Baedeker: Pittsburgh

In dishonor of the Bengals getting beat by the Steelers on rainy Sunday night, I thought I would post some pictures from a September 2005 trip to a sunny and warm Pittsburgh. As much as it pains me to say, I actually liked Pittsburgh and very much enjoyed the visit. We crammed a lot in to a long weekend. Among the many things we did were a river cruise, a ride on the inclines, a Pirate’s game, the Warhol Museum, and a lunch at Primanti Brothers.

Point State Park, currently undergoing renovation.
View from Duquesne Incline. (Also check out the Monongahela Incline.)
Allegheny County Courthouse (Completed 1888 by Architect H. H. Richardson)
Former Allegheny County Jail (Completed 1888 by Architect H. H. Richardson)
PNC Park from river cruise.
View of Downtown from PNC Park
Downtown
Primanti Brothers in the Strip District.

To view all my Pittsburgh photos, click here.

Author's Note: Baedeker was a German-based travel guide begun in 1827 by Karl Baedeker. These comprehensive guides were hugely popular in Europe, the United States, and throughout the British Empire. I have adopted the moniker for all my travel pieces beyond Cincinnati. Given its German history and stately influence, I thought it fitting for the Queen City. I actually first heard of them while watching the movie A Room with a View, where proper, Edwardian English ladies Lucy Honeychurch and her chaperon travel around Florence, Italy, Baedeker in hand.