Holiday Hours

Main Building
Sunday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday- 10 am - 7 pm

**We will be open from 12 - 5 pm on Sunday, February 7.

Please take note of our special holiday hours at the Science Center:

The USS Requin will be open on weekends only 10 am—4:30 pm December 1 to March 1, weather permitting. Please plan ahead!

Open late Friday and Saturday evenings for Omnimax films, laser shows, and special programs. Check the calendar for this week’s programs.

Hours are subject to change.
Call 412.237.3400 for the latest information.

Directions
One Allegheny Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212


Getting here is easy. Maps are available at our information desk.
Route 22
Route 28

Route 51
Route 65
Route 380
Interstate 79
Interstate 279
Interstate 376
Interstate 76

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Route 22

Monroeville, Murrysville

  • Take US Route 22 towards Interstate 376 West.
  • Take Interstate 376 West to Exit 1A (Fort Duquesne Bridge-North Shore).
  • Stay in the left lane on the Fort Duquesne Bridge, and get off at Exit 7A (North Shore).
  • At the traffic signal at the bottom of the ramp, turn left onto Allegheny Ave.
  • Carnegie Science Center will be on your right, Heinz Field on your left.

From Star Lake, Weirton West Virginia

  • Take US Route 22 to Interstate 279 North towards Pittsburgh.
  • Following the signs for North Shore, go through the Fort Pitt Tunnel, across the Fort Pitt Bridge, and across the Fort Duquesne Bridge, always staying in the far left lanes.
  • At the end of the Fort Duquesne Bridge, take exit 7A (North Shore).
  • At the end of the exit ramp, make a left at the light onto Allegheny Avenue.
  • Carnegie Science Center will be on your right, and Heinz Field will be on your left.

Route 28

From Etna

  • Take PA Route 28 South, following signs for North Shore.
  • Take the North Shore exit and keep going straight, staying in the center lane (you will pass PNC Park on your left).
  • Ahead you will see a green overhead sign for Reedsdale Street. Drive under this sign.
  • At the next traffic signal make a left onto Allegheny Avenue.
  • Carnegie Science Center will be on your right, Heinz Field on your left.

Route 51

From McKees Rocks, Points North

  • Follow PA Route 51 South.
  • Eventually, you will come to an area known as the West End Circle (you will be able to see the West End Bridge on the left).
  • Follow the signs for Routes 19 & 65 and the West End Bridge (you need to go all the way around the West End Circle in a counterclockwise direction).
  • While on the West End Bridge, stay in the right lane and take the North Shore exit at the end of the bridge.
  • When the exit ramp splits, stay toward the right. Go straight through the first street light, Carnegie Science Center on your right, and Heinz Field straight ahead.

From South Hills, Uniontown

  • Take PA Route 51 North to the West End Bridge, following signs for North Shore.
  • While on the West End Bridge, stay in the right lane and take the North Shore exit at the end of the bridge.
  • When the exit ramp splits, stay toward the right. Go straight through the first street light, Carnegie Science Center on your right, and Heinz Field straight ahead.

Route 65

From Sewickley, Ohio River Blvd

  • Follow PA Route 65 South.
  • Follow the exit for North Shore.
  • Go straight through the first street light.
  • Carnegie Science Center will be on your right, and Heinz Field straight ahead.

Interstate 76

From PA Turnpike Cranberry Exit 3

  • After exiting the turnpike, follow signs to Interstate 79.
  • Follow Interstate 79 South to Interstate 279 South.
  • Take Interstate 279 South to Exit 7A (North Shore).
  • Stay straight through one street light, then move into the left lane.
  • Ahead you will see a green overhead sign for Reedsdale Street. Drive under this sign.
  • At the next traffic signal make a left onto Allegheny Avenue.
  • Carnegie Science Center will be on your right, and Heinz Field will be on your left.

From PA Turnpike Monroeville Exit 6

  • After exiting the turnpike, take Interstate 376 West to Exit 1A (Fort Duquesne Bridge-North Shore).
  • Stay in the left lane on the Fort Duquesne Bridge, and get off at Exit 7A (North Shore).
  • At the traffic signal at the bottom of the ramp, turn left onto Allegheny Ave.
  • Carnegie Science Center will be on your right, and Heinz Field will be on your left.

Interstate 79

From Erie, Points North

  • Follow Interstate 79 South to Interstate 279 South.
  • Take Interstate 279 South to Exit 7A (North Shore).
  • Stay straight through one street light, then move into the left lane.
  • Ahead you will see a green overhead sign for Reedsdale Street. Drive under this sign.
  • At the next traffic signal make a left onto Allegheny Avenue.
  • Carnegie Science Center will be on your right, and Heinz Field will be on your left.

From Washington, Points South

  • Follow Interstate 79 North to Interstate 279 North.
  • Take Interstate 279 North.
  • Following the signs for North Shore, go through the Fort Pitt Tunnels, across the Fort Pitt Bridge, and across the Fort Duquesne Bridge, always staying in the far left lanes.
  • At the end of the Fort Duquesne Bridge, take exit 7A (North Shore).
  • At the end of the exit ramp, make a left at the light onto Allegheny Avenue.
  • Carnegie Science Center will be on your right, and Heinz Field will be straight ahead.

Interstate 279

From the Airport, Greentree, South Hills

  • Take Interstate 279 North.
  • Following the signs for North Shore, go through the Fort Pitt Tunnels, across the Fort Pitt Bridge, and across the Fort Duquesne Bridge, always staying in the far left lanes.
  • At the end of the Fort Duquesne Bridge, take exit 7A (North Shore).
  • At the end of the exit ramp, make a left at the light onto Allegheny Avenue.
  • Carnegie Science Center will be on your right, and Heinz Field will be on your left.

From North Hills, Cranberry, Ross Township

  • Take Interstate 279 South.
  • Get off at Exit 7A (North Shore).
  • Stay straight through one street light, then move into the left lane.
  • Ahead you will see a green overhead sign for Reedsdale Street. Drive under this sign.
  • At the next traffic signal make a left onto Allegheny Avenue.
  • Carnegie Science Center will be on your right, and Heinz Field will be straight ahead.

Interstate 376

From Monroeville, Oakland, Braddock, Squirrel Hill

  • Take Interstate 376 West.
  • Get off at Exit 1A (Fort Duquesne Bridge-North Shore).
  • Stay in the left lane on the Fort Duquesne Bridge, and get off at Exit 7A (North Shore).
  • At the traffic signal at the bottom of the ramp, turn left onto Allegheny Ave.
  • Carnegie Science Center will be on your right, and Heinz Field will be on your left.

Route 380

From Bigelow Blvd, Baum Blvd, East Liberty

  • Take PA Route 380, on Bigelow Boulevard, toward Downtown.
  • Follow the overhead signs for Sixth Avenue.
  • When you come to the intersection with Sixth Avenue (the USX Tower will be on the right and the Mellon Arena off to the left), make a right at the traffic signal.
  • At the fifth traffic signal, Liberty Avenue, make a left.
  • At the next traffic signal, Sixth Street, make a right.
  • Go over the Sixth Street Bridge.
  • At the second traffic signal after crossing over the bridge make a left.
  • At the next traffic signal, North Shore Drive West, make a right.
  • Go around the stadium staying in the center lane.
  • Follow the overhead sign for Reedsdale Street.
  • At the traffic signal (the corner of Reedsdale and Allegheny Ave.), turn left
  • Turn right into the CSC parking lot.