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| - "Great history lesson" is what I wrote in the guest book. As spectacular as the view is, I equally enjoyed the informational displays in the station house at the top. They pack a lot into a small space--photographs, newspapers and facsimiles, old letters, various writeups, a handful of artifacts. I'm a native Pennsylvanian (from further east) but I had never heard of some of the events depicted, such as the St Patrick's Day flood of 1936. I enjoyed reading the history of the incline as well as some of the lighter touches, such as a photo from January 1995 of the two cars as they pass each other--one reading "DEEE" and the other "FENSE." Another neat item are two displays of postcards from around the world of other funiculars, mountain trams, cable lifts, and the like.
And then there's the view. Our weather was perfect; hopefully yours will be too. I was always aware that Pittsburgh is a very attractive city (I mean now, not in the 80s) but seeing it from up here really emphasizes it and cements one singular, representative image in my mind. One of the items inside is an article from February 2009 from the USA Today travel section, listing the Duquesne Incline as one of the top ten places in the world to view a city skyline.
So $4 round trip is money well spent for just the view OR the museum; for both it's a great deal.
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