The Best Attractions In Schenley

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01. The Andy Warhol Museum
The largest museum in the country dedicated to a single artist. Holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives from the Pittsburgh-born pop art icon Andy Warhol.

02. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
A complex of buildings and grounds set in Schenley Park. The gardens were founded in 1893. One of the greenest facilities in the world.

03. Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
One of only six major zoo and aquarium combinations in the United States. Sits on 77 acres (31 ha) of park land where it exhibits more than 4,000 animals representing 475 species, including 20 threatened or endangered species.

04. Point State Park
A Pennsylvania state park on 36 acres (150,000 m2) in Downtown. Includes the outlines and remains of two of the oldest structures in Pittsburgh, Fort Pitt and Fort Duquesne.

05. Cathedral of Learning
The centerpiece of the University of Pittsburgh's main campus in the Oakland neighborhood. The tallest educational building in the Western hemisphere; the second tallest university building in the world.

06. Sandcastle Waterpark
A water park. Located on a 67-acre (270,000 m2) piece of land along the banks of the Monongahela River. Contains fourteen water slides, several swimming pools, and a handful of other attractions.

07. Mattress Factory
A museum of contemporary art that presents art you can get into — room-sized environments, created by in-residence artists from around the world. One of few museums of its kind anywhere.

08. Market Square
A public space located in Downtown. Was home to the first courthouse, first jail (both in 1795) and the first newspaper (1786) west of the Atlantic Plain, the Pittsburgh Gazette.

09. Hartwood Acres Park
A 629-acre (255 ha) county park in Allegheny County. Cconsidered the crown jewel of the county's 12,000-acre (4,900 ha) network of nine distinct parks.

10. ToonSeum
Pittsburgh Museum of Cartoon Art: a museum devoted exclusively to the cartoon arts. One of three museums dedicated to cartoon art in the United States.

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Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens - Pittsburgh, PA

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is a complex of buildings and grounds set in Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a City of Pittsburgh historic landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The gardens were founded in 1893 by steel and real-estate magnate Henry Phipps as a gift to the City of Pittsburgh. Its purpose is to educate and entertain the people of Pittsburgh with formal gardens and various species of exotic plants. Currently, the facilities house elaborate gardens within the thirteen room conservatory itself and on the adjoining grounds. In addition to its primary flora exhibits, the sophisticated glass and metal work of the Lord & Burnham conservatory offers an interesting example of Victorian greenhouse architecture. Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens hosted dinner for many world leaders, including President Obama, for the G-20 Summit held in Pittsburgh, PA on September 24, 2009.

This video was taken on January 6, 2013. It was the final day of the season for the Winter Flower Show and Winter Light Garden.