Pittsburgh vs San Diego
Not opinions, measured walking data. On what we can measure, Pittsburgh leads 4–2. Character is a different question: Pittsburgh is the steel city; San Diego is the exposition city.
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Places with a story
spots where a route tells you what happened there
Pittsburgh
24
San Diego
50
San Diego leads
How often you pass a story
metres from one story to the next; fewer is better
Pittsburgh
236
San Diego
260
Pittsburgh leads
Historical figures
real people you meet in its stories
Pittsburgh
3
San Diego
1
Pittsburgh leads
Instagrammability
score /100, on the index’s fixed scale
Pittsburgh
100
San Diego
54
Pittsburgh leads
Group outings
of every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+
Pittsburgh
28
San Diego
23
Pittsburgh leads
International visitors
% of player reviews written in a foreign language
Pittsburgh
0
San Diego
1
San Diego leads
| What we measure | Pittsburgh | San Diego | Leads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places with a storyspots where a route tells you what happened there | 24 | 50 | San Diego |
| How often you pass a storymetres from one story to the next; fewer is better | 236 | 260 | Pittsburgh |
| Historical figuresreal people you meet in its stories | 3 | 1 | Pittsburgh |
| Instagrammabilityscore /100, on the index’s fixed scale | 100 | 54 | Pittsburgh |
| Group outingsof every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+ | 28 | 23 | Pittsburgh |
| International visitors% of player reviews written in a foreign language | 0 | 1 | San Diego |
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: Pittsburgh in orange, San Diego in blue. All bars share one scale, so lengths are comparable everywhere on the chart.
Pittsburgh scorecard
The steel city
San Diego scorecard
The exposition city
