Orlando vs Pittsburgh
Not opinions, measured walking data. On what we can measure, Orlando leads 2–1. Character is a different question: Orlando is the city the parks built; Pittsburgh is the steel city.
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Places with a story
spots where a route tells you what happened there
Orlando
45
Pittsburgh
24
Orlando leads
How often you pass a story
metres from one story to the next; fewer is better
Orlando
184
Pittsburgh
236
Orlando leads
Historical figures
real people you meet in its stories
Orlando
—
Pittsburgh
3
Pittsburgh leads
Instagrammability
score /100, on the index’s fixed scale
Orlando
—
Pittsburgh
100
Pittsburgh leads
Group outings
of every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+
Orlando
26
Pittsburgh
28
Pittsburgh leads
International visitors
% of player reviews written in a foreign language
Orlando
—
Pittsburgh
0
Pittsburgh leads
| What we measure | Orlando | Pittsburgh | Leads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places with a storyspots where a route tells you what happened there | 45 | 24 | Orlando |
| How often you pass a storymetres from one story to the next; fewer is better | 184 | 236 | Orlando |
| Historical figuresreal people you meet in its stories | — | 3 | Pittsburgh |
| Instagrammabilityscore /100, on the index’s fixed scale | — | 100 | Pittsburgh |
| Group outingsof every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+ | 26 | 28 | Pittsburgh |
| International visitors% of player reviews written in a foreign language | — | 0 | Pittsburgh |
Differences under 5% count as ties. Sample sizes and definitions on the methodology page.
What their stories are about
How many places with a story each city has per theme: Orlando in orange, Pittsburgh in blue. All bars share one scale, so lengths are comparable everywhere on the chart.
Orlando scorecard →
The city the parks built
Pittsburgh scorecard →
The steel city