25 Cool Things to See + Do

1. Ride the 130-year-old Duquesne Incline to the top of Pittsburgh's Mount Washington.
2. Dig in to the specialty of the house at Pittsburgh's Primanti's Restaurants, where the fries and cole slaw come on the sandwich, not on the side.
3. Take in a Pirates baseball game overlooking Pittsburgh's skyline at PNC Park.
4. Sip high tea in the lobby of the beautiful Omni William Penn Hotel, downtown Pittsburgh.
5. Discover agri-tourism and visit a farm or farm event in Butler County.
6. Visit the Brooklyn Bridge without leaving the state, in Saxonburg, Butler County, home to a replica honoring native bridge designer John Roebling.
7. Reach out and touch pop art in The Andy Warhol Museum's room of "Silver Clouds."
8. Meet Koda and Nuka, resident polar bears at Water's Edge in Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium.
9. Shop till you drop at Prime Outlets in Grove City, Mercer County, one of America's top 10 outlet centers with over 140 favorite brand names stores.
10. Tee off in Butler County which has more golf courses per capita than most areas of the country.
11. Cycle from Washington, D.C., to Pittsburgh, if you dare, along the Great Allegheny Passage.
12. Take a Just Ducky Tour from Station Square and quack, quack, quack to your heart's content.
13. Say "Cheese" in front of the world's largest Big Mac at the Big Mac® Museum Restaurant.
14. Bring your camera during fall foliage to Greene County, rated one of the best places to see autumn's majestic colors.
15. Go on a "green" building tour of Pittsburgh, starting at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, the largest green convention center in the world.
16. Step back in time with the third-largest Old-Order Amish community in New Wilmington and Volant, Lawrence County.
17. Experience the Underground Railroad movement in Indiana County's Blairsville area, with a stop at the Underground Railroad and Transportation Museum.
18. Discover 47 covered bridges in their pastoral settings located throughout Pittsburgh and its Countryside.
19. Get tickets to CLO's summer Broadway productions in Pittsburgh's Cultural District.
20. Experience Sunset Tours at Fallingwater and House on Kentuck Knob in the heart of the Laurel Highlands.
21. Celebrate the life of Jimmy Stewart at the annual festival in his name held every May in his hometown of Indiana, Indiana County.
22. Go bar-hopping on Pittsburgh's South Side on a Saturday night.
23. Experience the story of steelmaking through art, music and history at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg.
24. Attend the annual PirateFest at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center and meet your favorite Pirates baseball players, past and present.
25. Spend a summer's day at Kennywood, an authentic 1890's amusement park.

And here are seven more things to see and do, only in 2008

1. Meet Pittsburgh sports heroes from every era at the 250th anniversary celebration of the "Federated Investors Parade of Champions" at the Heinz History Center, June 20-22.
2. Boast about breaking the Guinness World Record at the Carnegie Music Hall where over 600 couples renewed their wedding vows as part of the 250th anniversary of Pittsburgh.
3. Celebrate 250 years of Pittsburgh history at the event of the season on October 4 commemorating the opening of the revitalized Point State Park.
4. Ring those cow bells for Tour de France style cyclists crossing the finish line during the "American Eagle Outfitters Tour of Pennsylvania Bike Race," June 28-29.
5. Be inspired by artistic lighting projected onto buildings throughout Pittsburgh and Oakland during Pittsburgh 250 Festival of Lights beginning in October.
6. Take part in the completion of Great Allegheny Passage by participating in the PNC Legacy Trail Ride ending at Point State Park on Saturday, Oct. 4.
7. Learn why Pittsburgh is known as a place where great ideas are born at the Heinz History Center's Innovators Exhibition opening in November.