Fire in the Valley- Carnegie Steel and the Town That Built America

Taking a tour with George was the best thing we did in Pittsburgh. He gave us a great overview of the city with lots of funny stories. His family goes back several generations there and he obviously loves the place.

I have never met a more experienced, kind and knowledgeable guide in my travels. George was simply amazing. He engaging demeanor gave my elderly mother an experience she will never forget. That we will never forget. He's funny, charismatic and we could not have had a better tour of Pittsburgh!!

George gave us a great tour of Pittsburgh's steel valleys! Not only do you get to see the physical locations of the history he's telling, but you also get information you couldn't just read on Wikipedia or in a book. We definitely recommend making time for this fun tour if you find yourself visiting the Golden Triangle!

George was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining! Wonderful tour with a life long resident with first hand knowledge told with passion and fun! Thank you George!

We were a party of three--Mom and two adult daughters--looking for an activity to fill the afternoon on what was predicted to be a rainy day in Pittsburgh (it was!). We were visiting the city for the first time and had tickets for a morning visit to the Pompeii Exhibit at the Carnegie Science Museum. We didn't really know anything about Pittsburgh's history or the steel industry, and the Valley of Fire Tour sounded like a good way to learn something about it. Noting all the glowing reviews of tour guide George on the website, I decided to give it a go. We were pleased that George was able to pick us up at the location of our lunch restaurant, because we were using Lyfts to get around in order to avoid driving in an unfamiliar city. Within a block of our departure from the starting point, George was sharing an interesting factoid about a building we were passing. He seemed to be drawing on an inexhaustible fount of knowledge to share information about everything we saw. When I mentioned that I was fascinated by old city architecture, he added in comments about noteworthy buildings along our route. We laughed, survived our quiz questions, put George's binders of supplementary photos and charts to good use, and enjoyed the commentary all the way through. The two hours flew by. And at the end, he dropped us back at our hotel, as agreed. The tour ended up being just what we were looking for, and we all enjoyed it very much. Thank you, George!

George was great! Very informative. This is just wrong making me say more. This part bothers me. Wring wrong wrong.

Great time with George, our guide. We enjoyed hearing stories and visiting various places in Homestead.

George was great!!! He is so interesting. I never saw my 17 year old grandson so happy. Thank you so much for a wonderful experience.

Loved hearing and seeing the history of the steel city and lots of fun trivia along the way too. George is a great guide. Highly recommend for the all the history, trivia and Pittsburgh info!

I bought this experience as a Christmas gift for my boyfriend who loves history. We weren't exactly sure what to expect, but George, our guide, made this tour absolutely amazing. He is impressively knowledgeable and connected so many of the dots in Pittsburgh history. He had an awesome sense of humor and his love for Pittsburgh and history made the stories he shared come alive. Thank you George for making this the perfect Christmas gift. My boyfriend loved it, and so did I!