Best Day Ever in Pittsburgh: Illustrator Laura Garvin

• You can find Garvin at snailberryart.com and @snailberryart on Instagram.

We asked her to map out her ideal day in Pittsburgh for the latest installment of our Best Day Ever series. Here's what she told us:

• 🚶‍♀️Morning activity: Walking the ginkgo-lined streets of Oakland to the CLP Main Library, one of my favorite places in the city.
• 🥯 Breakfast: Pigeon Bagels! Sesame bagel with cream cheese and black coffee.
• 🥾 Afternoon activity: Is it lame if I say going on a walk? I love exploring different neighborhoods and admiring the architecture and landscape that make this city so interesting. A few of my favorites are Squirrel Hill and Manchester.
• 🍜 Lunch: Novo Asian Food Hall in the Strip is SO good, and a great place to sit and draw for a while!
• 📚 Evening activity: Meeting friends at City of Asylum for a music or literary event, or seeing a comedy show at Bottlerocket!
• 🍚 Dinner: Thai Cottage in Regent Square. I always get the crispy spring rolls. Plus, it's super close to Frick Park for a post-dinner stroll.
• ⛲ Best Pittsburgh tourist trap: Watching the sunset from Point State Park!
• 🎞️ Best underrated Pittsburgh activity: The Photo Antiquities Museum of Photographic History.
• 🐈 Favorite under-the-radar Pittsburgh lore: Pudgie-Wudgie! A true Pittsburgh icon.