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| - I was trying to decide whether to visit the Carnegie Museum of Art or the Museum of Natural History, and decided to go with the art museum first. Lo and behold, your admission ticket to one gets you into the other at no charge, and they're connected so you don't even have to go outside. Score!
So, two great museums for the price of one. The art museum, even on a Saturday afternoon, was not crowded. The galleries don't have the most intuitive layout, and I kept feeling like I was missing something as I walked through the smallish rooms. Still, it was pretty easy to find the collections that most interested me. The photography exhibit has some fantastic portraits and slices of Pittsburgh history.
The natural history museum, on the other hand, was full of kids of all ages running around among the dinosaur skeletons. I spent less time wandering the exhibits of gemstones and preserved animals than I had spent with the art, but still recommend checking out the badass dioramas of North American and African wildlife.
Overall, a worthwhile diversion on a larger scale than you'd expect in a city Pittsburgh's size, with a bonus museum in the price of your ticket.
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