Pittsburgh offers numerous advantages, starting with a central location and easy access via Pittsburgh International Airport, opened in 1992 and today ranked among the world's most efficient and passenger-friendly airports. Pittsburgh today sparkles as America's Renaissance city with advanced manufacturing, software engineering, robotics, banking, health care and tourism driving the region's economy. Five first-class downtown hotels stand within easy walking distance of dozens of cultural venues, historical sites, professional sports, arenas, parks, shopping, restaurants and attractions. Music, theater and dance abound in the cultural district downtown, while art is everywhere, from the great masters at The Carnegie to the bad-boy wit of Andy Warhol at The Andy Warhol Museum. The heart of Pittsburgh, though, lies in its 88 distinct neighborhoods and the mix of old-world charm and modern tastes you will find there.
Antique shops share space alongside neighborhood corner stores.
German, Italian, Scotch-Irish, Greek and Slovak communities thrive. Pittsburgh is a city of pleasant surprises. Mostly hidden by the hills that surround it, the city literally bursts upon visitors who arrive through tunnels, across bridges, or along scenic hillside roadways. Pittsburgh's spectacular rebirth is apparent not only in new buildings, parks and transportation systems, but in philosophy as well.