Funicular · Pittsburgh, Allegheny County
Duquesne Incline
A cable railway of 1877 climbing Mount Washington in its original wooden cars, with an observation deck looking straight down onto the rivers, the Point and downtown.
What you will find
- Historic features
- Scenic views
Make a day of it
Nearby
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Kamin Science Center
Formerly the Carnegie Science Center and renamed the Kamin Science Center in 2025, with hands-on exhibits, a planetarium, a detailed miniature railroad and village, and the submarine USS Requin outside.
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Fort Pitt Museum
Inside a reconstructed bastion of the 1760s fort at the Point, exhibits tell the story of the French and Indian War and the struggle for the forks of the Ohio.
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Point State Park
At the tip of downtown, where the Allegheny and Monongahela meet to form the Ohio, with the great fountain, the Fort Pitt Museum and the 1764 Blockhouse from the frontier fort.
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Monongahela Incline
Opened in 1870 and widely described as the country's oldest continuously operating funicular, it climbs Mount Washington from Station Square to the overlooks on Grandview Avenue.
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Andy Warhol Museum
Seven floors devoted to Andy Warhol, with paintings, films, time capsules and a room of floating silver pillows to play among.
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National Aviary
Free-flying birds share walk-through habitats with visitors at this zoo just for birds, where penguins, owls and parrots star in close-up encounters.
