The purpose of college is to learn and prepare for your future career, but it’s also the last time you get to be adventurous and wild before you get a “real” job. Take advantage of your remaining time as a student and explore! The following is a list of activities you should engage in while you are an undergraduate in Pittsburgh.
Places to Go
1. Mt. Washington, for one of the best views in the country
2. Mattress Factory
3. Carnegie Science Center
4. Andy Warhol Museum
5. Carnegie Museum of Natural History
6. Randy Land
7. Phipps Botanical Gardens
8. The highest floor you can get to in the Cathedral of Learning for the ~views~
9. The Pittsburgh Zoo
10. Kennywood
11. Sandcastle Waterpark
Food to eat
12. ANYTHING with fries on it
13. Half-off Porch pizza (after 9pm on weekdays; we recommend the Bianca)
14. Pams for brunch
15. Crazy grilled cheese at The Yard
16. Tacos from Täkō or Condado (Las Palmas if you don’t want to go Downtown)
Alcohol-themed activities (for you 21+ people)
17. Go to Hofbräuhaus on a Thursday night
18. Dance in a shitty frat party basement (emphasis on the shitty)
19. Attend a tailgate
20. Get your horns at Peter’s on your 21st birthday
21. Get a big azz margarita from Mad Mex
22. Eat Campus Deli while under the influence
23. Drunkenly order an Antoons pizza with powdered sugar
24. Sing G-door karaoke
Things to do
25. Join the “Cathy Club”
26. Attend a Pitt football game (even though we are trash!!)
27. Attend a Pitt basketball game (even though we are trash!!!!!!)
28. Enroll in a really silly elective a la “Vampire: Blood and Empire” or “Russian Fairy Tales”
29. See a show at the Benedum Center
30. Participate in research, an internship or a co-op
31. Post a photo of queen Cathy to your insta
32. Go to a Pirates Game and see the view of the city
33. Watch a Pens game in a bar
34. Tour the Nationality Rooms
35. Sign up for a free activity through Pitt Arts
36. Go to The Point (and catch the sunset)
37. Have a picnic in Schenley Park
38. Go to Light Up Night in November
39. Go kayaking with a view of the city
40. Drive through the Fort Pitt Tunnel and do your best to re-create the scene from The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Photos: All author’s own, except 4