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Pittsburgh City Travel Tips

Once an iron foundry town and the world's largest producer of steel this city has emerged since and gotten rid of its dusty past. It is now a bustling city which got rid of its steel mills through large scale demolition becoming one of the most livable and lively cities in the country.

Tip 1 - Andy Warhol fans can get a lot of information and access to the entire collection and works of the great contemporary artist. The Andy Warhol museum has the entire film, video and art collection of Andy Warhol. Close to around 12,000 separate works of art - prints, drawings, source materials and everything that the great artist himself used can be found here.

Tip 2 - Dedicated solely to the fighting soldiers and personnel this memorial hall takes people back in time to remind them of the sacrifices of people in the armed forces. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum is one of the few places which commemorates and celebrates the contribution of the American warrior.

Tip 3 - Carnegie Museum of Natural History is an ideal place to educate children on the fields of Earth Sciences, life sciences and anthropology. Visitors can get to see different exhibits related to the mentioned categories - A Botany Hall, Section on Ancient Egypt and African Wildlife Hall. Carnegie Museum is a Pittsburgh Landmark and a must see.

Tip 4 - People who would like to learn the importance of plants as well as practice sustainable gardening and green building can visit the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh. One can experience Japanese gardens, aquatic gardens in addition to butterfly collections.

Tip 5 - Point State Park is one of the historical landmarks of Pittsburgh and was also one of the areas where the French and Indian wars took place. The Point Park is a beautiful area and ideal for visitors who wish to relax and have a lazy afternoon.
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Heinz Field

Heinz Field is an American football stadium situated down the length of the Ohio River, on the northern side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The chief purpose of Heinz Field is to serve as the home stadium of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the University of Pittsburgh Panthers.

Information on Heinz Field

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Field

Heinz Field was inaugurated in 2001, at a total cost of 281 million dollars. The stadium was made keeping in mind the historical connect that Pittsburgh had with the production of steel. A monumental total of 12000 tons of steel was used during the construction of the stadium.

The naming rights for Heinz Field were bought by the locally headquartered company, H.J. Heinz, an American food company more famous for its ketchup. According to the agreement, Heinz would pay the Pittsburgh Steelers $57 million in totality till the year 2021.

The initial construction of the stadium was started back in 1999 and the very first football match kicked of in the month of September 2001. One unique factor about the stadium is that it is one of the very few stadiums around to have a natural grass surface.

About Heinz field

Throughout the stadium's history, it has drawn flak from one and many over its natural grass surface, but the owners were forced to not switch over to an artificial surface due to constant petitioning from both coaches and players.

Heinz Field, with a total capacity of 65,050, has remained sold out since 1972 for every home game of the Steelers and is a must see for people on travel Pittsburgh.

Apart from football games, Heinz Field has memorabilia from the Panthers and Steelers. The ice hockey teams, the Pittsburgh Penguins travel to their away games from here. Heinz Field was ranked as the second best stadium in the NFL by Sports Illustrated.

Further Information on Heinz Field

http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/facilities/pitt-facilities-heinz.html

Heinz Field Address
400 Art Rooney Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Contact:
Tel: (412) 323-1200
Email: ticketoffice@steelers.nfl.com

Heinz Field Hours:
See Stadium Timeline section: http://news.steelers.com/heinzfield/stadiuminfo/

Ticket Information for the Heinz Field:
For information about stadium events and ticket pricing, visit: http://www.steelers.com/tickets-and-stadium/.

Website: http://news.steelers.com/heinzfield/

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