Gene Sanes

Get active at Highland Park. Located in the Highland Park neighborhood, the municipal park of the same name offers a variety of outdoor activities for people of all ages during all seasons. Visit the Pittsburgh Zoo to see the wildlife, learn about the importance of drinking water at the reservoirs, climb up Mount Bigelow or take advantage of the two sand volley ball courts, tennis courts, walking trails, and playgrounds.

View unique local art you can really get into at the Mattress Factory Art Museum. By get into, we mean you can enter a few of the room-sized installations created by in-residence artists. One of the few museums of its kind, the Mattress Factory presents groundbreaking forays into the world of social media not seen elsewhere.

Attack Theatre is known for combining "ninja-like intensity" with their dance-based performances. This theatre troupe presents a variety of traditional and non-traditional entertainment in modern dance, original live music, multimedia and interdisciplinary art forms. See them in their home city or on one of their national and international tours.