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5 Pittsburgh
Nobody expects Pittsburgh to be as beautiful as it is: from the top of the Duquesne Incline, dozens of yellow bridges spread out over a river confluence. It’s also a city with plenty of heart – Pittsburgh goes mad over its black and yellow-clad sports teams – and the Strip brims with unpretentious, family-run, multicultural places to eat. The arts scene is impressive too, with the six-floor Warhol Museum the pick of the bunch. Dedicated to local lad Andy Warhol, it’s home to many of his classic pop art works, but it’s most fascinating when it gets biographical and looks at the impact of the pop art movement. The most delightful attraction, however, is the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh. The gigantic 42-storey Gothic behemoth is home to a series of Nationality Rooms styled on everything from a Ghanaian village courtyard to an Indian monastery.
London airport can book direct routes from Manchester, such as Houston with Singapore Airlines, or consider flying via Dublin, which offers pre-clearance for US customs
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Austin
The Texan capital is way cooler than bigger rivals Dallas and Houston. There’s a phenomenal live music scene, for which the annual SXSW festival is merely the tip of the iceberg, and locals will seriously fight over which is the best among dozens of fantastic barbecue joints. Attraction-wise, the Bullock Texas State History Museum offers a fascinating trawl through the Lone Star State’s heritage, while the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum makes for a fascinating snapshot into the 1960s and the Civil Rights battle. Outdoors, the spring-fed Barton Springs Pool is one of the greatest urban swims on Earth, and the evening spectacle at the Congress Avenue Bridge – where hundreds of thousands of bats take flight – is astonishing.
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14 MAY 2020
travelweekly.co.uk
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