MILE Charter 2012 – Program # 19287
Tel: (877) 426-8056, Mon-Fri, 9 am to 6 pm

Pittsburgh: A Signature City

Sunday, June 3 to Friday, June 8, 2012

5 nights/6 days

Program Summary:

An ongoing urban facelift and a steadily brightening economic outlook have erased Pittsburgh’s gritty reputation from 30 years ago and made the city one of the world’s best places to live. Celebrate the culture and history of this 21st-century city, and learn about the personalities who played a part in its tale. Journey up the Duquesne Incline by funicular rail and use the view from atop Mount Washington to learn about Pittsburgh history and geography. Study the lives of barons like Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick and John Heinz, and trace the legacies they and others left behind during expert-led field trips to the Phipps Conservatory, Carnegie Museum of Art, Frick Art and Historical Center, and Rivers of Steel National Heritage Center.

Program Highlights:

• Discover the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, a gift to the residents of Pittsburgh from Henry Phipps and a National Historic Landmark.
• Enjoy an expert-led discovery of the Frick Art and Historical Center where you will see a collection of Italian Renaissance and Flemish Masterpieces.
• Visit the Carnagie Museums, the largest, most far-reaching cultural organization in the Pittsburgh region.
• Discuss the past and future of Pittsburgh during a final lecture presented by a local expert.

Program Price:

• Double Occupancy: $1,049
• Single Occuopancy:  $1,389

Accommodations:

Hilton Garden Inn (formerly Wyndham Pittsburgh -- University Place, recently renovated)

• Full Service Hotel
• http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=PITUCGI  

Meals included:  14 total, 5 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 4 Dinners

Sunday, June 3^rd:  Travel, check in, orientation, welcome presentation

Monday, June 4^th – Thursday, June 7^th: Various tours/presentations

Friday, June 8^th: Half day with departure at noon.