For the second year in a row, Pittsburgh has been named one of the best travel destinations in the world by National Geographic.

VisitPittsburgh says after a "robust" nomination, researching and reporting process, National Geographic travel experts and international editorial teams picked the Steel City as one of 25 top global travel destinations for next year.

Pittsburgh is on the "Best of the World" list with destinations like the Dolomites mountain range in Italy, the Caribbean island nation of Dominica, Turkey's Black Sea Coast, Japan's Yamagata Prefecture, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Oulu in Finland and Spain's Basque Country.

"Steel mills once shaped outsiders' whole impressions of Pittsburgh, but today the city increasingly defines itself by embracing the venerable cultural institu

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