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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Bicycle Heaven Museum
There are hundreds of bikes and other non-bike quirky toys and things. Eye candy everywhere. Unique restrooms. The bike used by the Monkees. Beatle bikes. They even have Harley Davidson bicycles!
[Sumoflam, 10/11/2021]Bicycle Heaven Museum:- Address:
- Columbus Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
- Directions:
- RJ Casey Industrial Park. 1800 Preble and Columbus Ave., behind the riverfront bike trail.
- Hours:
- Daily, business hours. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 412-734-4034
- Admission:
- Free, donations welcome.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Giant Roof Spider
Huge spider sits atop a porch roof in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood. What started as a Halloween attraction has turned into a year-round arachnid who often dresses up for the seasons.
[Tyler W., 04/18/2021]Roof Spider:- Address:
- 707 Klemont Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
- Directions:
- From Forest Ave. turn onto Klemont Ave. It's the fourth house past Glarius Ave., on the left.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Last Wooden Street in Pennsylvania
A dead-end street, only 250 feet long, privately paved in 1914 with 26,000 wooden blocks. Pittsburgh wanted to pave it over with asphalt in 1985, but the people who live on the street convinced the city to restore it instead.
[The Dunlaps, 01/16/2021]Last Wooden Street in Pennsylvania:- Address:
- Roslyn Place, Pittsburgh, PA
- Directions:
- East side of the city in the Shadyside neighborhood. Intersects the north side of Ellsworth Ave. just east of S. Aiken Ave.
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Bayernhof Museum: Music Machines
Amazing museum with a collection of music boxes, other antique automatic music machines, and thousands of other antique and unique items. The tour feels more like an exploration; the building itself boasts 22-rooms, an observatory, secret passages, an Italian wine cellar and cave, and an indoor pool in a room designed to look like you're in the tropics. Each room has so many unique items and features; there's a surprise around every corner. Or behind every bookcase...
[Amanda j, 09/21/2020]Bayernhof Museum: Music Machines:- Address:
- 225 St. Charles Place, Pittsburgh, PA
- Directions:
- Northeast of the city. From Kittanning Pike turn southeast onto Harding Rd/Grove St./Alleyne Drive. Drive a half-mile. Turn right onto St. Charles Place and drive to the gated driveway at the end.
- Hours:
- Tours by appt only. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 412-782-4231
- Admission:
- $10, cash only
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Big L.L. Bean Boot
The L.L. Bean at this Pittsburgh-area mall hosts a ten-or-so-foot-tall boot outside its doors, similar to the footwear giants in Maine and elsewhere. A sign warns, "Do not climb on the boot."
[Andrew McLaughlin, 08/09/2020]Big L.L. Bean Boot:- Address:
- 1000 Ross Park Mall Drive, Pittsburgh, PA
- Directions:
- Ross Park Mall. North side of the city. Drive up the hill to the mall from McKnight Rd and look for the L.L. Bean on the mall's west side. The boot is on the store's northwest corner.
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Multi-millionaire "Chuck" Brown had the house built not all that long ago, from 1976 to 1982, then died at age 62. It took years to catalog everything inside, then Bayernhof opened to visitors in 2004, which had always been Chuck's wish.