I had some media passes from Visit Pittsburgh (thanks, Kristin) so we hit up a lot of fun spots. Some touristy, some not-so-much. First, we took Trevor on his first ride up the Duquesne Incline and he loved it. It was "a train car that went up hills," he said. Got some good shots of the city from atop Mount Washington.
Next we checked out the Children's Museum, which--besides the best Pirates game ever played at PNC Park--was the best part of the day. There was so much stuff for Trevor to do; to play with, not just look at. There was some real creative stuff in there and I recommend it to anyone, even Clevelanders looking for a day trip.
The Science Center was fun and there was a good amount of activities there as well. Certainly the highlight of the Science Center for children is the model train exhibit that fills an enormous room. Great reaction from Trevor when he saw Thomas on the tracks.
Finally we headed to PNC Park, where the Pirates were entertaining the Rockies on fireworks night. The Bucs provided some fireworks of their own: They took a lead late into the game, gave it up in ninth, and allowed 2 runs in the top of the 10th before rookie Pedro Alvarez sent a 3-run walk-off shot into the right field bleachers in the bottom of the 10th for a Pirates win.
Here's a slideshow from the day:
