History museum...doesn't sound like my thing, but free admission was the deciding factor. My daughter and I took advantage of reciprocal days at area museums during the month of February. It seemed others were taking advantage of that opportunity also. When we entered the doors, a table staffed by volunteers in red shirts (in honor of Valentine's Day) checked us in. We entered into the great hall which housed a streetcar, a slide coming down from the 2nd floor, a man-sized chess board on the floor, a roller-coaster car, a Jeep and other attractions for adults and children. This is also where we later found the gift shop. We hung our coats and grabbed a punch card so we could document our visit to each floor and redeem the card for a small gift. This card was to be punched at each floor after climbing the stairs rather than riding the elevator. Even the steps and stairwells had pictures and writings on the wall with tidbits of Pittsburgh history. The museum was busy that day but not packed, so movement was not curbed by other visitors trying to look at the same thing at the same time. The only places where there seemed to be a line-up was in the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum at the hands-on activities for kids. I am not a sports fan (sorry Pittsburgh fans), but I did find the memorabilia and photos from small local teams and community teams interesting. We climbed the steps to every floor and punched those cards along with all the kids. This museum has lots of Pittsburgh history for those interested in our local history. My daughter and I both took pictures with the stack of Heinz ketchup bottles and with the large green 57 sign. The museum has a little something for everyone and something for most ages, although I would not take very young children to this museum. This is a museum I would give more visits and more time. So what was the parting gift for climbing those stairs? It was a pickle pin; it completes the set for one I got on a school trip to the Heinz plant many years ago.