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| - I lived outside of New York for 7 years. We went to theaters, clubs, restaurants, yet I NEVER went to any of the museums or any of the tourist sights. Why? Because I could do that anytime, right? Then I left and I look back and think, "Why the hell didn't I go to the Empire State building?" Now, every time I go back to NY, I try to knock off at least one tourist thing and one museum, in addition to the usual list of restaurants, etc.
I realized I was about to fall in to the same trap here in Pittsburgh. I've been here a year and eaten about about every conceivable restaurant in the city, been to most of the bars, but I haven't been to many of the attractions that people talk about that make the city so great.
So I have made a list--a list of things to do in Pittsburgh if I were a tourist. And every Saturday, I will do at least "One Cool Thing in Pittsburgh." Today was day one--and today was THE CARNEGIE MUSEUMS in Oakland.
My first comment is, man, am I tired. That is one big museum. We started out by visiting the Biennial exhibition--a collection of Pittsburgh Artists. The work was mixed--the photography exhibition was strong; I was a little underwhelmed by some of the other work--but either way, it was awesome to see the work on display and it speaks to the vibrant arts scene here.
The layout of the permanent collection is one of the most logical and easily flowing I've ever seen. And the collections, while not huge, are all solid. Definitely the 'right' pieces for someone who wants a nice overview of a period of time.
We were already tired by the time we got through the second floor (we never did go down to one) collection and decided we had to at least check out the dinosaurs.
Awesome.
Got some geological history on the way. By the time we saw the T Rex, we were both in need of a beer. As we walked out, we upgraded our tickets to a dual membership. We'll definitely be back.
Can't wait to see what's next on the list.
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