During a recent weekend, I was drawn to Point State Park for the same reason as the hordes of tourists who found themselves here - the four-story tall Rubber Duck art installation. The duck was such as important item on our itinerary that we came here on two consecutive days, first day shortly after landing and the next night after a dinner downtown.
If you are arriving the park the first time by car like me, I would strongly suggest you find parking a few blocks away and then walk over. That's because a wrong turn could easily take you across either of the two rivers (which actually happened to me).
The park was quite clean and well-kept; it seemed recently renovated. You get gorgeous river views as well as views of Mt. Washington on the South Side and Heinz Stadium on the North Side. The fountain was just as lively as advertised.
Maybe it was the extra security that was in placed with the Rubber Duck in town, but visiting the park after 10 pm felt surprisingly safe. Families and couples were still flocking there after dark.