Jet-Set on an International Expedition...

…during Global Odyssey: Avian Adventure, the National Aviary’s summer-only theme. Grab your binoculars and embark on a worldwide adventure without leaving Pittsburgh! Plan your trip around NEW In-Flight Entertainment including engaging Daily Activities, Interactive Play Spaces, and spellbinding habitats.  

Get Tickets!

Today’s Schedule

Daily Activities

The National Aviary offers a variety of Daily Activities for an incredible visitor experience. View an insightful feeding, watch birds soar over the audience during a live bird show, or get up close with your favorite species during an Animal Encounter!

NOW BOARDING: “Flight Upgrades” SkyDeck and Passport to Parks!  

Let our feathered friends be your co-pilot for an Avian Adventure unlike any other!  
 
Watch as our “flight crew” soars, swoops, and glides during SkyDeck! “Backpack” across parts of the Mediterranean, Africa, and the United States while a Lanner Falcon shows its apex speed, a flock of Black Kites snag their meal mid-air, and Hooded Vultures demonstrate their ability to glide across Sub-Saharan wind currents. NEW THIS YEAR: An American Kestrel joins the “flight deck”!  
 
Globetrot to several different continents during Passport to Parks, presented by AAA Travel! Meet Yosemite National Park’s most elusive resident: the Striped Skunk, explore Zimbabwe alongside a gorgeous Gray Crowned-Crane, soar through the Andes Mountains with a Curl-crested Aracari, and even venture to the land Down Under!” 

Proceeds support the National Aviary’s work to save birds and protect their habitats. Must purchase General Admission tickets and add-on immersive show tickets.

Get "Flight Upgrade" Tickets
Purple Bird in Flight Icon Purple Bird in Flight Icon

Our Mission:

The National Aviary works to inspire respect for nature through an appreciation of birds.

In The News

See All News

3 Cathedral of Learning peregrine falcon chicks receive bands from Pennsylvania Game Commission | MSN

Three peregrine falcon chicks from the Cathedral of Learning were banded by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

Read More »

3 Cathedral of Learning peregrine falcon chicks receive bands from Pennsylvania Game Commission | WPXI

Carla and Ecco, two peregrine falcons, live at the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland and are the stars of the National Aviary’s Peregrine FalconCam.

Read More »

Bird experts encourage people to turn off lights in peak migration season | WPXI

The National Aviary and other bird experts are encouraging everyone to turn off or dim unnecessary lights at night. — The National Aviary and other bird experts are encouraging everyone to turn off or dim unnecessary lights at night.

Read More »

New Eagle resident named volunteer of the year for National Aviary | Herald-Standard

Retired after a long tenure with the Ringgold School District, Linda Fetchen was eager to find some way to do some volunteer work, but there was an obstacle she had to surmount.

Read More »

Fox Chapel Area students help keep Pittsburgh bird-friendly | TribLive

Ornithologists say nearly 600 million birds die every year in North America from window collisions. Students at Fox Chapel Area High School are working to reduce those numbers.

Read More »