Moonshot Muse
The blast furnaces and rolling mills of Pittsburgh have been replaced by education and technology. One side of the brand new Moonshot Museum inside the HQ of space robotics company Astrobotic Technology Inc. is a glass wall where you can watch real lunar landers and rovers being built and readied to fly to the Moon. The interactive exhibits deal with the future of human space exploration.
Frank Lloyd Wright

Take a one hour trip southeast of Pittsburgh to the Laurel Highlands where there are two iconic houses designed by famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The first is Fallingwater, built in the late 1930s, into a cliff of waterfalls. This building put the architect on the map and still contains all his original fittings and artwork. Even now, its situation still astonishes, the various levels cantilevered out over the water.
Twenty minutes away is one of the last houses he designed before he died, again integrated into the middle of nature, but this time on the wooded hillside of Kentuck Knob. There are tremendous views across the Youghiogheny River Gorge where you might be tempted to go white water rafting. The small village of Ohiopyle nearby is the base for picking up a boat, or setting off hiking or biking
Factfile
INFO: Visit Pittsburgh has information about the city.
GO: Return fares with British Airways from London Heathrow to Pittsburgh start from £505. Operating year-round on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, the flight departs London at 16:45 and lands in Pittsburgh at 19:50 local time, taking eight hours 15 minutes.
STAY: Rooms at TRYP by Wyndham Pittsburgh/Lawrenceville start from $159 (£134).
VISIT: Great Allegheny Passage (GAP Trail) with Golden Triangle Bike Rentals – bike hire from $20 (£17) for 2 hours, $30 (£25) for 4 hours, $40 (£33.50) for full day. Pittsburgh guided tour costs $35 (£30) per person (2-2.5 hours)
Mattress Factory – entry costs $20 (£17) per adult and $15 (£12.50) for seniors and students (children under 6 go free)
Carnegie Museum of Art – entry costs $20 (£17) per adult and $12 (£10) per child or student (includes entry to both museums of art and natural history).
The Andy Warhol Museum – entry costs $20 (£17) per adult and $10 (£8.50) per child.
The Clemente Museum –tours cost $21 (£17.50) per person.
Moonshot Museum opens in mid-October 2022.
Kentuck Knob – tours cost $28 (£28.50) per adult and $18 per child and student.
Fallingwater – guided architectural tour costs $32 (£27) per person.
EAT: ‘Burgh Bits and Bites tour of the Strip District costs $46 (£28.50) per person.
Industry Public House serves craft beer, cocktails and American comfort food.
Primanti Bros. in the Strip District serves the “almost famous Pittsburgh sandwich.”
Monterey Bay Fish Grotto serves high end seafood.
Walter’s Southern Kitchen has some of the best BBQ and southern food in the city.
Grist House and Cinderlands Warehouse both brew their own craft beer.
Article courtesy by Rupert Parker