You've come to the right place if you want to see the downtown area of this great city on foot... and while you're at it, learn about its history, its geography, its traditions, its rivers, its people. 

Pittsburgh Walking has the experienced guides who love their town and know it, top to bottom. We know where the peregrine falcons nest, we know where the famous Roebling first suspension bridge in the world was located... and we know why it was successful. We know about the Strip District, the hidden parks and fountains, the sculpture, the historic buildings. In short, we've got Pittsburgh figured out and we love to share our excitement about it!

If you love to walk, join us. If you've got limited stamina or time, we can accommodate you. Or if you want to see it all, we can accommodate that too!

We charge a minimal $15 per person for an hour hike, with a $50 minimum . Or if you want to go longer, we charge $20 per person, with a $100 minimum. Call 412-362-8451 and talk to Donald Gibbon, the tour manager, to arrange a time for your group. Or e-mail him at dongibbon@earthlink.net. He'll be happy to discuss your interests.

Fountain by Pittsburgh sculptor Jerry Kaplan in Woods-Allies parklet. A pleasant lunch spot hidden from the city bustle. Whimsical statues show some 80's popular and political figures in City life.

The famous Three Sisters suspension Bridges over the Allegheny with the edge of the skyline in the background.

Downtown skyline panorama, a la 1990. Three Rivers Stadium is no longer there, as of February, 2001, now replaced by the Steelers Stadium and PNC Park, home of the Pirates. But the skyline and the sweep of the Monongahela is just as breath-taking as you see it here. The Point is seen on the extreme left, with just a hint of the Ohio River visible too.

"The Builders," a statuary group showing two engineers, complete with transit, plans and tool box, checking out the downtown, looking across the Roberto Clemente Bridge, on the right, and with the 7th Street Bridge in the background on the left. These lifelike statues were created by George Danhires, a Pittsburgh-born sculptor.

This is reminiscent of the way it used to be in Pittsburgh, when "Smoky City" was a good description. This shows the J&L mill on the Monongahela River, with the Parkway East on the left and the Clairton Coke works spewing steam in the background.

This is the famous Smithfield Street Bridge over the Monongahela in downtown Pittsburgh, with One Oxford Center, the light colored skyscraper right behind it in the center. The bridge was built in 1883, designed by Gustav Lindenthal. It's a double lenticular  ("lens-shaped") truss design, the only one of its kind in the United States.

	Statue of former Mayor Richard Caligiuri in the portico of the City-County Building on Grant Street. He's looking down at a map of the City. It's a great likeness of the much-admired Mayor who died young in office.