The Cathedral of Learning
Unmistakable on the city’s skyline, University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning is the centerpiece of the Oakland main campus and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Commissioned in […]
Tag Archives: tourism
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
A landmark on the National Register of Historic Places, the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens were founded in 1893 by steel and real-estate magnate Henry Phipps as a gift to […]
The Andy Warhol Museum
Located in the North Shore district of The Steel City, the Andy Warhol Museum holds an extensive collection and archive of works by the Pittsburgh-born pop art icon. Spanning seven […]
Out and About: Pittsburgh
Known both at the “Steel City” and the “City of Bridges”, Pittsburgh is located in south west Pennsylvania at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers. The second […]
Osaka Temples and Shrines
Osaka is known for its trendy shopping and street food scenes, but like many cities in Japan has a rich cultural history that is reflected in its many temples and […]
The Vigeland Sculpture Park
Norway’s most popular attraction is located in the heart of its capital. With somewhere between one and two million visitors a year, Frogner Park and its installation of sculptures by […]
From Stavanger to Odda: Ryfylke
On Day 3 of our Norwegian Adventure, it was time to hit the road for some real long distance driving. Having spent the night in Stavanger followed by a giant […]
Old Stavanger by Night
Stavanger is Norway’s third largest city, and fourth largest by population. It is also known as the country’s oil capital, home to energy behemoth Statoil and numerous off-shore drilling sites. […]
