Walking to the Sky
Walking to the Sky is a work of art in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Walking to the Sky is situated nearby to Carnegie Mellon University, as well as near the arts center Purnell Center for the Arts.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Carnegie Museum of Art.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Museum
Photo: Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1896. Carnegie Museum of Natural History is situated 2,100 feet west of Walking to the Sky.
Carnegie Museum of Art
Art gallery
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The Carnegie Museum of Art is an art museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The museum was originally known as the Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute and was located at what became the Main Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Carnegie Museum of Art is situated 1,800 feet west of Walking to the Sky.
Kraus Campo
Garden
Kraus Campo is a roof garden and landscape design space in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is located on the roof of the Posner Center on the Carnegie Mellon University campus, between the College of Fine Arts building and Posner Hall. Kraus Campo is situated 1,000 feet south of Walking to the Sky.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Panther Hollow and Shadyside.
Panther Hollow
Neighborhood
Panther Hollow is a small, somewhat isolated community at the bottom of Joncaire Street in Junction Hollow that runs along Boundary Street and is located in the Central Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Shadyside
Neighborhood
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Shadyside is a neighborhood in the East End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It has three zip codes and representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 8.
Oakland
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Oakland is a bustling college neighborhood on the eastern side of Pittsburgh, home to Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The surrounding area is made up of several distinct neighborhoods, including the pleasant districts of Squirrel Hill and Shadyside.
Walking to the Sky
- Category: tourism
- Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.44414° or 40° 26′ 39″ northLongitude
-79.94289° or 79° 56′ 34″ westInception
May 15th, 2006Open location code
87G2C3V4+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 1704446281OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carnegie Mellon University and Purnell Center for the Arts.
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