Wow, Pittsburgh is the only US city to make National Geographic's Top 20 2012 Travel Destinations list. This is an amazing endorsement:
"...a natural setting that rivals Lisbon and San Francisco."
OK, I've been to San Francisco. I can kind of agree a little bit with that statement. But, I've been to Lisbon, Iowa and I think Pittsburgh has it beat by a mile. Oh wait, unless National Geographic was talking about Lisbon, Portugal. In that case, I've not been to Portugal so I'll have to take Nat Geo at its word there.
The piece from Nat Geo follows below or click here with the other cities featured.
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Extreme Metropolitan Makeover
Three rivers. One reinvented city. On all counts, the Steel City's transformation over the past quarter century qualifies as revolutionary. Its mourning for its industrial past long concluded, this western Pennsylvania city changed jobs and reclaimed its major assets: a natural setting that rivals Lisbon and San Francisco, a wealth of fine art and architecture, and a quirky sense of humor.
Pittsburgh's century-wide swath of architectural styles persuaded British film director Christopher Nolan to use downtown as a stand-in for Gotham City in this summer's Dark Knight Rises. Sustainable design has transformed Victorian landmarks like the glass-domed Phipps Conservatory and created contemporary ones like the swooping waterfront convention center (above).
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