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International Oakland

Oakland International: Where Culture, Knowledge and the World meet!
Around the World in a Neighborhood: Setting out to discover Oakland leads one on a trip through one of Pittsburgh's most ethnically diverse and lively neighborhoods. From prestigious universities and museums, world class hospitals, grand architecture, quaint coffee shops, international cuisine and specialty shops all describe the hustle and bustle that is Oakland. If you are planning a picnic in the park, an evening of theater, trying out a new ethnic dish, or if you are searching for that Picasso masterpiece, Oakland has it all.

Serving over 100,000 people daily, Oakland is home to over 200 shops and restaurants all within walking distance of world class cultural amenities, Pittsburgh’s Historic Schenley Park and the campuses of the University of Pittsburgh, UPMC, Carnegie Mellon University, and Carlow University. Today, the major universities and medical institutions draw a global population to the Oakland neighborhood, and even a brief visit gives you the opportunity for multicultural exploration. You can taste your way through the global table at nearly 100 restaurants featuring authentic and inexpensive cuisine from around the world. Exotic curry dishes, Northern Italian specialties, creamy homemade ice creams and international flavors provide an eclectic assortment of cuisine from around the world. From classic American, Chinese, Greek, Middle Eastern, Italian, and Thai to Japanese, Mexican, Spanish and Indian, Oakland offers a wide assortment of international cuisines.

Oakland is where Dr. Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine, Dr. Thomas Starzl performed the first liver transplant, Andy Warhol spent his childhood days, where a man known as “Mr. Rogers” instilled lessons of self-confidence and compassion into generations of young television viewers and where the music of America’s great composer Stephen Foster is preserved. Here, you will find plenty of stimulation for intellectual pursuits at cultural institutions such as the Carnegie Museum of Art and Natural History, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and the Miller Gallery of Carnegie Mellon University to name a few. For an immersion course in world culture, visit the University of Pittsburgh’s Nationality Rooms where classrooms in the Cathedral of Learning are designed to celebrate the cultural contributions of Americans’ native countries.

Travel Tips

• Less than 4 miles from Downtown Pittsburgh central business district
• Get there by car or bus.
• MAP: Oakland’s major business corridors are Forbes Avenue and Fifth Avenue, which are one-way. Connecting streets include Craig Street, Bigelow Boulevard, and The Boulevard of the Allies. Also accessible via the Birmingham Bridge from Fifth Avenue.
• Metered on-street parking, parking garages and parking lots are available throughout the neighborhood.