on 02/04/2010 6:26:01 PM PST by merry10
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To: mylife

My mouth is watering just thinking about it!


44 posted on 02/04/2010 6:27:25 PM PST by LibWhacker (America awake!)
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To: LibWhacker

I drive by the original in New Brighton on my way home to Ohio from the Pitt airport whenever go back home.


45 posted on 02/04/2010 6:30:27 PM PST by mylife (Opinions: $1.00 Halfbaked: 50c)
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To: LibWhacker

Oops I mixed you up with another poster.

There is a ton of good Italian in the area.

And Wedding Soup is a very regional delight.


46 posted on 02/04/2010 6:32:48 PM PST by mylife (Opinions: $1.00 Halfbaked: 50c)
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To: ellery

Would you say the aquarium is worth a 2 1/2 hour drive for a family keen on aquariums?


47 posted on 02/04/2010 6:34:58 PM PST by Eepsy (www.pioacademy.org)
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To: mozarky2

Get a hoagie at Dannys Parkview Pizza, near the entrance to South Park.

Visit mount Washington and ride the Incline.

More later. Show is starting. On iPhone


48 posted on 02/04/2010 6:35:03 PM PST by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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To: LibWhacker

The Grilled Hot Sausage Hogie is my favorite, love Big Jim’s!


49 posted on 02/04/2010 6:41:09 PM PST by RS_Rider (I hate Illinois Nazis)
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To: buccaneer81

As good as the dogs are, the burgers are better.


50 posted on 02/04/2010 6:41:39 PM PST by Badray
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To: mylife

I’ve gotta get back East. Tired of these California wannabe Italian restaurants. There are some good ones (if you’re into that healthy fusion Italian-lite stuff). But there’s nothing like East Coast Italian, particularly New York. I expect I’ll be making a trip back this summer.


51 posted on 02/04/2010 6:43:41 PM PST by LibWhacker (America awake!)
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To: mozarky2

Vinnie Pie!


52 posted on 02/04/2010 6:45:21 PM PST by RS_Rider (I hate Illinois Nazis)
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To: LibWhacker

I dont even want to tell you what they call Italian in Texas LoL!


53 posted on 02/04/2010 6:46:50 PM PST by mylife (Opinions: $1.00 Halfbaked: 50c)
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To: mozarky2; All

All your advice is SO appreciated! I’m looking forward to all the things you’ve recommended.
Goodnight for now, and many thanks!


54 posted on 02/04/2010 7:02:41 PM PST by mozarky2 (Ya never stand so tall as when ya stoop to stomp a statist!)
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To: RS_Rider

Awesome looking crust, but it looks like the molten cheese could do serious damage LoL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtdxGfl1Eiw&feature=related


55 posted on 02/04/2010 7:06:08 PM PST by mylife (Opinions: $1.00 Halfbaked: 50c)
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To: mozarky2
Pittsburgh Food Favorites
56 posted on 02/04/2010 7:39:18 PM PST by LucyJo (http://www.housetohouse.com/)
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To: mozarky2

If it’s warm enough and he likes animals, the Pittsburgh Zoo is great.


57 posted on 02/04/2010 7:59:03 PM PST by agrace
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To: Eepsy

I know we really enjoy it—I’m not sure how to judge it, though, since I don’t know much about aquariums in general. The neatest thing on the aquarium side of things, I think, are the glass tunnels, where you can get up close to the sand tiger sharks:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09156/975189-53.stm


58 posted on 02/04/2010 8:09:06 PM PST by ellery (It's a free country.)
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To: mozarky2
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History is world class:

http://www.carnegiemnh.org/

I would also have to agree that a Permanti Bros Sandwich is one of the Seven Wonders of the Culinary World!

59 posted on 02/04/2010 8:12:10 PM PST by BirdHunter24
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To: ellery; mozarky2

Ellery...you must be a native yinzer (or frequent visitor to da Burgh). Great ideas...and as a mom who lives here I can substaniate that the Children’s Museum; the Carnegie Science Center would be awesome for a two and a half year old (also on the North Shore, the National Aviary)...the Pgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium are world class (Highland Park...sorta east).

In March, a boat ride on the 3 Rivers would be pretty cold (and might not even be running yet) but the Gateway Clipper sightseeing tours are pretty neat...as is the Rubber Duckie boat thingy (but those are ‘warm’ weaather activities:)

Now, in addition to Primanti’s n’at...the little guy might like to visit the Big Mac Museum in Irwin, PA (if you wind up in Monroeville, Irwin is one PaTurnpike Exit eastbound). The Museum is really just a souped up McDs (with a play area room) and McDs memorablia...but...as it is minutes from my house (and we eat there often) it a hoot to ‘see’ tour buses/tourists who follow the signs off the turnpike to eat there. We also have been asked ‘can you take our picture infront of the huge cheeseburger?’. Its actually funny.

The little guy might enjoy it :)


60 posted on 02/04/2010 8:53:53 PM PST by PennsylvaniaMom (BOOM! Taste my nightstick! Sarah, making Shatner sound Shakespearean.)
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