Pittsburgh 2014
Convention 2014 – Pittsburgh
September 10 – September 14, 2014
Pittsburgh Marriott City Center 112
Washington Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone (888) 456-6600 or (412) 471-4000
$159.00 per night
Pittsburgh is Best of the World 2012
National Geographic Traveler ranked Pittsburgh as one of the best places in the world to visit in its 2012 list of the Best of the World.
Traveler sees something in Pittsburgh that you can too: our hometown spirit, great museums like the one honoring our own Andy Warhol, wonderful restaurants, museums, outdoor markets, great shopping.
Pittsburgh has reinvented itself with one of the most dramatic environmental transformations in the world. Over the past half-century, this one-time poster child for industrial pollution has emerged a clean and green city. In fact, this former “Smoky City” now ranks among the top 10 cities in the United States for certified green building space. Pittsburgh has eliminated its infamous smoke problem and has invested in restoring our rivers and trails. We helped nurse our beloved rivers back to health and have created some of the most popular outdoor recreational areas in the eastern United States. It’s fitting that Pittsburgh, the birthplace of renowned environmentalist Rachel Carson, is today a national leader in the environmental movement and a green model for cities all over the globe. Pittsburgh is proud to be home to more than 30 green buildings.
Pittsburgh also is home to Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, which is pursuing a net-zero energy and water designation as a “Living Building.”
In addition, Downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District is part of the city’s inspiring story of renewal. Once a blighted part of the city, the cultural district now includes several theaters, numerous galleries and scores of eateries. Its successful renaissance has spurred development in other parts of the city as well.