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Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA

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Kennywood

Kennywood is an attraction in West Mifflin, PA, part of the Pittsburgh guide. Cost: $50 or more.

4800 Kennywood Blvd · West Mifflin, PA

Why you should go…

Kennywood opened in 1898 as a trolley park and is a National Historic Landmark, one of only two amusement parks in the country with that designation. You can ride three wooden coasters, the Jack Rabbit, the Racer and the Thunderbolt, then move on to steel rides like Phantom's Revenge, Sky Rocket and the Steel Curtain. The park sits on a bluff above the Monongahela River in West Mifflin, about 8 miles from downtown Pittsburgh.

  • #amusement park
  • #roller coasters
  • #wooden coasters
  • #thrill rides
  • #national historic landmark

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