[quote name='strayfoxx']I've waited for this thread to die down somewhat so I wasnt hijacking it, but Im moving to Morgantown in August. So what are some fun things to do in Pittsburgh? I heard of a restaurant where they put whole potatoes on a normal sandwich but thats about it.......[/QUOTE]
No problem strayfoxx. The sandwhich you're talking about is from a restaurant called Primanti Bros'. It's bomb. They put slaw and fries on everything.
You should definitely check out all three sporting events. Go to a Penguins game, a Pirates game at #1ranked most beautiful PNC Park, go check out the Steelers kick ass at Heinz field too.
YOu may want to check out the point, there used to be a french fort there in rev. war times. There are inclines, which are like trolley cars on crack that climb way more vertically than they do horizontally. The view is so cool, that coupled with a dinner at "Monterey Bay" it makes the best date you could ever have; I like to call that date "The Panty Dropper." The incline is only like $2 so the date isn't even that expensive except for dinner.
For drinking/dancing there are four main areas:
1. Strip district (older crowd, can be yuppyish, pricey drinks, classy clubs)
2. Oakland (hard core college area, cheap drinks, dirt floors, puke in bathrooms, easy co-eds)
3. Shady Side (grad school crowd mixed w/ college, a little more pricey than oakland, quite liberal, good food and drink).
4. Southside, a couple mile-long strip of nothing but bars, pizza, bars, tattoo parlors, and more bars. They range from 50 year old places frequented by retired steel workers and union boys, to trance dance clubs to chill college bars, sports bars, you name it).
WHen you get here, take a "Just Ducky" tour, you get to ride in a WWII amphibious APC, and learn alot about the city and it's history. This city is also FULL of fantastic museums: the Carnegie Musuem of Art and Natural History is pretty cool, and a dirt cheap thing to do. If you're into theatre (not movies, like plays), thats pretty big here, as there are venues downtown like "The Benedum Center" and in the S.Side like "City Theatre" on Bingham St.
Oh and if you like bridges, you'll like Pgh, we have more than ANY other city in the entire WORLD (except Venice but c'mon, thats not even
in fair).
[quote name='jbuck138']How about the Smokey Mountains? Stay in Gatlinburg. It seems like you are interested in outdoor activities and there are plenty of outdoor activities w/in the Smokey Mountains.[/QUOTE]
I was there less than a year ago. Ever heard of "Tail of the dragon"? Yeah...I slayed that shit on a BMW K1200RS. I kept all my parts off of the tree of shame too, thank G-d. I had no idea what the Smokey mountains were. I knew "OF" them but had no idea how beautiful and big and dense (and beautiful, did I say that already) they were. We stayed in Cherokee, which is right where NC, SC, TN, and some other state come together IIRC.
Dmaul I've been to M-town a dozen times or so. Every
ing time, without exception, I had one of the best times of my life...well, my college life at least. The people there (that I knew) were a
in blast. I had friends from HS down there when I wentn to Pitt, so I went down there for some shows, some football, and lots of partying. Who knows, maybe I stood next to you inline for nitrous shots once or twice, lol.
