• SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        5·
        14 days ago

        Pitt is great once you’re able to stop driving! The trains take you where you need to go for little to no money, the museums and parks are solid and there’s plenty of stuff to see and do.

        I’m from a Catholic family so I have an apprecation for church design, organs etc. The Cathedral they have is pretty nice and reminds me of ones I’ve visited in Europe

        • southsamurai@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          14 days ago

          Oh man! the architecture of that city! Even the newer buildings tended to be nice to look at. But the older stuff is as amazing as any city I’ve ever been to.

          And you wanna talk about nice? Pittsburgh people were so damn welcoming. No city is perfect, but I’ve never been to any city where I had zero unpleasant encounters. Could have been luck (and probably was, at least in part), but it left a great impression on me.

  • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    13 days ago

    They do seem to be a lot more common now, although I’m not sure we still do. Boston had a fantastic one for many years, traditionally put on by a major retailer, but that’s been in flux for a couple decades now and I don’t even know whether it still exists

    I most recently went to one in Detroit. It was small but reasonably well done. Most importantly it highlighted a part of downtown that has been mostly rebuilt, revitalized. Of course it can never come close to Frankenmuth

  • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
    3·
    14 days ago

    yes. downtown but I would not be surprised if a few suburbs have one or start to have one. It was a nice stop off after work when I worked downtown.

  • Raiderkev@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    13 days ago

    I’ve actually been to the first one on the list. The Dickens fair in Daly City is a good time. It’s basically a Renaissance fair for a different era, and everyone there is cosplaying that they’re in London during Charles Dickens’ time (early to mid 1800’s). I didn’t partake in dressing up, but plenty of people do. The kids had a good time, and they sell (overpriced) booze, so you can get liquored up and enjoy the scenery.

  • whotookkarl@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    14 days ago

    Already mentioned in the linked article but Michigan has a whole town basically dedicated to Christmas and beer

    https://www.frankenmuth.org/christmas/

    I remember going there as a kid with my grandparents around Christmas, some of the best memories I have with them. Then years later in the summer the beer fest has some fun fuzzy memories too.

  • Mac@mander.xyzEnglish
    2·
    13 days ago

    "Carmel Christkindlmarkt (Carmel, Indiana)

    If you’re visiting t California town of Carmel (sic)"

    Huh? 🧐

  • wjrii@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    14 days ago

    In my part of Texas there will be one or two set up, but they’re not a “classic” holiday experience for most families, as best I can tell. I went to one in the parking lots outside of a baseball stadium and it was… fine.