Discover the legacy of Big Steel as you explore the Pittsburgh area and the river valleys of southwestern Pennsylvania and the heritage of America’s Second Industrial Revolution. On guided riverboats and bus tours, you’ll visit the great mill towns that gave this region the title “Steel Making Capital of the World.” In Homestead, Aliquippa, and the other “company towns,” you’ll learn how steel and mine workers struggled for safe conditions, decent wages and the right to organize. Tour a working coal mine in Tarentum or view the Edgar Thompson Works in Braddock, a modern steel facility originally founded by Andrew Carnegie 125 years ago. Visit a preserved machine shop and foundry in Rice’s Landing along the Monongehala River and on to West Overton, to visit the birthplace of “Coke King” Henry Clay Frick.

If it’s cultural experiences you’re looking for, Pittsburgh has it: the John Heinz Regional History Center, Carnegie Science Center, Andy Warhol Museum, Heinz Hall, Carnegie Museums, the Phipps Conservatory and National Aviary, to name just a few. A ride on the Incline to the top of Mt. Washington to get a panoramic view of the city and the Three Rivers is as must. Afterwards, sample a few of the culinary delights offered in the 81 different ethnic communities located throughout the Pittsburgh region.

Be here for the Three Rivers Art Festival in late spring or the Great Pierogie Cook-Off in the fall. Take a plunge on one of America’s tallest roller coasters, located at vintage Kennywood Park. Shed a few pounds hiking or biking the Youghiogheny River Trail and stop by Ohiopyle State Park to see “the Falls” or do some whitewater rafting. Then check out Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural gem and roam the small towns and scenic byways of the Laurel Mountains.

For more information of what to see and do in the Rivers of Steel region, write or call:

Steel Industry Heritage Corp.
The Bost Building
623 E. 8th Avenue
Homestead, PA  15120
412-464-4020

www.riversofsteel.com