Quick Escapes Pittsburgh: 25 Weekend Getaways from the Steel City

Twenty-five great minivacations take you away from the hustle and bustle of the city: sample a range of visual and performing arts, attend unique lectures and classes, or go boating, swimming, and fishing on the Chautauqua escape; visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, tour the trendy Warehouse district, and stroll through a Costa Rican cloud forest at the Botanical Garden on the Cleveland escape; view breathtaking scenery along the New River Gorge National River, tour a former coal mine, and explore one of the best small arts towns in America on the downstate West Virginia escape.

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