People and Places to Follow

Nature

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To Learn:

Sisters PGH:  SisTers PGH is a BLACK and TRANS led non-profit organization that serves QTBIPOC (Queer Trans Black Indigenous People of Color) trans, and nonbinary people within Southwestern PA.
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1Hood Media: The mission of 1Hood Media is to build liberated communities through art, education, and social justice..
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Cocoapreneaur: The mission of Cocoapreneur is to foster an environment of economic prosperity in order to ensure more sustainable neighborhoods for the historically African American communities and neighborhoods around Pittsburgh, PA.
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Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council: The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council champions the arts in Southwestern Pennsylvania, providing financial, professional, and political support for the arts and culture sector.
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August Wilson House: The building at 1727 Bedford Avenue in Pittsburgh's Hill District is at the heart of American literary history.
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Welcoming Pittsburgh: Welcoming Pittsburgh is an immigrant, refugee and asylee integration strategy launched by Mayor William Peduto in 2014. The Mayor’s Office is leading implementation of the plan through cross-sectoral partnerships. Welcoming Pittsburgh is rooted in a commitment to ensure a more livable city for all residents.
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NextPittsburgh: NEXTpittsburgh, a locally-owned business, is the must-read Pittsburgh publication about the people driving change in our city and the innovative and cool things happening here.
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Indoor Activities:

**City of Asylum: City of Asylum builds a just community by protecting and celebrating freedom of creative expression. They provide sanctuary to endangered writers and artists, so that they can continue to create and their voices are not silenced. They offer a broad range of free literary, arts, and humanities programs in a community setting to build social equity through cultural exchange. (They also have an awesome bookstore!)
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**Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden: A green oasis in the middle of Pittsburgh’s vibrant Oakland neighborhood, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens has provided a world-class garden experience to its visitors since 1893. Explore the beauty and wonders of nature at Phipps, encompassing 15 acres including a 14-room glasshouse and 23 distinct gardens.
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**National Aviary: The National Aviary is America’s only independent indoor nonprofit zoo dedicated to birds. Located in Allegheny Commons Park on Pittsburgh’s historic Northside, the National Aviary is home to more than 500 birds representing more than 150 species from around the world, many of them threatened or endangered in the wild.
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Mattress Factory: This is art you can get into. | Contemporary art museum + experimental lab featuring site-specific installations
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**Carnegie Museums: Includes Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum
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Contemporary Craft: Contemporary Craft fosters the use of traditional craft materials such as ceramic, fiber, glass, metal and wood to make art. Our community honors the history and heritage of craft, while showcasing modern, exploratory work.
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**Heinz History Center: The History Center is an educational institution that engages and inspires large and diverse audiences through programs that enable links to the past, understanding in the present, and guidance for the future by preserving regional history and presenting the American experience with a Western Pennsylvania connection.
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Pittsburgh Glass Center: Established in 2001, Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) is a nonprofit, public-access education center; an art gallery; a state-of-the-art glass studio; a community builder; and a hub for innovation and creativity. Anyone can take classes, explore the contemporary glass gallery, and watch the live hot glass demonstrations. World-renowned glass artists come here to both create and teach. 
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**Children’s Museum: The mission of Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is to provide innovative and inclusive museum experiences that inspire kindness, joy, creativity and curiosity for all learners.
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Brewhouse Association: Brew House Association provides creative space and support for people to connect to and expand their relationship with the arts.
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Outdoor Activities:

BikePGH: BikePGH is transforming our streets to make biking and walking commonplace for all Pittsburghers in order to improve our quality of life and reduce the harmful effects of car dependence in our communities.
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**Pittsburgh Zoo: The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium strives to foster positive, lifelong connections between animals and people. Whether through our exhibits, educational programs, or our many conservation projects, our goal is to make certain the Earth remains a suitable home for all life by our discovery of the interconnectedness of the natural world.
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**Duquesne Incline and Mt. Washington Overlook: Take a step back in time on a century-old cable car and see the best views of downtown Pittsburgh while riding one of the few remaining inclines in the country.
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**Venture Outdoors and Kayak Pittsburgh: Since 2001, our team of Outdoor Educators and Volunteer Trip Leaders have guided people of all ages and stages to hike, bike, run, paddle, geocache, and more.
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**Pittsburgh History and Landmark Foundation Walking Tours: Recognized as one of the nation’s most innovative and effective nonprofit historic preservation organizations, PHLF works to: identify and save historically significant places; renew historic neighborhoods, towns, and urban areas; preserve historic farms and historic designed landscapes; and
educate people about the Pittsburgh region’s rich architectural heritage.
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