Ever wonder what your favorite house on the block looks like inside? Or do you catch yourself peeking through the fence to spot gorgeous flowers in your neighbor’s yard?
Now’s your time to be nebby! Explore Pittsburgh homes, gardens, and more on walking tours this summer.
🗓️ June 8, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
💰 $37
This 30th annual neighborhood tour will take you inside uniquely restored homes, repurposed lofts, and green spaces — all with distinct styles. Get to know the stories of each dwelling through personal art collections, family heirlooms, and memorabilia.
🗓️ June 12, 4-8 p.m.
💰 $23
Ever wondered what it's like to live Downtown? Check out the swanky and eclectic living spaces in both historic buildings and lofty high-rises, all while sampling delicious beers from local breweries along the way. Tickets get you your choice of two tours, guided or self-guided, plus a free round of mini-golf in Mellon Square.
🗓️ June 21, 2-3 p.m.
💰 $23
Want a tour with a performance? Be inspired by historical Pittsburgh legends on a walk through Allegheny Cemetery in Lawrenceville. Prime Stage Theatre actors will resurrect the stories of locals buried in one of the largest and oldest burial grounds in Pittsburgh.
🗓️ June 22, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
💰 $21
Walk the grounds of eight curated gardens, lush with native perennials and vegetable and herb beds, in this South Hills neighborhood. Can’t make it? The library always shares a virtual tour afterwards. Check out the 2024 gardens!
Home and garden tours are the only time it’s not weird to look in your neighbor’s windows! (Francesca Dabecco / City Cast Pittsburgh)
🗓️ June 29, 12-5 p.m.
💰 $23
Visit Observatory Hill’s most striking and storied buildings — from the homes on Judges Row to the iconic Allegheny Observatory. Start the tour at Riverview Park, and grab craft beer samples from local breweries along the way!
🗓️ June 29, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
💰 $50
Admire fascinating flora, tranquil pathways, and paradise-like pools inside a series of Fox Chapel gardens — all while enjoying sounds from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Ticket proceeds support the orchestra.
🗓️ July 12, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
💰 Free
See how residents grow vegetables, fruit trees, and pollinator flowers throughout private gardens all over the neighborhood, then join the community for a picnic and party from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Swissvale Farmers Market.
🗓️ July 13, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
💰 Stay tuned for ticket info
Take in sweet smells and sights at gardens throughout this North Hills suburb. Last year’s tour featured prairie gardens with native perennials, peaceful ponds, water features, and stone landscaping.
Explore Grow Pittsburgh’s Garden Dreams on Holland Avenue. (Francesca Dabecco / City Cast Pittsburgh)
🗓️ July 29, 6-7:30 p.m.
💰 $12.50
Step inside the botanical oasis at Grow Pittsburgh’s Garden Dreams Urban Farm & Nursery in Wilkinsburg. The certified organic farm and greenhouse provides plants to urban farmers, schools, community gardeners, and home growers throughout the community. After the tour, stick around for a barbeque and social hour.
🗓️ August 3, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
💰 $25+
Mosey through brick-lined streets, turn-of-the-century Victorian homes, and dreamy gardens on this annual tour on the North Side. You’ll be stunned by the intricate woodwork, stained-glass windows, tall ceilings, and manicured gardens in Pittsburgh’s largest historic district.
🗓️ Sept. 7, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
💰 $30
Open doors to beautifully restored rowhouses on this 53rd annual home and garden tour on the North Side. Attendees will be awed by stonework hearths, gorgeous wood floors, charming courtyards, and verdant community gardens.
🗓️ Anytime
💰 Free
Visitors to this magnificent 629-acre park — originally a county estate for an equestrian family — can take a free, self-guided audio tour of the Carol R. Brown Sculpture Garden. Learn about Pittsburgh’s industrial past while touring 14 large displays, each gifted to the park in the mid-1980s. Bring your headphones, and find a QR code at each stop!
City Cast Pittsburgh's Megan Harris contributed to this report.
