Explore Pittsburgh: Top Tours
Whether you are visiting Pittsburgh for the first time or have lived here all your life, these tours — both guided and unguided — will help you experience a Pittsburgh you may not expect. This list of Pittsburgh tours includes a variety of walking tours, boat tours, Segway tours, trolley tours, historic tours, architecture tours, and even free tours to choose from.
Gateway Clipper Fleet
The Gateway Clipper Fleet offers dozens of different types of cruises, including brunch, lunch, dinner, dance, specialty entertainment, one-day vacations, private charters, stadium shuttles, sightseeing cruises and much more! Enjoy the beautiful sights of the Three Rivers of Pittsburgh aboard these restored riverboats. Sports shuttle service to Pirates and Steelers games is available from the Station Square dock on game days.
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation: Guided Tours
The PHLF offers a number of inexpensive, guided walking tours of Pittsburgh, including a 90-minute tour of the heart of Downtown Pittsburgh, featuring more than 25 architectural landmarks, spectacular interiors, and significant urban spaces.
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation: Self-Guided Tours
Guides to five free self-guided walking tours of downtown Pittsburgh are readily accessible for download from the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. The free tours include Grant Street, the Market Square area, Penn-Liberty, Fourth Avenue, and Pittsburgh Bridges & River Shores. You can also visit the Old Allegheny County Jail Museum on Mondays (February – October) between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., where you will generally find a PHLF docent on hand.
Molly’s Trolleys
Experience Pittsburgh aboard a vintage 1920’s style trolley with this fully guided 2-hour tour. The Molly’s Trolleys sightseeing tour departs from Station Square and travels to popular areas of Pittsburgh including Downtown, the North Shore, Strip District, Oakland, and the South Side, where you’ll learn about everything from culture to Ketchup. Additionally, it includes a behind-the-scenes tour and a ride on the historic Duquesne Incline.
Just Ducky Tours
Ride aboard a colorfully restored WWII amphibious landing vehicle for a quacking good time on this land and water tour. A one-hour narrative takes you on a tour of the downtown streets of Pittsburgh before ‘splashing’ down the Allegheny River for a fantastic view of the Golden Triangle. Tours depart daily from Station Square, April through October, and are wheelchair accessible.
Segway Pittsburgh: Guided Segway Tours
Segway Pittsburgh offers daily tours of downtown Pittsburgh and other special seasonal tours. The two-hour tour is a 5-mile glide through downtown, stopping at popular sites throughout the city. Segways are easy to navigate and available only for ages 14 and up.
Pittsburgh Tour Company’s Double Decker Bus Tour
The Pittsburgh Tour Company’s Double Decker bus tour offers a fun hop on/hop off experience in historic red Double Decker Tour Buses from London. The guided tour of Pittsburgh showcases some of the city’s favorite areas for shopping, live entertainment, stadiums, museums, restaurants, bars, and architecture. If one of the tour’s twenty-one stops intrigues you, you can hop off and explore on foot at your leisure. Once you’re done, simply hop back on the next double-decker bus to continue your adventure.
