DESTINATIONS PITTSBURGH THE US While installation art doesn’t float


everyone’s boat, you’re bound to get swept up in the optical illusions and abstract exhibits of The Mattress Factory, where international artists work with mirrors, plants and music to challenge your perspectives (adults $20, children $15; mattress.org). Nearby Randyland is a more down-


to-earth artistic statement, bringing discarded objects together to create a whimsical backyard to wander around (admission free; randy.land). If classical is more your bag, The Frick Pittsburgh should give you your fix. The Frick family were industrialists and among the founding fathers of the city, and spent a chunk of their fortune on fine art, much of which can be seen when touring Clayton, their 19th-century home, and neighbouring Art Museum (adults $15, children $8; thefrickpittsburgh.org). If all that has you itching to unleash


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your own creative urges, head to the Glass Center where a workshop on glassblowing sees visitors fashion a paperweight or flower within an hour ($35; pittsburghglasscenter.org).


w TEAM TACTICS Sports fans are in for a ball in Pittsburgh with three arenas in the heart of town and ticket prices a snip. Last-minute bench seats at PNC Park, home of the Pirates baseball team, for


LEFT: The Mattress Factory


BELOW: PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates


example, can cost as little as $12. You can tour the ballpark too, getting a peek behind the scenes. Pittsburgh’s football team is pretty


handy. The Steelers scooped the Super Bowl four times between 1975 and 1980 and again in 2006 and 2009. A Penguins hockey game is also an all-American must-do. A thrilling family atmosphere surrounds a testosterone- fuelled battle on blades.


w FEED ME Pittsburgh’s thriving industries attracted a ream of migrants from across Europe. The workers sought home-from-home cooking and eateries sprung up around the Strip


District that backs the old railway lines and waterfront where freight was unloaded. It’s still thriving, with the offspring of early settlers continuing the tradition. Get a taster of ethnic foods, from cured sausage to hummus, pastries to pizza rolls, on a Burgh, Bits and Bites Food Tour ($43; burghfoodtour.com). For those who dig catching up-and-coming chefs before they hit the big time, there’s Smallman Galley. An open-plan dining room with four kitchens gives punters the chance to order dishes from would-be restaurateurs, who showcase their concepts and boost their coffers before taking the plunge to go it alone.


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