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The History Center and the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum are conveniently located at 1212 Smallman Street in Pittsburgh's historic Strip District, known for its retail food markets, unique shops, and as an entertainment district with its restaurants and lively nightclubs and bars.
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Hours
The History Center's exhibits and Museum Shop are open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The History Center is closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
The Library & Archives, located on the History Center's sixth floor, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Other hours are by appointment.
For more information, please contact the History Center at 412-454-6000.
Admission
Admission is $9.00 for adults, $7.00 for senior citizens, $5.00 for students with valid ID, $5.00 for children ages 6-18, and free for children age 5 and under. History Center members are admitted free.
All rates include admission to both the History Center and the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum.
Parking
For History Center visitors, convenient parking is located across the street from the museum at the 12th and Smallman Street Parking Lot.
**A reduced parking rate of $4 is available for patrons who tell the parking attendant that they are visiting the History Center. Regular price is $7 per day.
A variety of adjacent parking locations are also available, including:
13th and Smallman Streets Parking Lot
$6 per day.
15th and Smallman Streets Parking Lot
$5 per day
16th and Smallman Streets Parking Lot (behind the Produce Terminal)
$3 per day
Convention Center Garage
0-2 hours = $2
2-4 hours = $4
4-6 hours = $6
6-8 hours = $8
8-15 hours = $15
Over 15 hours = $18
Weekend rates at the Convention Center Garage are $4 - $5, depending on the event.
** Summer Parking **
On Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., visitors to the Strip District can park for free in the Alco lot at 15th and Smallman streets. The free parking lasts until September.
Directions
From the North and West (via Ohio and PA Turnpikes):
From Exit 28 (Cranberry, old Exit 3) on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, take Interstate 79 South to Interstate 579 (the Veterans Bridge). Drive across the bridge and follow signs for Seventh Avenue. Turn right onto Grant Street. Go one block, get in the left lane and turn left onto 11th Street. Go two blocks and turn right onto Smallman Street.
*Alternatively, stay on I-279 S. Get in the left lane as you cross the bridge and take the left-most exit, following overhead signs to the Convention Center and Strip District (via the 10th Street Bypass). At the red light go straight, traveling under and around the Convention Center, then take the first left turn onto Smallman Street.
From the South and West (via Interstate 79 and Parkway West):
Take Interstate 79 North to Interstate 279 North toward Pittsburgh. Go through the Fort Pitt Tunnel.*Stay in right lane across Ft. Pitt Bridge and curve right to access Interstate 376 East. After about a quarter mile, exit Grant Street on the left. Follow Grant Street, and after the Seventh Avenue intersection, get into the left lane. Turn left onto 11th Street. Go two blocks and turn right onto Smallman Street.
*Alternatively, get in the left-most lane through the tunnel. After exiting the tunnel, move to the far left lane of the bridge. Take the left-most exit, following overhead signs to the Convention Center and Strip District (via the 10th Street Bypass). At the red light go straight, traveling under and around the Convention Center, then take the first left turn onto Smallman Street.
From the East (via Pennsylvania Turnpike and Parkway East):
Take Exit 57 (Pittsburgh, old Exit 6). Follow signs to Pittsburgh via Interstate 376 East. Take the Grant Street exit. (Exit from the left lane.) Stay on Grant Street and after the Seventh Avenue intersection, get into the left lane. Turn left onto 11th Street. Go two blocks and turn right onto Smallman Street.
*Alternatively, take Exit 57 (Pittsburgh, old Exit 6). Follow signs to Pittsburgh via Interstate 376 East. Take the Ft. Duquesne Bridge/North Shore exit. *Stay in right lane across the bridge, following signs to Interstate 279. After crossing the bridge, stay to the right and take exit 7C, to PA 28 North. Immediately after this exit, take the Chestnut Street exit. Take a right and cross the 16th Street Bridge. After the bridge, take the first right on Penn Ave. Take a right on 14th Street. and the next left is Smallman Street.
Public Transportation
Port Authority Transit offers bus service to the Strip District and nearby downtown. Call (412) 442-2000 for bus schedule information.
Accessibility
History Center exhibits, including the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum and Library & Archives, are fully accessible. A limited number of wheelchairs and baby strollers are available to visitors on a first come, first served basis. Sign-language interpreters are available for tours and programs with advance notice to ensure availability.
Concession
Reymer's Old Fashioned Deli offers a variety of sandwiches, salads, soups and beverages. Reymer's is located on the History Center's first floor and is open to the public weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Visitor Information Center
Information about regional attractions can be found at the History Center's Visitor Information Center, located on the first floor.
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