Area Attractions

South Hills Motel is conveniently located near Jefferson Hills, Clairton, South Park, Bethel Park & West Mifflin.

Pleasant Hills, PA is also only minutes from the Century III Mall – the second largest enclosed shopping mall in the Pittsburgh region! We are an easy drive to the following downtown Pittsburgh attractions:

Kennywood Amusement Park – South Hills Motel is only 8 miles from Kennywood Park, one of America’s favorite traditional amusement park focusing on the best of the old to the best of the new, from the original 1898 carousel pavilion and restaurant to state-of-the-art rides like the thrilling Phantom’s Revenge and new Cosmic Chaos.

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens – One Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3830, 412-622-6914 – Something’s always blooming at Phipps. 13 room Victorian glasshouse is open year-round.

Carnegie Science Center – One Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5850, 412-237-3400 – Explore more than 250 exciting hands-on exhibits, live science demonstrations, a gigantic Miniature Railroad display and much more.

St. Anthony’s Chapel – Troy Hill, Pittsburgh, PA 19382, 412-323-9504 – Remarkable chapel houses 5,000 relics collected by Father Suitbert Mollinger. The collection is regarded as the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.

Hartwood – 215 Saxonburg Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 16382, 412-767-9200 – Scenic 629 acre Allegheny County park includes magnificent 16th century-style tudor mansion filled with original English and American antiques.

Gateway Clipper Fleet – 9 Station Square Dock, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1157, 412-355-7980 – America’s largest boat operation; has six excursion vessels that tour the three rivers year round. Call for cruise times.

The Andy Warhol Museum – 117 Sandusky St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5821, 412-237-8300 – Most comprehensive single-artist museum in the world. Features extensive permanent collections of art and archives.