Pittsburgh for a Steelers Game

Looks like there's a few other breweries in the area. Could be a good way to spend part of Saturday

I went a few years ago for three Cardinals-Pirates games, and a Tennessee-Pitt football game.

We stayed at the Omni William Penn. Great experience there. It's right across the street from the subway, which was free to ride across the river to the football and baseball stadiums.

We didn't hang out in the area near the stadiums beforehand as we went to other parts of the city. The Strip District was really cool. We went there a couple times. Bars and restaurants everywhere. Little shops.

We walked around Point State Park at the confluence of the 3 rivers. Rode one of the inclines, where there are bars and restaurants.

Overall, it's a really cool city. I rode the subway more there in 3 days than I've ridden the public transportation in the decade I've lived in St Louis. It's free inside the city. There is a stop at the football stadium and one kind of between the football and baseball stadiums. It's also easy to walk across some of the bridges. We did that after Point State Park to get over to the stadium for the baseball game.

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I heard there's a whole area around the stadium where there are bars, restaurants, tailgating happening...would welcome any thoughts on that as well.

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It's pretty small actually. Depends on how you feel about crowds.

Market Square and Strip District are better bar areas imo. My personal favorite is probably The Eagle in the Cultural District (between Liberty Ave and the Allegheny). I've never been on gameday so I have no idea what the crowds are like.

Downtown is fine, really, especially compared to other American cities. Liberty Ave can get a little sketchy, but you go one street over and it's perfectly fine. Only other slightly sketchy area downtown is west of Market and South of Forbes, but that's not a place you're going to just find yourself on a Sunday.

Someone mentioned the T. It's free downtown so I definitely recommend using it.

If you need parking, look at the Mellon Square garage. It's only like $8 on the weekends and you can take the T from Steel Plaza.

I just hope we get our tickets before Rodgers signs with them or prices will be outrageous.

Altius or Monterey Bay Fish Grotto for a nice meal up the incline.

Meat & Potatoes if downtown.

Second Church Brew Works!

Found a great deal/place in Southside Flats so grabbed that for now. But seems like it's pretty easy to get to the Strip, downtown, airport, and over to the stadium. Thanks for the recommendations so far.