Updated on: 01/25/19The Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show, aptly themed “Eye Candy” for 2019, brings these two beautiful plants (both favorites of ours) to the forefront of the Conservatory. Booking.com As always with our show features, we wanted to share a few of our favorite rooms from this show and hope you'll make it out to visit for yourselves! The Palm Court The Palm Court is always a favorite spot for us when visiting...
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Updated on: 12/23/18Burgh Bits and Bites is a popular food walking tour company in Pittsburgh with numerous tours throughout the city's neighborhoods. Booking.com But this company is also expanding to include tours outside the city limits, and one of their first of this style tour is in the historic borough of Saxonburg- located about 45 minutes northeast of the city. We were guest of the Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau on...
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Updated on: 12/13/18One type of attraction we haven't covered much of on this site has been abandoned locations. Booking.com This is mostly by design as we are not comfortable recommending readers to trespass, break-in, or perform illegal activities in order to check a spot out. (Likewise, we do not do these ourselves either). But at Yellow Dog Village in Worthington, PA (near Kittanning), with advanced permission and payment, you can...
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Updated on: 10/16/18Getting out into nature can mean a number of things, be it hiking, doing adventure activities, or for some, hunting. Booking.com We're not really hunters, but we do appreciate getting out into nature to enjoy sporting clays. At the Nemacolin Shooting Academy in the Laurel Highlands, we got just that! A Large Shooting Academy at Nemacolin The shooting academy occupies 140 acres of property near the Nemacolin...
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Updated on: 01/16/19The Rivers of Steel maintains a number of historical sites in southwestern Pennsylvania, with one of the most notable being the Carrie Furnaces in Rankin/Swissvale (just southeast of the city). Booking.com In 2018 the nonprofit launched a new riverboat tour that takes place on Pittsburgh's three rivers. This one takes patrons on a journey through Pittsburgh's history, laying out where we've come from as a city and...
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