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Once an iron foundry town and the world's largest producer of steel this city has emerged since and gotten rid of its dusty past. It is now a bustling city which got rid of its steel mills through large scale demolition becoming one of the most livable and lively cities in the country.

Tip 1 - Andy Warhol fans can get a lot of information and access to the entire collection and works of the great contemporary artist. The Andy Warhol museum has the entire film, video and art collection of Andy Warhol. Close to around 12,000 separate works of art - prints, drawings, source materials and everything that the great artist himself used can be found here.

Tip 2 - Dedicated solely to the fighting soldiers and personnel this memorial hall takes people back in time to remind them of the sacrifices of people in the armed forces. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum is one of the few places which commemorates and celebrates the contribution of the American warrior.

Tip 3 - Carnegie Museum of Natural History is an ideal place to educate children on the fields of Earth Sciences, life sciences and anthropology. Visitors can get to see different exhibits related to the mentioned categories - A Botany Hall, Section on Ancient Egypt and African Wildlife Hall. Carnegie Museum is a Pittsburgh Landmark and a must see.

Tip 4 - People who would like to learn the importance of plants as well as practice sustainable gardening and green building can visit the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh. One can experience Japanese gardens, aquatic gardens in addition to butterfly collections.

Tip 5 - Point State Park is one of the historical landmarks of Pittsburgh and was also one of the areas where the French and Indian wars took place. The Point Park is a beautiful area and ideal for visitors who wish to relax and have a lazy afternoon.
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Kennywood Park

The Kennywood Park once belonged to the Kenny family. It is located very close to

downtown Pittsburgh, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. This particular piece of land was also the location of the historic Battle of Monongahela.

This spot was so popular that people used to arrive here in clusters to picnic and have fun and this was also known as "Kenny's Grove."

Details about Kennywood Park on Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennywood

Since this spot was so popular with various picnickers, Kennywood Park started off as a trolley park in the year 1898 that catered to the local industrial workers and their families.

Even though the park had actually been built to motivate ridership at the end of a trolley line, it started attracting more and more people and hence more revenue than the main trolley business.

Official Website of Kennywood Park

http://www.kennywood.com/park_info/park_info.php

Unfortunately or fortunately, the Pittsburgh Steel Railway Company wanted to move away from the business of amusement parks and diversify into other fields. In 1906, Kennywood Park was bought over by A.S. McSwigan and Frederick W. Henninger, who worked together to make Kennywood Park as it is known to us today, renowned and with a big customer base.

Though this place was originally meant as an entertainment location where the working class people could have their picnics and parties, it quickly changed to a place of popular attractions like swimming pools, all sorts of electrifying rides and dance halls by the initial parts of the twentieth century.

Many of the Pittsburgh travel deals include a trip to Kennywood Park for some of its famous rides like the Phantom's Revenge (formerly known as the Steel Phantom), Raging Rapids and the Log Jammer.

The park provides their own armed personnel for the safety of visitors. Kennywood Park also has beautiful scenery and one of the more popular figures around is the mascot, Kenny Kangaroo. Tourists can hire a Pittsburgh PA travel guide to help them around the various places inside Kennywood Park, which got listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1987.

Reviews on Kennywood Park

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g53964-d272121-Reviews-Kennywood_Park-West_Mifflin_Pennsylvania.html

Kennywood Park Address
4800 Kennywood Blvd
West Mifflin, PA 15122

Contact:
Tel: (412) 461-0500
FAX: (412) 464-0719
Email: kennywoodinformation@kennywood.com

Kennywood Park Hours:
Kennywood's Gates: 10:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Rides Begin: 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Hours may vary depending upon weather and crowd conditions.

Ticket Information for the Kennywood Park:
You will save big on online Kennywood ticket purchases.

FunDay: $35.99
Junior FunDay (under 46″ tall): $22.99
Senior FunDay (55+): $17.49
Night Rider (after 5:00 p.m.): $20.99
Senior Night Rider (55+ after 5:00 p.m.): $9.99
Children 2 and under: Free.

Website: http://www.kennywood.com/

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