Fire in the Valley- Carnegie Steel and the Town That Built America
Overview
Inclusions
- Certified guide
- Private transportation
- Extraordinary extensive personal narration the length of the Experience
What to expect
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Stop At: Mesta Mansion, 548 Doyle Ave, Homestead, PA 15120, USA
Multi-millionaire industrialist George Mesta's wife Pearl held court here before she moved to the Nations' Capital and became "The Hostess with the Mostess".
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Homestead, Homestead, Pennsylvania
As the location of the largest steel mill on the planet, this town played an essential role in the story of not just America but the entire industrial world. Presidents, Royalty, and even Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev made to pilgrimage to the "Steel Capital of the World".
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Waterfront Drive, Waterfront Dr, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Buried in the midst of this mixed-use development on the site of the old Homestead Works of Carnegie Steel, you will find the 12, 000 ton press. This monster machine pounded steel ingots into armor plate for battleships of the United States Navy including the USS MIssouri.
Duration: 10 minutes
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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George gave us a great tour of Pittsburgh's steel valleys! Not only do you get to see the physical locations of the history he's telling, but you also get information you couldn't just read on Wikipedia or in a book. We definitely recommend making time for this fun tour if you find yourself visit...
George gave us a great tour of Pittsburgh's steel valleys! Not only do you get to see the physical locations of the history he's telling, but you also get information you couldn't just read on Wikipedia or in a book. We definitely recommend making time for this fun tour if you find yourself visiting the Golden Triangle!George was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining! Wonderful tour with a life long resident with first hand knowledge told with passion and fun! Thank you George!
George was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining! Wonderful tour with a life long resident with first hand knowledge told with passion and fun! Thank you George!We were in town to see the Padres play the Pirates and wanted to learn more about a city that helped build America. The Fire in the Valley Tour was much different and much more than we could have expected. George gives you the history of Pittsburgh with personal stories he learned from his family...
We were in town to see the Padres play the Pirates and wanted to learn more about a city that helped build America. The Fire in the Valley Tour was much different and much more than we could have expected. George gives you the history of Pittsburgh with personal stories he learned from his family. You will see and learn things no other tour could provide. George himself made the tour. He makes it interactive, humorous and extremely interesting. We learned so much about the history and a lot of tidbits about modern-day Pittsburgh. He is an excellent tour guide and an extremely nice man. My wife lost her phone on the tour and he was getting ready to backtrack the route after his last tour, before I contacted him and told him we located it. George thank you! The tour was the highlight of our trip and we will definitely be back to your beautiful city.I have never met a more experienced, kind and knowledgeable guide in my travels. George was simply amazing. He engaging demeanor gave my elderly mother an experience she will never forget. That we will never forget. He's funny, charismatic and we could not have had a better tour of Pittsburgh!!
I have never met a more experienced, kind and knowledgeable guide in my travels. George was simply amazing. He engaging demeanor gave my elderly mother an experience she will never forget. That we will never forget. He's funny, charismatic and we could not have had a better tour of Pittsburgh!!We were a party of three--Mom and two adult daughters--looking for an activity to fill the afternoon on what was predicted to be a rainy day in Pittsburgh (it was!). We were visiting the city for the first time and had tickets for a morning visit to the Pompeii Exhibit at the Carnegie Science Mu...
We were a party of three--Mom and two adult daughters--looking for an activity to fill the afternoon on what was predicted to be a rainy day in Pittsburgh (it was!). We were visiting the city for the first time and had tickets for a morning visit to the Pompeii Exhibit at the Carnegie Science Museum. We didn't really know anything about Pittsburgh's history or the steel industry, and the Valley of Fire Tour sounded like a good way to learn something about it. Noting all the glowing reviews of tour guide George on the website, I decided to give it a go. We were pleased that George was able to pick us up at the location of our lunch restaurant, because we were using Lyfts to get around in order to avoid driving in an unfamiliar city. Within a block of our departure from the starting point, George was sharing an interesting factoid about a building we were passing. He seemed to be drawing on an inexhaustible fount of knowledge to share information about everything we saw. When I mentioned that I was fascinated by old city architecture, he added in comments about noteworthy buildings along our route. We laughed, survived our quiz questions, put George's binders of supplementary photos and charts to good use, and enjoyed the commentary all the way through. The two hours flew by. And at the end, he dropped us back at our hotel, as agreed. The tour ended up being just what we were looking for, and we all enjoyed it very much. Thank you, George!George was a terrific guide, both knowledgeable and humorous. The tour was well worth the price of admission. We learned a lot about Pittsburgh in a short period of time.
George was a terrific guide, both knowledgeable and humorous. The tour was well worth the price of admission. We learned a lot about Pittsburgh in a short period of time.