Out-of-town Tips

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Transportation Details

Uber and Lyft are your best bet for easy transportation to/from the airport and around the city. The venue, hotels with blocked rooms, and many of our recommended bars and restaurants are all within a few blocks of one another. The city is easy to get around and parking is pretty easy to come by, but if you're flying in, we'd recommend skipping the rental car and getting around on foot and with Uber/Lyft.

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The Westin by Marriot

This hotel right across the street from the venue and walking distance to many restaurants, bars, and the strip district. We have a block of rooms reserved under the Fortuna-Caudill wedding at a discounted rate. Reservations must be made by December 15, 2019 to take advantage of the rate. Please call and reference out wedding to reserve a room in the block.

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AC Hotel by Marriott Pittsburgh Downtown

This hotel is about 3 blocks from the venue and walking distance to many restaurants, bars, and the strip district. We have a block of rooms reserved under the Fortuna-Caudill wedding at a discounted rate. Reservations must be made by December 15, 2019 to take advantage of the rate. Please call and reference out wedding to reserve a room in the block.

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Hampton Inn & Suites Pittsburgh-Downtown

This hotel is a little further from the venue, but still only about 5 blocks, walking distance to the same restaurants and bars as the others, and a bit closer the strip district. We have a block of rooms reserved under the Fortuna-Caudill wedding at a discounted rate. Reservations must be made by December 15, 2019 to take advantage of the rate. Please call and reference out wedding to reserve a room in the block.

Travel Note

Pittsburgheze: Terminology to be Familiar With

Common Words/Phrases: N'at - common phrase - "so forth and so on" Kennywoods open! - phrase of insight - your pants zipper is down Yinz - n. - You guys or You all Ig'nrt - n. - an insult meaning "ignorant" as in rudeness, not unintelligent Unthaw - v. - to defrost Yinzer - n. - a term of endearment; a "true Pittsburgher" Slippy - adj. - slippery Jaggoff - n. - an idiot or jerk, anyone who angers a Pittsburgher Directionally: E'slibdy - n. - West Liberty area of Pittsburgh The Mon - n. - The Monogahela river Sah Side - n. - South Side of Pittsburgh Dahntahn - n. - Downtown Pittsbrugh. Opposite of "Uptahn" The Point - n. - The meeting place of Pittsburgh's 3 rivers. Is found Dahnthn

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Fun Facts about Pittsburgh

#1 . Pittsburgh has more bridges than any other city in the world #2. Pittsburgh houses the worlds 1st T-Rex fossil *see Things to Do* #3. The Big Mac was invented in Pittsburgh suburbs (Canonsburg PA, where Casey and Cole live) #4. Pittsburgh has more bars per capita than any other US city *see Things to Do* #5. Pittsburgh houses the largest memorial in the country, dedicated to all branches of military services, called Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall *see Things to Do* #6. Pittsburgh’s Canton Avenue is the steepest street in the US, at 37 degrees #7. While St. Louis is known as the starting point of the Lewis and Clark expedition, the explorers actually first met in Pittsburgh before heading west on the Ohio River #8. Pittsburgh has more days of rain & snow than Seattle, Washington #9. Pittsburgh’s St. Anthony’s Chapel houses more Catholic relics than anywhere else in the world, with the exception of the Vatican #10. The Polio vaccine was created in Pittsburgh in 1950