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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attractions

Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in Pittsburgh and the surrounding area. Steel City offers Mr. Rogers tributes, Andy Warhol's stuffed dog, and the world's largest public collection of Catholic relics. George Romero filmed his early Living Dead films in Pittsburgh suburbs, where there are several destinations for classic zombiephiles.

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  • 5,000 Relics in St. Anthony's Chapel

    5,000 Relics in St. Anthony's Chapel

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    World's largest public collection of Catholic relics, holy bodily remains in Pittsburgh's bit o' heaven, a chapel built specifically for their display.

  • Randyland

    Randyland

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Two multi-story buildings and an adjacent lot have been transformed into a candy-colored playscape by resident artist Randy Gilson.

  • Trundle Manor - House of Oddities

    Trundle Manor - House of Oddities

    Swissvale, Pennsylvania

    Curated by artists Mr. Arm and Velda von Minx, Trundle Manor exhibits dead things in jars, vintage taxidermy, antique medical devices, weaponry, coffins, sculptures and more.

  • Big Jim: Giant Gunslinger

    Big Jim: Giant Gunslinger

    Bentleyville, Pennsylvania

    A gunslinger, 20 feet tall with an impressively long barrel on his six-shooter, defends a motel.

  • Night of the Living Dead Cemetery

    Night of the Living Dead Cemetery

    Evans City, Pennsylvania

    The graveyard where the opening scene was filmed from the movie that eventually turned zombies into a pop culture commodity. A zombie fan pilgrimage site.

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