Western Pennsylvania Hospital

Cameras and binoculars are musts at this spectacular viewpoint that served Native Americans as a helpful lookout over the valley.

You can spend time browsing the exhibits at Randyland in Pittsburgh. Stroll along the riverfront in this family-friendly area, or check out its top-notch restaurants.

Why not try your luck with a visit to Rivers Casino during your travels in Pittsburgh? Amble around this vibrant area's riverfront or experience its acclaimed theater scene.

Thousands of colourful wings flap and flutter as birds, both big and small, commonplace and rare, soar majestically in an exhibition of avian awesomeness.

Create a ruckus with some robots, float in zero gravity like a real astronaut and take a tour of a wartime submarine at Pittsburgh's most-visited museum.

Music, gardening, cars or art, whatever your child is into, this interactive museum will teach them the science behind their favourite things.