Point State Park

This 36-acre park in downtown Pittsburgh sits at the point where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers merge to become the Ohio River. A towering water fountain at the center of the triangle offers views across the rivers of the sports arena and the slopes of Mt. Washington. The outlines and remains of two of the oldest structures in Pittsburgh, Fort Pitt and Fort Duquesne, are also located in the park. The Fort Pitt Museum commemorates the area as a major battlefield of the French and Indian War (1754–63). The area was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960 for its role in the strategic struggles between Native Americans, French colonists, and British colonists, for control of the Ohio River watershed. Today the area is a great destination for boating, hiking and biking.