Our first day out we went to the Frank Lloyd Wright house called Fallingwater. It is gorgeous! We've toured quite a few of his houses and other projects and this is my favorite. I would love to spend a weekend in the house, just listening to the waterfall all day. Unfortunately, we couldn’t go in but there were a lot of windows to view inside. Next we went to the Flight 93 Memorial, just outside of Shanksville, PA. It is a very somber place but it is beautifully done. They have marked the place of the crash but from that place a lot of wildflowers have grown. They added a 93 foot tall “Tower of Voices” which is a wind chime. It was dedicated in 2018 but still isn’t working. Hopefully they’ll get it up and running soon.
The next couple of days we spent in the city. We drove up to Mt Washington to the lookout point of the city. From up there you can see where the three rivers converge and the skyline of the city. It was a very clear day and the scene was gorgeous. We have a brother in law from the city so he gave us a few suggestions for what to do. We went to the Fort Pitt museum which was excellent for learning how Pittsburgh came to be. We also did the Warhol museum (Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh) and the Heinz History Museum. The Heinz museum is excellent. We learned so much about the citizens that made up Pittsburgh and western PA. Many famous and familiar names spanning from entertainment to (of course) sports to food. Speaking of food, if you’re ever in the city, you need to go the The Strip District to get your Steelers gear and eat at Primanti’s. They have many sandwiches and all come with cole slaw and fries in the sandwich. Definitely worth checking out!
Our last day was spent driving to Moundsville, W VA. We had heard of an old penitentiary there that operated from 1886-1995. They offer a lot of different tours, from overnight stays to paranormal overnight tours. No thank you! We just took a daytime 90 minute tour which was very entertaining.
On to Cincinnati!
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