The view will get you laid (and nine other reasons to go to Mount Washington)

1: The view is more romantic than anything you're likely to think of before your next date.

2: It's free to park there at night.

3: It's really easy to get there.

4: The (usually) quiet and the view combined have a way of prompting great conversation.

5: If you have a steady hand, it can be a great way to get your camera some exercise.

6: It can easily be combined with a trip on the incline, which makes it also easily combined with a trip to Station Square.

7: It's a nice way to ease your way out of a fear of heights.

8: If your attempt to use the view for romantic purposes doesn't work out, it offers sweet relief from that feeling of rejection with only one jump.

9: You can use it to scout out other things you want to see in the city. Also it gives you an understanding of where things are in relation to one another in a city that is very difficult to mentally map from ground level.

10: It's a quintessential part of the Pittsburgh experience. If you have lived here for any amount of time, you need to have done it.