This is an outrage! Survey says Pittsburgh is second most beautiful place in the USA!

[Shi Huangdi]

Clearly, Pittsburgh is the most beautiful place in the US. The nerve of USA weekend magazine....

http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_129123131.html

Pittsburgh: 2nd Most Beautiful Place in US

May 9, 2003 11:25 am US/Eastern
Pittsburgh (KDKA) When you think of the most beautiful places in the country, images of Hawaii, the Grand Canyon or the California coast may come to mind; but a new survey says Pittsburgh's beauty beats them all.

With its stunning view of the downtown skyline, Mt. Washington is the place most Pittsburghers take out-of-town visitors to show off the city. The skyline sparkles at night, which is why USA Weekend Magazine ranked it as the second most beautiful place in America.

The ranking comes as no surprise to some Pittsburghers.
"You come up here you see the whole city and everything -- it's beautiful!" -- Stanley Kaminski, Mt. Washington

"You got the rivers, the awesome stadiums over there. You can't beat it! That's why I live up here." -- Mike Johnson, Mt. Washington
The magazine solicited opinions from all over -- including travel writers and relatives for its list. They had to keep in mind how publicly accessible the spot was -- and that it was reasonably well-known.

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Most Beautiful Places in the US
Source: USA Weekend Magazine (#1 being the most beautiful of all)
1. Red Rock Country, Sedona Arizona

2. Nighttime View From Mt Washington In Pittsburgh

3. Upper Mississippi River

4. Na Pali Coast, Hawaii

5. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, Ca
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Some of the top contenders who fell just short of the nighttime view from Mt. Washington include the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, tropical paradise Na Pali Coast in Hawaii and the Upper Mississippi River.

The only place ranked more beautiful in the upcoming issue is Red Rock Country in Sedona, Arizona.


The entire story will run in the May 16th issue of USA Weekend Magazine

[Urban Ranger]

Lovely smog, too.

[Az]

Pics. I might believe it, when I'll see it.

[Flubber]

it might be a beautiful city skyline but the way I would view the "most beautiful place" would mean that pretty much any place I would pick would have nothing man-made involved

[GePap]

I am outraged too! Pittsburgh!?? They must be blind...

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Azazel
Pics. I might believe it, when I'll see it.

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Just saw your new sig. However, it's not your kidneys get poisoned, it's your liver.
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[Az]

Flubber: it is silly IMO, to distinguish between those types of beauty. In both cases, it's pure visual joy. Why limit yourself to manmade, or natural objects?

[Asher]

There's at least one beautiful thing in that pic.

[Kontiki]

Did the evaluation team even visit Seattle?

[Kontiki]

Originally posted by Asher




There's at least one beautiful thing in that pic.

Yeah, I've always liked the PPG building on the far left.

[Az]

UR: Take it up with pekka.

Asher: She's cute, but not an aquiantance of yours, I fear. Am I right?

[Asher]

No, I don't know her. I found it on google.

[Az]

I know.

Flubber, I was about to make that joke, but found it inappropriate since the girl is kinda cute.

[Dinner]

When I think of beautiful Pittsburgh isn't the first place to pop into my mind. Still, I haven't been there in 15 years so alot could have changed.

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Azazel
Flubber: it is silly IMO, to distinguish between those types of beauty. In both cases, it's pure visual joy. Why limit yourself to manmade, or natural objects?

I don't LIMIT myself-- I have seen many beautiful city skylines and other manmade things and do appreciate them, but for me, nothing manmade I have ever seen has come close to some of the marvellous constructs of nature. I don't know what I would choose as my most beautiful place but there would not be any building involved.


and it was Kontiki that made the obvious jokr a=bout the other photo