Things to see and do Pittsburgh

Point State Park is located at the confluence of three rivers, the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers gathered here to form the Ohio River. There is a large basin in which a 46 m high water jet is set, as well as the remains of two of the oldest buildings in the city, Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt, witnesses of the Conquest of Conquest, also known as French and Indian War, or "war against the French and Indians" (1754-1760). This North American war, which pitted the Kingdom of France and its American allies to the British Crown aided by the Iroquois, began in the region.

On 2 floors, the Fort Pitt Museum presents the history of the war against the French and Indians and the essential role of Western Pennsylvania in conquering the New World.

Industrial became millionaire before his thirty years thanks to his company in the exploitation of coke, Henry Clay Frick was a modern patron who spent 40 years of his life and a huge part of his money in the art collection: Bronze, Italian and French paintings, China's porcelain, etc. After his death, in 1919, her daughter Helen continued his work and expanded the family collection, much of which was exhibited at the museum. Highlight of the visit: Clayton, who was the main residence of the Frick from 1883 to 1905, before they settled in their homes on 5 th Avenue in New York. The sumptuous residence, where original works and furniture are exhibited, provides an excellent overview of the day-to-day life of the wealthy (many in the neighborhood, then dubbed Millionaire's Row). The museum café is pleasant and serves good dishes.

This funicular has been in operation since 1877. It now works on electricity and not on steam: that is the only difference. Park down at the Lower Station on Carson Street and within a few minutes on the edge of this engineering marvel, you can reach the panoramic point of Pittsburgh at the top of the wooded hills of Mount Washington, 120 metres high. The funicular was restored in 1963 and it is in the hand-carved carriages that you get to the people who borrow it to go to the office.