I've visited the 9/11 Memorial a couple of times so skipped it on this trip; One World Trade Center (ie Freedom Tower) is still jaw-dropping as the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere (the same architect designed Willis Tower and Burj Khalifa)
The First Church of Christ, Scientist is considered the Mother Church for the Christian Science church and was completed in 1894 with major additions in 1906; it boasts one of the world's largest pipe organs and has a sanctuary that seats 3000
I wanted to stop at the World Famous Crochet Museum for Mike but, unfortunately, it wasn't open; the former Fotomat booth is stuffed with all sorts of crocheted pieces
We tried to book scuba and snorkeling trips to Molokini and Lanai but everything was booked solid for the next 2 months; rental cars and hotels/condos sold out with international travel for Americans still largely banned
The cholla cactus has been nicknamed the teddy bear cactus due to it’s friendly look but do not be fooled!; also known as the jumping cactus, the chollas have a way of snagging feet and legs with thorns that are difficult to extract
St. Paul's Cathedral, built in Gothic Revival style and completed in 1905, was inspired by the Cologne Cathedral; Pittsburgh has roughly 300,000 residents while the metro area has 2.3+ million