{"id":1416,"date":"2021-08-04T01:37:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T01:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.psgtrains.org\/?page_id=1416"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:42:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:42:53","slug":"local-attractions-and-tours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.psgtrains.org\/?page_id=1416","title":{"rendered":"Local Attractions and Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Spree Tours<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>No tours are currently being planned. Watch this space for updates as we get closer to the Spree dates.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Nearby Attractions<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pennsylvania Trolley Museum<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/strong>More information to come very soon.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hollywood Casino at the Meadows<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/strong>Just the place to go if you\u2019ve run out of money for buying trains at the Spree and you\u2019re feeling lucky! The Hollywood Casino offers world class casino gaming, dining and events. 210 Racetrack Road, Washington, PA.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Restaurants<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/strong>A large variety of restaurant options are nearby off I-79.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Shopping &#8211; Tanger Outlet Center<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/strong>This popular open-air outlet mall offers more than 80 brand-name outlet stores including Saks Off 5th, Under Armour, H&amp;M, Old Navy and Coach. 2200 Tanger Boulevard, Washington, PA.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Pittsburgh Attractions<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pittsburgh is a first-class city with many points of interest. Listed below are some of the prominent sites closest to our S Spree location. Downtown Pittsburgh is about 40 minutes to the northeast up I-79.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kamin Science Center<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/strong>The Center contains exhibits intended to delight, educate and inspire through interactive experiences in science and technology. It also contains a very large O scale (3 rail) layout featuring re-creations of Pittsburgh locations including a steel mill. There is also a WW II fleet submarine in the river.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Duquesne Incline<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/strong>Here\u2019s a form of transportation that\u2019s unique to Pittsburgh. The building of the inclined railways began in 1870 and ended in 1901. During that time period, there have been 23 inclines built and operated in the city. The only two remaining are the Monongahela (1870) and the Duquesne (1877). Both offer unique and exciting views of downtown Pittsburgh, especially at night. Two-rail inclines were built to provide passenger service to workers travelling the steep hills from their homes to factories and to downtown businesses. Both inclines still carry workers to and from their jobs in downtown Pittsburgh &#8211; and they continue to be very special tourist attractions. If you have the time, don\u2019t miss this unusual way to \u201cride the rails\u201d!<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Point State Park<\/strong><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>This park is located in downtown Pittsburgh where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers join to form the Ohio river. It includes the Fort Pitt Block House which goes back to colonial times and the French and Indian War.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;margin-top: -5px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gateway Clipper Fleet<\/strong><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>A variety of large and small simulated riverboats provide cruises on the three rivers of Pittsburgh.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Heinz History Center<\/strong><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>A six floor museum relating the history of the area, located in the downtown area.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Carnegie Museum of Art and Carnegie Museum of Natural History<\/strong><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>These two museums are located in the same building which is in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, on the edge of the University of Pittsburgh.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium<\/strong><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>This traditional city zoo is located about 20 minutes from Point State Park along the Allegheny River just east of downtown Pittsburgh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spree Tours No tours are currently being planned. Watch this space for updates as we get closer to the Spree dates. Nearby Attractions Pennsylvania Trolley MuseumMore information to come very soon. 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