Fort Pitt Museum

Fort Pitt Museum tells the story of Western Pennsylvania’s pivotal role during the French & Indian War, the American Revolution, and as the birthplace of Pittsburgh.

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    (412) 281-9285

  • Website

    patrailsofhistory.com

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  • Type

    History Museum

Address

101 Commonwealth Pl Pittsburgh , PA 15222 United States

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Erik Cintron

The location of the museum is right by the water. A very good photo op make sure u go to the fountain . The museum was small but it gave a nice telling of the history and had some hands on stuff. 10$

Nikolai May Yde

Nice place of history, and the blockhouse is interesting. Half off Heinz history center if you keep tickets from fort Pitt and use same day

Vincent Chesney

Standard of Colonel John Proctor’s 1st Battalion of Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania which features a rattlesnake which includes both "DON'T. TREAD. ON. ME." and "Join, [against the French] or Die."

Daniel Crum

Fort Pitt is seriously underrated! I learned so much more about the French/Indian War during a couple hours in this building than I ever did in either grade school or college.

Vincent Chesney

Standard of Colonel Proctor’s 1st Battalion of Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania which features a rattlesnake and both "DON'T. TREAD. ON. ME." and "Join, [against the French] or Die."

Amanda Gribble Wilson

Learn the story of how the place where the three rivers meet played a pivotal role in the French & Indian war.

Amy Vernon

Pretty basic history lessons, but reasonably enough entrance fee.

Donovan Dasher

Small gift shop with Pittsburgh and American-themed gifts . Pricey admission for the size of the museum , but if you're into history check it out!

kazahel

Unless you're also going to the Heinz center, skip this museum--the Fort Pitt building itself is open to the public for free.

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