RiverQuest is a non-profit educational organization that operates a river learning center for students, teachers, and the community of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Formerly known as Pittsburgh Voyager, the organization was founded in 1991 by a group of parents who wanted to use Pittsburgh's rivers as an experiential classroom to get children excited about science, mathematics, and learning.

RiverQuest programs engage students of all ages in hands-on learning while exploring Pittsburgh's Three Rivers. The rivers themselves are at the center of RiverQuest's education program. A custom constructed state-of-the art green educational vessel, Explorer, arrived in Pittsburgh in late 2008 and began full service in 2009.

RiverQuest's educational philosophy is familiar and time-tested: Tell me, I'll forget; Show me, I might remember; Involve me, I'll understand. To date, nearly 85,000 students have participated in one of RiverQuest's formal education programs that include an entire school day on the water, where students become scientists.