Market Square and PPG PlaceStop on Best of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a free self-guided tour.Market Square is the historic heart of downtown Pittsburgh - a lively public space surrounded by restaurants, bars, and shops dating back to the city's earliest days as a frontier trading post. The square hosts farmers markets and festivals throughout the year and gives a wonderful sense of Pittsburgh's confident, communal downtown character. A half-block away, PPG Place is downtown's most striking architectural achievement: designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee and completed in 1984, the complex consists of six Gothic-inspired towers entirely clad in mirror glass, creating a shimmering castle-like presence in the heart of the city. The central plaza transforms into an ice-skating rink in winter. Together, Market Square and PPG Place represent Pittsburgh's gift for blending deep history with bold architectural ambition.Stops on this tourPoint State Park - The Golden TriangleMarket Square and PPG PlaceStrip DistrictSenator John Heinz History CenterPNC Park - Home of the Pittsburgh PiratesAcrisure Stadium - Home of the Pittsburgh SteelersAndy Warhol MuseumMattress Factory Art MuseumRandylandCarnegie Museums of PittsburghPhipps Conservatory and Botanical GardensCathedral of Learning - University of PittsburghHeinz Memorial ChapelCarnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Main BranchFrick Art and Historical CenterDuquesne Incline and Mount WashingtonStation Square