Things To Do In PA

 Did you know that Pennsylvania was once home to the highest and longest railroad viaduct in the world? Construction of the Kinzua Bridge Viaduct began in 1881 and ended in 1882.  The original viaduct was made of iron and weighed around 3,000,000 pounds. The viaduct was reconstructed in 1900 with steel to safely serve larger trains and weighed over 6,500,000 pounds after it's reconstruction was completed. The bridge was over 300 feet high and over 2000 feet long.  The Kinzua Bridge State Park was signed into law in 1963, just 4 years after freight traffic was stopped. An excursion train continued to use the Kinzua Bridge between the years of  1987 and 2002. It was determined in 2002 that the bridge needed inspected and upon inspection it was found that the bridge was unsafe. The bridge was then closed to all traffic, including pedestrian.  The following year, the bridge was struck by a F1 tornado and 11 of the towers fell. This tornado struck the bridge after ...

 One of the many attractions here in Pennsylvania is the Mattress Factory located in Pittsburgh . The Mattress Factory museum is a contemporary art museum located in the neighborhood of Oakland. The museum features both temporary and permanent installments. It is described as "a leader in site-specific, contemporary art" on it's own website. This museum, founded in 1977, has had installments from over 750 different artists. The museum and it's exhibits are spread across three buildings in the northside of Pittsburgh. Their current hours are from 11am-8pm on Wednesday and 11am-6pm Thursday through Sunday. They offer general admission and guided tours with a museum educator. Some of my favorite installments were created by Yayoi Kusama and Greer Lankton and can be found as permanent parts of the museum's gallery. Both of Kusama's permanent installments utilize dots and mirrors. One of those pieces also features white manikins. Lankton's installation is an a...