Budget Adventurer: Explore Pittsburgh Under $500

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Budget Adventurer ($1,000 Tier)

Lodging & Transportation

• Lodging (3 nights at South Side Traveler’s Rest Hostel): $225

  
  

  https://www.sstrpgh.com/

• Pittsburgh ConnectCard 3-Day Pass:$15

  
  

  https://www.portauthority.org/passes/

Day 1: Inclines, Sandwiches & Skyline Views

• Breakfast at DeLuca’s Diner – $13

  
  

  https://delucaspittsburgh.com/

• Ride the Duquesne Incline – $5

  
  

  https://www.duquesneincline.org/

• Lunch at Primanti Bros. – $15

  
  

  https://primantibros.com/

• Visit Point State Park & Fort Pitt Block House – Free

  
  

  https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/PointStatePark/

• Dinner at Church Brew Works – $28

  
  

  https://churchbrew.com/

• ✅ Total Day 1: $61

Day 2: Science, Sandwiches & Strip District

• Breakfast at Pigeon Bagels – $9

  
  

  https://www.pigeonbagels.com/

• Visit Carnegie Science Center – $25

  
  

  https://carnegiesciencecenter.org/

• Lunch at Smallman Galley – $20

  
  

  https://www.smallmangalley.org/

• Walk and shop in the Strip District – $15 souvenir budget

  
  

  https://www.visitpittsburgh.com/neighborhoods/strip-district/

• Dinner at Gaucho Parrilla Argentina – $24

  
  

  https://www.eatgaucho.com/

• ✅ Total Day 2: $93

Day 3: Art, Trails & Heinz History

• Breakfast at Pamela’s Diner – $14

  
  

  https://pamelasdiner.com/

• The Andy Warhol Museum – $25

  
  

  https://www.warhol.org/

• Lunch at Federal Galley – $18

  
  

  https://federalgalley.org/

• Afternoon at Heinz History Center – $20

  
  

  https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/

• Dinner at Apteka – $26

  
  

  https://aptekapgh.com/

• ✅ Total Day 3: $103

🎯 Grand Total for Pittsburgh Trip: $497