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| - Very unique tourist attraction in Pittsburgh that everyone should see at least once. The city skyline is actually beautiful and something that I didn't actually much expect to see, so that was a definite plus.
We started at the bottom, which I guess is technically "the wrong way", but whatever. Parking is across the street and it's fairly cheap - but be warned, if you go at any other time than the early morning, you may have difficulty finding a spot. It's busy, too - there'll be a line, but it moves fairly fast.
Thanks to reading Yelp reviews, we were prepared for the "exact change" system - make sure you have it, because it's so busy here that they don't really have time to guide you along. You can't get on here without a ticket, and they do check, so... make sure you have it.
Riding up made me VERY nervous, I won't lie. The car creaked and squeaked like that thing was going to fall apart at any second. The ride back down wasn't as bad.
The only thing that I didn't like about my experience here is that there were so many people up at the top with phones and cameras flashing everywhere that I nearly got shoved over the fence in the mad rush of people wanting "selfies". Really? We went at night, so maybe this doesn't happen during the day, but I was seriously annoyed by the rudeness.
Anyhow, this is definitely something that everyone who visits ought to try out. If you're coming from the bottom like we did, it's kind of hard to find, so make sure you get a good GPS.
Not bad.
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