Quick Escapes Pittsburgh: 26 Weekend Getaways from the Steel City

by Michelle Pilecki

This brand-new title in the Quick Escapes. series details 26 diverse minivacations Z99in driving distance of Pittsburgh From New Yorks Finger Lakes to West Virginias Monongahela National Forest these... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076270912X
• ISBN13: 9780762709120
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
• Length: 289 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

The Drive For Twenty-Five

Wish this book had been around when I arrived in Pittsburgh mumblety-mumble years ago. That said, I've enjoyed and appreciated the book's coverage on a number of jaunts I've taken: old favorites like the Laurel Highlands as well as startling revelations of new destinations (What does Cleveland have that a Pittsburgher might envy? The West Side Market. Don't knock it if you haven't been). Some of the short trips are novel even for long-time Pittsburgh residents; the "Bridges of Washington County" section was a revelation. If it weren't for this book, I never would have seen the floating houses of Erie or experienced antigravity in Altoona. I've found the book to be useful as a restaurant guide for a number of destinations. The romantic inn in the castle in upstate New York was nice, too. Best of all, though, is the rail trail coverage . . . RIDE ON!