Pittsburgh Accolades
Pittsburgh is proud to rank among the top places to live, work, and visit in the United States. Learn more about Pittsburgh's awards and press mentions here.
Our city is consistently recognized with accolades from major travel and financial organizations as one of the most livable cities with one of the most viable economies. We have been honored as a first-rate city for livability, culture, and economy for several years.
2024
- The VisitPITTSBURGH Gashapon Machine was recognized as a semifinalist in the Travel & Tourism category of the Drum Experience Awards. Winners will be announced in November.
- Acrisure Stadium was was ranked in the top 10 NFL stadiums by USA Today editors.
- Pittsburgh was named among the 50 Best Vacations in the U.S. to Explore America’s Adventure Capitals by Men’s Journal.
- Wallethub named Pittsburgh one of the top 25 Most Fun Cities in America for 2024.
- Actively Play recently ranked Pittsburgh the 3rd best city in the US for outdoor recreation based on data from Trust for Public Land.
- A new study from USA Today Homefront found Pittsburgh ranks #6 for climate resiliency.
- The Heinz History Center was voted the #1 history museum in the nation via USA Today’s 10Best.
- Barrel & Flow Fest was voted #1 beer festival in the nation via USA Today’s 10Best.
- Picklesburgh was voted #2 in Best Specialty Food Festivals via USA Today’s 10Best.
- Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh was voted #2 in Best Children’s Museums via USA Today’s 10Best.
- Pittsburgh Shorts Film Festival was voted #2 in Best Film Festivals via USA Today’s 10Best.
- The Andy Warhol Museum was voted #5 in Best Art Museums via USA Today’s 10Best.
- PNC Park was recognized as the best ballpark by USA Today editors. It was also voted #6 in Best MLB Stadiums via USA Today’s 10Best readers.
- Federal Galley was voted #7 in Best Food Halls via USA Today’s 10Best.
- Kennywood was voted #8 in Best Theme Parks, #8 in Best New Theme Park Attractions and #3 in Best Roller Coasters via USA Today’s 10Best.
- Moonshot Museum was voted #8 in Best New Museums via USA Today’s 10Best.
- Mattress Factory was voted #8 in Best Immersive Art Experiences via USA Today’s 10Best.
- The Pop District was voted #10 in Best Arts Districts via USA Today’s 10Best.
- Threadbare Cider & Mead was voted #10 in Best Cideries in the US via USA Today’s 10Best.
- Ohiopyle and Sewickley was voted #1 and #5 in Best Best Small Town in the Northeast, respectively via USA Today’s 10Best.
- Bellevue was voted #6 in Best Main Street via USA Today’s 10Best.
- Pittsburgh is 2024’s 5th best city for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, according to a recent study from the personal finance outlet WalletHub.com
- Pittsburgh ranked #11 for The 2024 Most Neighborly Cities in America.
- TRAVEL + LEISUIRE ranked Pittsburgh #1 for 10 Best Places to Retire in Pennsylvania.
- Forbes ranked Pittsburgh #2 on the list of the Best Cities For College Students And Graduates 2024.
- Forbes ranked Pittsburgh #3 on the list of the 20 Best Cities to Live in the World for 2024.
- Forbes Advisor ranked Pittsburgh as the 7th best small to mid-sized city to redeem points/miles.
- Pittsburgh was named one of the top 10 best places to retire in 2024 according to U.S. News & World Report.
- Pittsburgh earned a Bronze ranking via the London-based Institute for Quality of Life’s 2024 Happy City Index.
- WhereverFamily named Pittsburgh the best mid-sized, family-friendly sports city, ahead of Cincinnati and Minneapolis.
- CommercialCafe ranked Pittsburgh #2 on the list of best U.S. Mid-sized cities for Gen Z.
- CommercialCafe ranked Pittsburgh #9 on the list of Top U.S. Large Cities for International Students.
- CommercialCafe ranked Pittsburgh #3 on the list of Best Places for Millennials to Live and Work in 2024.
- WalletHub ranked Pittsburgh #31 for Best Summer Travel Destinations in 2024.
2023
- Wallethub named Pittsburgh the second best city for Christmas for 2023.
- Ready to mingle? Zumper named Pittsburgh a top 10 city for singles.
- Here We Go! Pittsburgh was named the number three sports city in the entire country by Wallethub.
- Shake up your turkey day plans. Pittsburgh was named one of the best places to go for Thanksgiving in 2023 in a new report from WalletHub.
- Don't be scared. Pittsburgh was named the most popular Halloween filming location in the U.S. based on InsureMyTrip.com's rankings.
- Pittsburgh was named the ninth most-viable 15-minute city candidate in the U.S. according to 42Floors.
- Pittsburgh International Airport was named among the top 10 medium airports in the country according to AFAR.
- Huffpost named Pittsburgh the ninth best U.S. city for working parents to live in.
- Pittsburgh was named the Top Destination for Family Travel in Pennsylvania by TravelPulse.
- PrivacyJournal named Pittsburgh the 11th Best US City for Gamers in 2023.
- Pittsburgh was named the fourth best city in the U.S. for hybrid work according to CommercialSearch.
- Orchard named Pittsburgh the number one under-the-radar city for LGBTQ+ homebuyers for 2023.
- Orchard also named Pittsburgh the second-best under-the-radar city to retire.
- Pittsburgh landed 4th among the top 5 most eco-friendly office markets from the Northeast region according to 42Floors.
- Chef/owners Kate Lasky and Tomasz Skowronski were named the city's first James Beard Award finalists for Apteka.
- Architectural Digest tabbed Pittsburgh as one of 2023's Most Climate-Resilient Cities.
- Fishing Booker recognized Pittsburgh as a top fishing spot for Spring 2023.
- The Great Alleghany Passage was recognized by USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice 2023 as one of the best recreational trails in the U.S.
- The Andy Warhol Museum was recognized by USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice 2023 as one of the best art museums in the U.S.
- The Heinz History Center was recognized by USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice 2023 as the second best history museum in the U.S.
- CommercialCafe ranked Pittsburgh the 5th-best Northeastern U.S. City for Women in STEM.
- For the third consecutive year, Picklesburgh took top honors in USA Today's 2023 reader’s choice Best Specialty Food Festival.
- The Pioneer Woman highlighted Pittsburgh as one of the top 10 most popular St. Patrick’s Day parades across the country.
- WalletHub named Pittsburgh the fourth best city in the country for Saint Patrick's Day celebrations.
- Travel + Leisure named Pittsburgh one of the 50 best places to travel in 2023.
- WalletHub named Pittsburgh the nation’s best city for football fans.
- Chefs Nik Forsberg of Fet-Fisk and Kate Lasky and Tomasz Skowronski of Apteka were named James Beard Awards Semifinalists for 2023.
- Pitaland was named of of Yelp's Top 100 U.S. Restaurants on their 2023 list.
- CommercialSearch ranks Pittsburgh as the 8th best place for outdoor enthusiasts among cities with fewer than 500,000 residents.
- Pittsburgh named one of the top 10 destinations to visit with the kids in 2023 by USA Today.
- Pittsburgh ranked 5th in country in Wallethub's assessment of the 2023 Best Cities for Jobs.
2022
- WalletHub's yearly rankings placed Pittsburgh as the fourth best city in the country for Christmas.
- SmartAsset ranked Pittsburgh as the best city for beer drinkers in 2022.
- WalletHub named Pittsburgh the seventh-best large college city in America.
- Pittsburgh ranked as the the 12th Best Baseball City in WalletHub's report.
- TimeOut named Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium one of the best zoos in the U.S.
- The Andy Warhol Museum named one of the top museums to visit in the US this fall by TZR.
- Apteka one of just three PA restaurants on the New York Times’ The Restaurant List 2022: 50 Places in America We're Most Excited About Right Now.
- Bobo & Chichi named Pittsburgh one of the 25 most underrated cities in the US.
- Forbes named Pittsburgh the best housing market for Baby Boomers.
- WalletHub named Pittsburgh the nation’s best city for football fans.
- Fodor’s Travel declared Pittsburgh as one of the best coffee destinations in America.
- Gi-Jin ranked No. 48 on Yelp’s Top 100 U.S. Restaurants 2022.
- U.S. News & World Report rated Pittsburgh among the best places to live in the U.S.
- Betsports ranked all three major Pittsburgh sports stadiums in the top 20, with PNC Park second-best, Acrisure Stadium (formerly Heinz Field) No. 16 and PPG Paints Arena No. 19.
- Lantern Credit named Pittsburgh among the top 10 best cities for college grads to live.
- PredictHQ declared Pittsburgh one of the 10 busiest U.S. cities in terms of events/festivals for June 2022.
- WalletHub named Pittsburgh the second-best hockey city in the country for 2022.
- Condé Nast Traveler named Pittsburgh International Airport to its first-ever Bright Ideas in Travel list.
2021
- Realtor.com ranked Pittsburgh the #1 city for LGBTQ+ home buyers.
- The Discoverer Blog named The Andy Warhol Museum as one of the top-10 coolest museums in the nation.
- Insurify named Pittsburgh the best city for road trips in Pennsylvania.
- Insurify named Pittsburgh the best city for singles in Pennsylvania based on the population of singles, affordability of cost-of-living and restaurant meals, and interest in dating apps.
- USA Today’s 10Best.com named Kennywood’s Phantom’s Revenge the second-best roller coaster in the U.S.
- Fodor’s Travel tabbed Pittsburgh as one of the best craft beer cities in the U.S.
- WalletHub named Pittsburgh the best city for football fans in the nation.
- WalletHub named Pittsburgh the third-best city for hockey fans in the nation.
- Pittsburgh named best city for beer drinkers by SmartAsset.
- Kennywood tied for Favorite Traditional Amusement Park in the 2020 NAPHA survey.
- Rent.com ranks Pittsburgh as the third-best city for artists.
- Golf Digest ranked Oakmont Country Club the fifth-best golf course in America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses.
- According to WalletHub, Pittsburgh is the sixth-best metro area for STEM professionals.
- Con Alma named one of the best bars in America according to Esquire Magazine.
- Food and Wine named Squirrel Hill’s Pigeon Bagels one of the best bagel shops in the nation.
- The Great Allegheny Passage is the ninth-best recreational trail according to USA Today’s 10 Best List.
- Porch, a home services firm, conducted research on housing data and found Pittsburgh is the best place to move after college.
- Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens’ Center for Sustainable Landscapes became the first and only building to reach six of the world’s highest green building certifications, attaining Fitwel® 3 Star Rating.
2020
- Discount travel and booking website Hotwire, a member of the Expedia Group of companies, named Pittsburgh one of America’s Best Cities for a Quickie.
- Fast Company named Pittsburgh International Airport as one of the most innovative companies in the world, the first time an airport has landed among the list of industry-changing firms.
- Kennywood won the Favorite Traditional Parks category in The National Amusement Park Historical Association’s 34th Annual Amusements Parks and Attractions Survey. The park also led in the Favorite Steel Roller Coaster – the Phantom’s Revenge – and won the Favorite New Attraction category with the Steel Curtain roller coaster. It tied for second for Favorite Wood Roller Coaster (Jack Rabbit).
- LinkedIn’s Economic Graph team ranked Pittsburgh as the seventh-best city in the United States to launch a career.
- People for Bikes, one of the nation’s leading organizations dedicated to making bicycling safer, more convenient and appealing for everyone, named Pittsburgh among the top 20 cities in the United States for people on bicycles.
- UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh ranked No. 9 on the 2020-21 U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals, earning high marks in cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and gastroenterology surgery and pulmonology.
2019
- Parade Magazine says Pittsburgh is one of the best cities for family vacations on a budget.
- For the second year in a row, Pittsburgh topped the list of best cities for football fans according to WalletHub.
- Pittsburgh is included in the 3rd largest megaregion in the world according to Global Metro Monitor.
- Pittsburgh is the 5th best city for STEM professionals says WalletHub.
- Travel Pulse says Pittsburgh is Pennsylvania’s best travel destination for 2020.
- Nature World News says Pittsburgh is one of the seven best cities for Gen Xers.
- Pittsburgh Penguins fans were ranked No. 1 in the NHL in Forbes' best fans ratings.
- SmartAsset says Pittsburgh is fifth-best city in the nation for beer drinkers.
- Pittsburgh is ranked sixth among the top 10 large college cities in America by WalletHub.
- TripAdvisor’s readers rated Pittsburgh’s view from Mt. Washington as one of the Instagram-worthy views in the nation.
- When it comes to sports, Pittsburgh ranks fourth overall and fourth among large sports cities says WalletHub.
- Realtor.com says Pittsburgh is one of ten cities where you can retire early.
- Budget Travel says Pittsburgh International Airport is one of the best airports in the U.S. for long layovers.
- U.S News & World Report says Pittsburgh is one of the top 20 U.S. cities to retire.
- WalletHub says Pittsburgh is in the top 10 of best baseball cities.
- The editors of 24/7 Wall St. say Pittsburgh is the 5th best sports city in the U.S.
- According to U.S. News and World Report, Pittsburgh is in the top 15 places to retire.
- Pittsburgh was recognized by Condé Nast Traveler 2019 Reader’s Choice Awards as one of the top 10 large cities in the U.S.
- Pittsburgh ranks in the top 20 big cities to live in says WalletHub.
- Harper’s BAZAAR ranks Pittsburgh as one of the top 10 destinations for a summer getaway.
- Travel+Leisure ranks Pittsburgh International Airport as one of the top 10 best domestic airports.
- Pittsburgh is ranked among the top three best cities in the U.S. for first-time homebuyers according to Lending Tree.
- WalletHub released a report on best football cities for fans and Pittsburgh has been ranked No. 1 overall and No. 1 for large cities.
- Pittsburgh’s Great Allegheny Passage has been named one of the top eco-friendly travel destinations by Ecophiles.
- WalletHub ranked Pittsburgh among the top 25 college towns in the nation. Pittsburgh is the top travel destination in the world for Gen Z, according to Budget Travel.
- WalletHub says Pittsburgh is one of the best cities for jobs.
- Expedia Canada named Pittsburgh one of the top must-visit hockey destinations across the U.S. and Canada.
- Pittsburgh has been awarded the Most Caring Cities Award for the state of Pennsylvania through Insurify’s Season of Giving Awards, an honor that recognizes the community in each state with the highest percentage of workers who epitomize the spirit of giving.
- Pittsburgh has been awarded the Best Cities for Singles Award for the state of Pennsylvania by Insurify.
- Budget Travel ranked Pittsburgh fourth among the 10 Most Welcoming Cities in the U.S.
- Yelp calls Pittsburgh a top U.S. destination for good food.
- Pittsburgh has been named one of the 2019 Top 100 Best Places to Live by Livability.com.
- Pittsburgh made Valuer’s list of 25 up-and-coming startup cities projected to grow into the hubs of the future.
- TravelPulse says Pittsburgh is one of the most walkable cities in the U.S.
- PNC Park ranked as having the best ballpark atmosphere in the MLB by Seatgeek.
Pittsburgh ranks as top city for new homebuyers by Livability. - Pittsburgh ranks in the top cities to visit for people in their 20s by Trip Advisor.
- Pittsburgh ranks No. 6 for best skyline views in the U.S. by Thrillist.
- The Monongahela Incline makes the list for the world’s coolest public transit rides by Atlas Obscura.