First timers from Buffalo need tips for Pit and Fallingwater

We%26#39;re going to be driivng from Buffalo on a friday and back on Sunday. Want to see Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob and Pittsburgh museums and Chihuly exhibit at Botanical Gardens. Should we go right to Fallingwater and sleep nearby or sleep in Pit?Any suggestions of moderately priced American ';home cooking'; type restaurants? Any truly novel restaurants? Any other tips for first timers. I%26#39;ve been to Paris, Athens,Vegas etc but want to see Pittsburgh more than anywhere now. Expect I%26#39;ll want to return in a few months. Thanks for any help.

First timers from Buffalo need tips for Pit and Fallingwater

I think you%26#39;ll love Pittsburgh! I%26#39;ve been to Athens, Vegas and Venice, but Pitt will always have a special place in my heart...what a great city! Can%26#39;t help you with Fallingwater or Kentuck Knob, but if you stay in Pittsburgh, check out Candlewood Suites, about 10 mins outside downtown. My two fave restaurants are Church Brew Works in a renovated old church and (for lunch) Fat Heads for great sandwiches (some as big as your head) and a huge selection of great beers! For museums, definitely the Warhol and definitely, definitely the Mattress Factory for some really cool contemporary art. Have fun!

First timers from Buffalo need tips for Pit and Fallingwater

HI, I%26#39;m a local so I hope I can be of some help. I doubt if you will have enough time to do everything you want in one weekend. I would suggest Fallingwater, Kentuck Knob in the fall for the foliage. They are over an hours drive from the city. I%26#39;ve never been to the Knob but Fallingwater is fabulous. If you are in that area for a separate trip you may want to visit Ligonier, cute town, nice history museum. Carnegie museum of Natural History is a day of its own or could be combined with Phipps/ chihuly which is very close as is the Cathedral of Learning with its interesting nationality rooms. As for restraunts, there are 3 or 4 Pamelas, one in the Strip, one in Shadyside and one in Millvale. They are really good especially their pancakes and burgers. Kaya in the Strip has some unique offerings. Ride the incline from Station Square to Mt. Washington. Last year bus/T service was free in the downtown area on weekends. I%26#39;m not sure if that is still true this year.The Post Gazette has a walking tour map available. You can kayak on the Allegheny from the river park near PNC Park. I hope you enjoy your stay!

On your way to Pittsburgh, start out with a near-empty gas tank; get off at the NYThruway Angola Exit; turn right at the end of the exit ramp; proceed about a mile and make a left onto Rt. 20 (Southeastern Blvd.)

Proceed about nine miles west on Rt. 20 until you begin to see gas stations on the reservation in Irviing -- guaranteed lowest gas prices that you will find any where on your trip!!! Here%26#39;s the link for current cheapest Buffalo area gas prices:

http://www.buffalogasprices.com/

After you gas up, continue west on Rt. 20 about a mile until you cross a short two-lane bridge. You will find the Thruway%26#39;s Silver Creek-Irving interchange entrance about a quarter-mile further on the right.

but if you stay in Pittsburgh, check out Candlewood Suites, about 10 mins outside downtown.

We agree with the writer of the above. We stayed there one night (8/29/07) and it worked out very well being clean and convenient for our needs. We would stay there again. Staff is very good. Short drive into Pittsburgh downtown but make sure you have a good map or get good instructions on how to locate the hotels or go about the ciry. We love Pittsburgh and still find it a challenge to get around with all the hills and streets going all over the place. Lots of highway construction too. Still a great city!

Definitely allow two hours to enjoy Chihuly at the Phipps. From there we walked to Lulu%26#39;s Noodles on Craig (right across from Carnegie Museum of Art). We got to the museum by 1:30 to join the tour of the glass exhibit (exploring link between Venetian glass masters and U.S. artists -- including Chihuly -- over the past 50 years).

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