Phipps Conservatory

The Phipps Conservatory has an amazing exhibit right now. They have Chihuly glasswork in nearly every room, and it was designed beautifully. The plants and the glass look stunning together, and a lot of the glass forms were inspired by plants. It's worth seeing, especially since CMU students get in free.

I've also heard it's spectacular at night. You can't go at dusk and expect to hang around though. Apparently they shoo everyone out at sunset and then make you pay for a separate ticket if you want to see it lit up in the evening. But hey, that's just another $0.00 ticket for us.

The glass is around until November, but go in summer so you can see the glass in the outdoor rooms as well. The Japanese garden was particularly well done.

Added bonus is the butterfly room (daytime only to see the butterflies hatching) and the Thailand exhibit.