{"id":790,"date":"2016-08-05T14:04:13","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T18:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.pittsburgh.wordcamp.org\/?p=790"},"modified":"2016-08-09T09:08:25","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T13:08:25","slug":"visiting-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pittsburgh.wordcamp.org\/2016\/visiting-pittsburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Downtown Pittsburgh is an extremely walk-able city, and there&#8217;s a lot to see and do when you&#8217;re there.<\/p>\n<h2>Directions<\/h2>\n<p>The Art Insitute of Pittsburgh is located at 420 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15219<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+Art+Institute+of+Pittsburgh\/@40.437075,-80.00007,17z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8834f150efc786b7:0x10efb36f05918994!8m2!3d40.4373753!4d-79.9995054?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Google Maps Directions<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Hotels<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a place to stay, there are many hotel options in Downtown Pittsburgh. Most of them charge for parking in addition to your stay. If you are driving to Pittsburgh and are looking for a cheaper option, the hotels in Green\u00a0Tree are just outside of downtown. You would then need to drive into downtown, where Saturday parking is usually in the $5 to $6 range for the day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sheraton Station Square <\/strong><br \/>\nStation Square<br \/>\nPittsburgh, PA 15219<br \/>\n(412) 261-2000<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheratonstationsquare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.sheratonstationsquare.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Station Square is just a short walk\/drive across the Smithfield Street Bridge from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. If you happen to venture there, you&#8217;ll have access to something uniquely Pittsburgh &#8211; the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.duquesneincline.org\/\">Duquesne Incline<\/a>. You can ride the incline up the hill to Mount Washington and take in the gorgeous view of Downtown Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pittsburgh Marriott City Center <\/strong><br \/>\n112 Washington Place<br \/>\nPittsburgh, PA 15219<br \/>\n(412) 471-4000<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marriott.com\/hotels\/travel\/pitdt-pittsburgh-marriott-city-center\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.marriott.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh Downtown<\/b><br \/>\n250 Forbes Avenue<br \/>\nPittsburgh, PA 15222<br \/>\n(412) 281-5557<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/pennsylvania\/hilton-garden-inn-pittsburgh-downtown-PITFAGI\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Doubletree by Hilton Hotel &amp; Suites Pittsburgh Downtown<\/strong><br \/>\nOne Bigelow Square<br \/>\nPittsburgh, PA 15219<br \/>\n(412) 281-5800<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/doubletree3.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/pennsylvania\/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-and-suites-pittsburgh-downtown-PITDTDT\/index.html\">http<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/doubletree3.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/pennsylvania\/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-and-suites-pittsburgh-downtown-PITDTDT\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">:\/\/doubletree3.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/pennsylvania\/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-and-suites-pittsburgh-downtown-PITDTDT\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown \u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n600 Commonwealth Place<br \/>\nPittsburgh, PA 15222<br \/>\n(412) 391-4600<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wyndhamgrandpittsburgh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.wyndhamgrandpittsburgh.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can get more information about accomodations in on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.downtownpittsburgh.com\/play\/accommodations\" target=\"_blank\">Downtown Pittsburgh website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are also some accomodations available a little outside the city, along the most common route from the Airport into the city:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hampton Inn Pittsburgh\/Greentree<\/strong><br \/>\n555 Trumbull Dr.<br \/>\nPittsburgh, PA 15205<br \/>\n<a class=\"fl r-iAI9GosZfULE\" title=\"Call via Hangouts\">(412) 922-0100<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hamptoninn3.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/pennsylvania\/hampton-inn-pittsburgh-greentree-PITGNHX\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/hamptoninn3.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/pennsylvania\/hampton-inn-pittsburgh-greentree-PITGNHX\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh West-Green Tree<br \/>\n<\/strong>401 Holiday Dr.<br \/>\nPittsburgh, PA 15220<br \/>\n<a class=\"fl r-iJs0vShQ2nYM\" title=\"Call via Hangouts\">(412) 922-8100<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihg.com\/crowneplaza\/hotels\/us\/en\/pittsburgh\/pitgr\/hoteldetail\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ihg.com\/crowneplaza\/hotels\/us\/en\/pittsburgh\/pitgr\/hoteldetail<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>airbnb<\/h2>\n<p>Pittsburgh also has a few listings on airbnb, though most are outside of the downtown core and are not walkable to the venue.<\/p>\n<h2>Airport<\/h2>\n<p>The closest airport is <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flypittsburgh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh International Airport<\/a> (PIT)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh International Pittsburgh<br \/>\n1000 Airport Blvd.<br \/>\nPittsburgh, PA 15231<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re flying into Pitsburgh, here&#8217;s some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flypittsburgh.com\/transportation\" target=\"_blank\">transportation options available at the airport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Public Transit<\/h2>\n<p>Pittsburgh does have a limited bus and light rail system, though service is limited in many areas on the weekend. Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.portauthority.org\" target=\"_blank\">Port Authority&#8217;s Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh also has Uber and Lyft.<\/p>\n<h2>Parking Near the Art Institute<\/h2>\n<p>There are lots of places to park in the area. Below are some of the closer parking garages. If you&#8217;re staying at an area hotel, you might want to ask if there&#8217;s shuttle service available if you want to avoid driving in an unfamiliar city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>InterPark Garage<\/strong><br \/>\n200 Smithfield St.<br \/>\nPittsburgh, PA 15222<br \/>\n<a class=\"widget-pane-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pittsburgh.interparkonline.com\/ALLIES-GARAGE-SELF-PARK\/Location\/PI003\" target=\"_blank\">pittsburgh.interparkonline.com<br \/>\n<\/a>*This garage\u00a0is the closest to the Art Institute and has reasonable day rates on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pittsburgh Parking Authority Garage<\/strong><br \/>\n232 Boulevard of the Allies<br \/>\nPittsburgh, PA 15222<br \/>\n<a class=\"widget-pane-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pittsburghparking.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">pittsburghparking.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pittsburgh Parking Authority &#8211; Third Avenue Garage<br \/>\n<\/strong>238 4th Ave.<br \/>\nPittsburgh, PA 15222<br \/>\n<a class=\"widget-pane-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pittsburghparking.com\/third-avenue\" target=\"_blank\">pittsburghparking.com<\/a><br \/>\n*This garage has been under construction and has some limited parking areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Downtown Pittsburgh is an extremely walk-able city, and there&#8217;s a lot to see and do when you&#8217;re there. Directions The Art Insitute of Pittsburgh is located at 420 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Google Maps Directions Hotels If &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburgh.wordcamp.org\/2016\/visiting-pittsburgh\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"assistive-text\">Visiting Pittsburgh<\/span>  <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7300942,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[811501],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wordcamp-pittsburgh-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6CvCx-cK","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pittsburgh.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pittsburgh.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pittsburgh.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pittsburgh.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7300942"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pittsburgh.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=790"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/pittsburgh.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":794,"href":"https:\/\/pittsburgh.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790\/revisions\/794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pittsburgh.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pittsburgh.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pittsburgh.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}