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Pittsburgh makes Travel Channel's list of top vacation spots

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh has made the Travel Channel's list of top all-American vacation spots.

"Home to more than 39 colleges and universities, Pittsburgh is bubbling over with young people helping to redefine the city. Steel City has even become an arts destination thanks to institutions such as the iconic Andy Warhol Museum, as well as the Mattress Factory, a contemporary art museum with room-sized installations spread throughout a 4-story warehouse," the Travel Channel posted Wednesday.

“It’s not only one of the hippest cities in America, but also it’s located in the great expanse of western Pennsylvania.  Spend the day in town at the Carnegie Museums, then head south to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater to see an architectural wonder or to Ohiopyle State Park for thrilling whitewater.”