Welcome to Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh – the home of steel, no more. A city that once famously produced half of the USA’s steel now has no steel mills, instead boasting an economy based on healthcare, education, technology, robotics, and financial services. Its de-industrialized center is built around the beautiful ‘Point’, where the two great rivers, the Allegheny and the Monongahela, meet to form the Ohio. A place with a strong cultural, university and business life, Pittsburgh tends to seduce the newcomer, who can find something always, literally, "new", amid its green parks, eclectic buildings, diverse and intelligent population. It is a modern city that its famed business magnates – Heinz, Mellon, Carnegie – would still delight in.

Getting There
The need-to-know stuff, from visas to vaccinations to budget planning. Need to rent a car, find a hotel, a short-term apartment? Click through our listings. Bringing furniture? We’ll tell you how to get it there promptly. Pets? You need to know the red tape.

Living There
Squirrel Hill, Fox Chapel, Wexford, Mount Lebanon? Where’s the best place to live if you’re single or have a family? How much will you have to pay? And where’s a reliable realtor to help find it? We’ve got the answers. After you move in, you’ll need the name of that merciful dentist or where to lease a car. Or hire a plumber. Find it all here.

Raising Kids There
The critical stuff: all the best schools with entry requirements, curriculum and fees. Nurseries, day care, nannies and au pairs, or where to find a pediatrician. And for free time – family restaurants, zoos, a ducky tour, science center, children's museum, and an 'toonseum'!

Playing There
Okay, you’ve finished work, you’ve seen the view from the Duquesne Incline, tasted your first hoagie, what else is there to do? Playing There will bring you right through the city’s best restaurants, music venues, shopping, jazz, sports, spas, and more.

Spouse Survival Kit
So you are here with your partner? Does that mean you have to sit at home? Our survival kit helps you make the leap – form friendships, find work, join clubs, network, take courses, keep busy.


Visit the forums