| Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the | | | | - Andy Warhol Museum |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 | | | | - Carnegie Museum of Art |
| census, the city itself had a population of 334,569, | | | | - Carnegie Museum of Natural History |
| with 2,358,695 in the metropolitan area. | | | | - Carnegie Science Center |
| Pittsburgh is built at the confluence of three rivers | | | | - National Aviary |
| (the Allegheny River, Monongahela River and the Ohio | | | | - Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium |
| River), with the downtown area in the triangular | | | | - Three Rivers Arts Festival |
| portion of land formed by the rivers. The city is well | | | | Here is some more information about the area: - |
| known for its spectacular skyline of skyscrapers and | | | | Some of the major companies headquartered in |
| bridges, the latter giving rise to two of its nicknames | | | | Pittsburgh include Heinz, PPG Industries and U.S. Steel. |
| "The City of Bridges" and "The Bridge Capital". | | | | - Perhaps the most famous educational institution in |
| As well as "The City of Bridges" and "The Bridge | | | | Pittsburgh is Carnegie Mellon University, which is a |
| Capital", Pittsburgh also has a variety of other | | | | private research university that was founded by |
| nicknames, including "City of Champions", "The 'Burgh" | | | | Andrew Carnegie in 1900. |
| and "The College City". There are also nicknames | | | | - The main airport for Pittsburgh is Pittsburgh |
| linked to the city's industrial past such as "Iron City", | | | | International Airport. |
| "Steel City" and "Steel Town", and from the new | | | | - Sports teams in Pittsburgh include the baseball |
| industries that have arisen in the city such as | | | | team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the ice hockey team, |
| "Roboburgh", which relates to Pittsburgh's growing | | | | the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the NFL American |
| robotics industry. | | | | football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. |
| Attractions in Pittsburgh include: | | | | |