Pittsburgh spoils us – often for life. No matter where we go or what we do, we’ll always compare our experiences to our beloved hometown. And, really, how can anywhere else surpass what we have here in the Burgh? Here are 15 ways living in Pittsburgh ruins you for life.
- You just don’t know what it means to lose.
Flickr/Dave Pittsburgh’s the City of Champions. No other city comes close.
- You won’t find a view…
Flickr/Jon Dawson Whether you’re atop Mount Washington or coming out of the Fort Pitt Tunnels, you simply won’t find such a breathtaking view of a city skyline anywhere else.
- …A sunrise…
Flickr/Don Burkett Pittsburgh’s vibrant sunrises are rivaled only by its…
- Or a sunset like this anywhere else.
Flickr/Zach Fralley Golden sunsets.
- You won’t find a city with more beautiful bridges or…
Flickr/Lymond Sevigny You’re close, Venice, Italy but Pittsburgh still ranks number one for the city with the most bridges in the world. Pittsburgh, in fact, boasts 446 bridges.
- …A more unique way to travel up a mountain.
Flickr/Dan Reid An easy way to zip up the mountain, the Duquesne Incline (and the nearby Monongahela Incline) promises an easy and picturesque way to travel and to see the city skyline.
- You certainly won’t find such unique homes or…
Flickr/Jim Orisini Randy Gilson began a personal movement to transform his street on the North Side by using his spare cash and credit cards to purchase a dilapidated home. Today, that home is Randyland, a vibrant part of and inspiration to the Pittsburgh community.
- Museums or…
Flickr/Desiree Williams Pittsburghers have world class museums, including the Carnegie’s (Museum of Art, Museum of Natural History, and Science Center), the Mattress Factory, and the Children’s Museum.
- Gardens or…
Flickr/Cam Miller Phipps Conservatory is perhaps the masterpiece among the gardens that beckons Pittsburghers again and again. The Pittsburgh Botanic Garden also calls Pittsburgh home.
- Beloved tourist traps anywhere else.
Flickr/brenthumanartistvending Trundle Manor in Swissvale is a self-proclaimed tourist trap that welcomes visitors to tour its spectacular collection of weird medical devices, antique taxidermy, and coffins. Tours are by appointment only.
- No matter where you go, you will expect fries on your sandwiches and salads…
Flickr/Beyond DC For some people, fries on a sandwich or a salad is just weird. For Pittsburghers, it’s simply natural, a perk to living in the Burgh.
- And a smiley cookie after your meal.
Flickr/David Fulmer Who among us hasn’t topped off a meal with a delicious Smiley Cookie, the definitively Pittsburgh treat?
- You will expect the ball to go up on New Year’s Eve…
Flickr/sriram bala Just about every other city in the world counts down to the New Year’s ball drop. Pittsburgh, however, stands apart from the rest - cheering for the ball to go up, a promise that the new year will be even better than the last.
- The stores to be empty on Steelers Sunday and…
Flickr/Sam Howzit The stores and streets are pretty much empty when the Steelers are playing. What other city empties when their favorite sports team is playing?
- Everyone to be as friendly as Pittsburgh’s favorite neighbor, Mister Rogers.
Flickr/Grant Lindsay Pittsburgh’s a down-to-earth, friendly city, led by the example of Mister Rogers, the kind, gentle, and good-mannered educator and entertainer with whom many of us grew up.
These are just 15 ways Pittsburgh ruins you for life. How else has Pittsburgh ruined you for life? Are any of these 15 things Pittsburghers do better than anyone else on the list?
Flickr/Dave
Pittsburgh’s the City of Champions. No other city comes close.
Flickr/Jon Dawson
Whether you’re atop Mount Washington or coming out of the Fort Pitt Tunnels, you simply won’t find such a breathtaking view of a city skyline anywhere else.
Flickr/Don Burkett
Pittsburgh’s vibrant sunrises are rivaled only by its…
Flickr/Zach Fralley
Golden sunsets.
Flickr/Lymond Sevigny
You’re close, Venice, Italy but Pittsburgh still ranks number one for the city with the most bridges in the world. Pittsburgh, in fact, boasts 446 bridges.
Flickr/Dan Reid
An easy way to zip up the mountain, the Duquesne Incline (and the nearby Monongahela Incline) promises an easy and picturesque way to travel and to see the city skyline.
Flickr/Jim Orisini
Randy Gilson began a personal movement to transform his street on the North Side by using his spare cash and credit cards to purchase a dilapidated home. Today, that home is Randyland, a vibrant part of and inspiration to the Pittsburgh community.
Flickr/Desiree Williams
Pittsburghers have world class museums, including the Carnegie’s (Museum of Art, Museum of Natural History, and Science Center), the Mattress Factory, and the Children’s Museum.
Flickr/Cam Miller
Phipps Conservatory is perhaps the masterpiece among the gardens that beckons Pittsburghers again and again. The Pittsburgh Botanic Garden also calls Pittsburgh home.
Flickr/brenthumanartistvending
Trundle Manor in Swissvale is a self-proclaimed tourist trap that welcomes visitors to tour its spectacular collection of weird medical devices, antique taxidermy, and coffins. Tours are by appointment only.
Flickr/Beyond DC
For some people, fries on a sandwich or a salad is just weird. For Pittsburghers, it’s simply natural, a perk to living in the Burgh.
Flickr/David Fulmer
Who among us hasn’t topped off a meal with a delicious Smiley Cookie, the definitively Pittsburgh treat?
Flickr/sriram bala
Just about every other city in the world counts down to the New Year’s ball drop. Pittsburgh, however, stands apart from the rest - cheering for the ball to go up, a promise that the new year will be even better than the last.
Flickr/Sam Howzit
The stores and streets are pretty much empty when the Steelers are playing. What other city empties when their favorite sports team is playing?
Flickr/Grant Lindsay
Pittsburgh’s a down-to-earth, friendly city, led by the example of Mister Rogers, the kind, gentle, and good-mannered educator and entertainer with whom many of us grew up.
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