Unique & Hidden Gem Activities for Families

Explore the best unique & hidden gem activities for families options for kids and families in Pittsburgh

Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

Hands-on exhibits, play areas & classes. Children's museum for hands-on learning offers play areas, educational exhibits & puppet shows.

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Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Botanical gardens & Victorian greenhouse. Schenley Park's horticulture hub features botanical gardens & a steel-&-glass Victorian greenhouse.

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Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium

Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium

Polar bears, leopards, elephants, sharks. Animal center features an African Savanna, Asian Forest, Bear park, PPG Aquarium & Kids Kingdom.

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The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens

The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens

Garden estate with exhibits & cafe. This estate showcasing life circa 1905 has a Car & Carriage Museum & elegant cafe with garden views.

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Trundle Manor

Trundle Manor

Unique oddities, escape room & events. Offbeat 1910 home featuring antique taxidermy & other kooky oddities, plus an escape room & events.

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Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

Trails among display gardens & woodlands. Themed gardens, a dogwood meadow & woodlands with a lotus pond, laced with walking trails.

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The Living Dead Museum & Gift Shop

The Living Dead Museum & Gift Shop

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Fern Hollow Nature Center

Fern Hollow Nature Center

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Old Economy Village Visitor Center

Old Economy Village Visitor Center

Historic 19th century Harmonist village. Preserved 19th century village set up by Harmonist religious group with homes & working buildings.

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Planet Bounce Pittsburgh - South Star - Tanger Outlets

Planet Bounce Pittsburgh - South Star - Tanger Outlets

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Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

Scenic 4-mile ride & streetcar exhibit. Museum where visitors can board restored trolley cars & ride to a building housing old streetcars.

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Harmony Museum

Harmony Museum

Local history museum & event site. Museum devoted to Harmony featuring artifacts showcasing the town's 250-year history, plus events.

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Neighborhood North - Museum of Play

Neighborhood North - Museum of Play

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Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village

Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village

Archaeological site & an 1800s village. Prehistoric shelter under a rocky ledge, plus a 19th-century village with blacksmith demonstrations.

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Buttermilk Falls Natural Area

Buttermilk Falls Natural Area

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Museum of Ceramics

Museum of Ceramics

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Beatty Park

Beatty Park

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Oglebay Institute Glass Museum

Oglebay Institute Glass Museum

Art, crafts & a glass-blowing demo. Museum featuring a collection of glass art & various crafts, plus glass-blowing demonstrations.

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Schrader Environmental Education Center

Schrader Environmental Education Center

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Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum

Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum

Classic toys & model train layouts. Nostalgic place with extensive exhibits of classic toys as well as operating model train layouts.

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ISKCON New Vrindaban Inc.

ISKCON New Vrindaban Inc.

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The Children's Museum of the Ohio Valley

The Children's Museum of the Ohio Valley

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SMART-Center and SMART Centre Market

SMART-Center and SMART Centre Market

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Wheeling Centre Market

Wheeling Centre Market

Local shops & eateries since 1853. Established in 1853, this market district is home to a variety of locally owned stores & eateries.

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