In the heart of Station Square, one of Pittsburgh's newest shopping and entertainment districts, stands a Bessemer converter, the remains of an old steel blast furnace. Once an integral cog in the works of the Steel City, the furnace now serves as a piece of art, right next to the Square's dancing fountain that shoots jets of multicolored water in time to the music of Christina Aguilera and ABBA.
How times have changed in Pittsburgh. Modern glass office towers, contemporary sculptures, and theaters are more the norm in the Steel City these days than are the belching mills for which the city is famous. Pittsburgh's natural beauty is also unmistakable. The city's hilly landscape is sliced by the Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela rivers, visible at every turn and crisscrossed by more bridges than any other city in the world. Add to all of this some of the nation's friendliest residents, and you've got the ideal place to get away and relax.
Pittsburgh Travel Experiences
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Pittsburgh Day 4
The 9:30 wake up this morning nearly killed me as i had to be at penn station by 10:30 to catch my train at 10:50. Breakfast consisted of... Continue reading »
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Feeling at home: Not Just Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
It was like finding a new, yet familiar place that I felt I belonged in...Coming from the south, you don't even see the city until you've... Continue reading »
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Kennywood
Kennywood – For Mother’s Day Daniel and I took our parents to see a show at a local dinner theater. So for Father’s Day I wanted to... Continue reading »
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