{"id":152488,"date":"2026-03-30T17:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/152488\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T17:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:11:09","slug":"5-things-you-must-do-in-3-neighborhoods-strip-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/152488\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things You Must Do In 3 Neighborhoods: Strip District"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lpetrilla<\/a><\/p>\n

PHOTO BY LAURA PETRILLA<\/p>\n

The Terminal
\nSmallman Street between 16th and 21st streets
\nstripdistrictterminal.com<\/a><\/p>\n

From its humble beginnings as a produce distribution hub to its current role as a dining and entertainment complex, The Terminal in the Strip District is an historical foodie destination. Shoppers can head to City Grows<\/a> to purchase plants, get a mani-pedi at Envy Nail Spa<\/a>, stock up on makeup and more at Sephora<\/a>, tee off at Puttshack \u2013 Pittsburgh<\/a>, peruse the stacks at Posman Books<\/a> while enjoying a cone from Oddfellows Ice Cream<\/a> and burn off the calories at [solidcore]<\/a>, StretchLab<\/a> or Walk Run Lift Studio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Food options include Aslin Beer Co<\/a>., the massive Novo Asian Food Hall,<\/a> BALVANERA<\/a> and more \u2014 including one of the region\u2019s few Shake Shack<\/a> locations. \u2014 Kristy Graver\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"Heinz<\/a><\/p>\n

The Heinz History Center
\n2010-2012 Penn Ave.
\nheinzhistorycenter.org\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The Heinz History Center is the oldest cultural institution in Western Pennsylvania, rooting back to its founders, the Old Residents of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania, in 1879. It became the largest history museum in Pennsylvania in 2004 when it opened the Smithsonian wing, which houses the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, the Mueller Education Center, the Special Collections Gallery and the McGuinn Gallery for traveling exhibitions.<\/p>\n

And, in 2025, for the second time in a row, the history museum was recognized by the readers of USA Today as the No. 1 history museum in America. Of particular note are displays on local sports heroics \u2014 including plenty of gridiron glory \u2014 in the Franco Harris Sports Museum, a chronicle of the region\u2019s athletic feats and figures named for the Pittsburgh Steelers great. \u2014 Cassandra Harris\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Strippennmac\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Pennsylvania Macaroni Co.
\n1212 Smallman St.\u00a0
\npennmac.com<\/a><\/p>\n

If you enjoy taking long walks in search of gourmet cheese, lace up those sneakers and head to the Pennsylvania Macaroni Co. No stroll through the Strip District \u2014 the most-visited of Pittsburgh\u2019s 90 neighborhoods \u2014 is complete without a stop at the store every local refers to as Penn Mac.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1902 by brothers Augustino, Salvatore and Michael Sunseri, the Penn Avenue landmark is viewed as the city\u2019s No. 1 purveyor of fine Italian foods and other global goods. It\u2019s also a time capsule of our working- class roots and a one-stop shop for yinzer staples such as chipped ham, pierogies and Red Ribbon pop (not soda).<\/p>\n

Even if you don\u2019t say \u201ccheese!\u201d during your visit to Penn Mac, you\u2019ll still be smiling, dear heart. \u2014 Kristy Graver\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Clemente\"<\/a><\/p>\n

THE CLEMENTE MUSEUM | PHOTO BY ROB LARSON\/CLEMENTE MUSEUM<\/p>\n

Clemente Museum
\n3339 Penn Ave.
\nclementemuseum.com\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The Roberto Clemente Museum celebrates both The Great One\u2019s incredible baseball career and his humanitarian efforts.<\/p>\n

The museum was founded in 2007 by photographer Duane Rieder, whose personal collection of memorabilia served as the foundation for the museum, supplemented by photos and artifacts donated by Clemente\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

Today, the collection includes thousands of items ranging from professional sports photographs and family snapshots to old uniforms and equipment \u2014 even seats from Forbes Field, where he played most of his career. While the Clemente Museum doesn\u2019t offer walk-in hours, visitors can book a docent-led tour on the museum\u2019s web- site. \u2014 Jess Simms\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Wholey1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

PHOTO COURTESY OF WHOLEY\u2019S FISH MARKET<\/p>\n

Robert Wholey & Co.
\n1711 Penn Ave.
\nwholey.com<\/a><\/p>\n

In 1912, Robert L. Wholey officially launched Wholey\u2019s in McKees Rocks, selling live poultry, meats, sausages and coffees. His son, Robert C. Wholey, opened the Robert Wholey Company Poultry Market Downtown in 1948 before moving the operation to its current Strip site a decade later.<\/p>\n

Much to the delight of local pescatarians, the family cast their nets wide and added fresh seafood to the business in 1960. Wholey\u2019s has been making waves in the industry ever since \u2014 including the creation of a 111-pound fish sandwich for its 111th birthday in 2023. \u2014 Kristy Graver\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHOTO BY LAURA PETRILLA The Terminal Smallman Street between 16th and 21st streets stripdistrictterminal.com From its humble beginnings…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152489,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-152488","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh","8":"tag-pittsburgh","9":"tag-pittsburgh-headlines","10":"tag-pittsburgh-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}