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Riding The GAP: Pittsburgh To Connellsville

Achievement: #75. Great Allegheny Passage Bike Trail

Come and follow us as we embark on our wildest achievement yet: a six-day, 334-mile bike ride from Pittsburgh to Washington, DC. Will we make it? Will DC even be open when we arrive? Only time will tell. For now, enjoy Leg One of our trek! Continue reading

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An Introduction To The Allegheny County Beltway System

Achievement: #57. Red Belt

Ever wonder about those Belt signs you see all around Allegheny County? Well, this year, we’ll be taking you along each route to show you Pittsburgh off the beaten path. Continue reading

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An Urban Hike Through Marshall-Shadeland

Achievement: #5. Urban Hike

Pittsburgh itself is quite a walkable city, but we also have a ton of suburbs and residential city areas that are also quite explorable. And in the ‘Burgh, we’ve got a great group that is trying to bring the lesser-known areas of town to everyone: Urban Hike. Continue reading

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Phipps Friday Nights Are Gorgeous!

Achievement: #14. Phipps Friday Nights

If you’ve ever wanted to step inside Pan’s Labyrinth (without Doug Jones chasing you down in full creeper mode, that is), you’re in luck: you can do just that every Friday night at Phipps Conservatory. Continue reading

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Gotham Nights At Pittsburgh’s ToonSeum

Achievement: #16. Visit the Toonseum | #87. Meet a Pittsburgh Celebrity

It’s no secret that we here in Pittsburgh are pretty proud of our museums. We’ve got all sorts of fine art, creepy old mummies, giant dinosaurs, and modern art, and the many museums of the ‘Burgh are high on our … Continue reading

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Free Snacks And Live Music At The Three Rivers Arts Festival

Achievement: #91. 3 Outdoor Pittsburgh Events | #94. Dancing and Statues

One of the best things about Pittsburgh in the summer is all of the awesome events that are held outdoors. We have free concerts, boat races, movies, and of course, fireworks, fireworks, fireworks. To kick off the summer season each … Continue reading

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A Tour Of The Historic Carrie Furnace Site

Achievement: #38. Wildcard - Carrie Furnace Hard Hat Tour

If you grew up in Pittsburgh, chances are, the mills were somehow a part of your life. If you didn’t have immediate family working in them, you probably had family who had once worked there and likely been laid off … Continue reading

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Shearing Da Beard With Donnie Iris And The Diesel

Achievement: #23. Wildcard - Shear Da Beard

Each year that we’ve done this list, we’ve consistently run into a particular problem: new events pop up throughout the year that we’d love to cover for the blog, but once the New Year hits, it’s too late to add … Continue reading

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First Night? More Like Best Night!

Achievement: #65. Pittsburgh First Night

Well, there’s nothing I like more than starting off a new year on the right track. And in this case, we started our year off by completing an Achievement the moment the clock turned to midnight (yes, I know, we … Continue reading

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Our Very Special Rick Sebak Cocktail Night

Achievement: #53. Watch 2 Rick Sebak Documentaries | #65. 4 Theme Drink Nights

Two weekends ago, in celebration of some weather that actually felt like Pittsburgh in December, we decided to have a what we referred to as Winter Yinzer Fest. Although we didn’t put a chair in a parking space or anything … Continue reading

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