NFL Draft Day Tour of Pittsburgh

I spent NFL Draft Day touring the North Side and dahntahn, visiting all of the facilities the NFL and the city set up for the 2026 draft.
Here’s a selection of things I saw along my way!

Route — My 4.2-mile route (starts on the North Side at the Green Dot)

PNC Pavilion — Quick look at the new party pavilion across the street from PNC Park’s main entrance

Gen Rob — Looking down General Robinson Street (looking toward Acrisure from PNC Park)

Picksburgh — Welcome to Picksburgh! at PNC Park

Empty PNC — Unfortunately, this is how PNC Park feels during too many Pirates games (but it is a beautiful ballpark!)

Radio Row — Radio Row along the PNC Park Riverwalk (outside the Center and Right Field stands)

Maz! — Maz! (Statue of my childhood hero outside PNC Park)

Religious Stillers fans — Steeler Jesus and Steeler Pope, seen being interviewed along General Robinson St.

Ahtside the draft grounds — Entrance to the NFL Draft Grounds

Inside the fences — Inside the Draft Grounds

Draft Day — Closer look at the theater and stage area

TV stuff — The NFL Network’s broadcast stage

Franco! — Immaculate Reception Monument (inside the fenced off draft grounds)

On the clock — The Draft Countdown Clock (also inside the fenced off draft grounds)

Clock close-up — Clock close-up (this side lists all of the WPIAL football schools)

Inside Acrisure

Pano — Pano view of the grounds & city from the ramp inside Acrisure

city view — Looking toward the Point along the river, still in the fenced draft grounds

TV barge — A closer look at the giant floating TV screen on the Allegheny

River watch — Interesting look at River Security, juxtaposed with the Billy Porter mural along the Allegheny River walk – immediately to Billy’s left is 4-year-old Liberty Kinsel (daughter of Pgh-artist D.S. Kinsel), and to his right is Pitt basketball player Dejuan Blair

Arriba! — Roberto watching it all from the Roberto Clemente Bridge

robodog — Robodog greeting visitors along 6th St (heading from Clemente Bridge to Market Square)

Entrance to Market Square — Market St entrance to Market Square

The bandstand and broadcast watching setup inside Market Square

PPG Place — Part of the Market Square Canopy, looking at PPG Place

Wild Cherry (maybe?) — Old band playing “Play That Funky Music (White Boy)” outside the Wyndham (might have been Wild Cherry?)

Entrance to Point State Park's NFL Experience — Entrance to Point State Park’s NFL Experience

$125 to park? — Hopeful pricing at a parking garage along the Blvd of the Allies