{"id":85981,"date":"2026-01-13T23:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/85981\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T23:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:35:08","slug":"heinz-history-could-be-named-the-best-history-museum-in-america-3-years-in-a-row-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/85981\/","title":{"rendered":"Heinz History could be named the Best History Museum in America 3 years in a row \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH  \u2014 The Heinz History Center could once again be named the Best History Museum in America. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The Smithsonian-affiliated museum in Pittsburgh\u2019s Strip District is nominated for USA Today\u2019s 2026 10Best Readers\u2019 Choice Awards in the Best History Museum category.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">It\u2019s an award the Heinz History Center won in 2024 and 2025. This is the fourth consecutive year USA Today\u2019s panel of industry experts and editors recognized the museum on the 10Best List.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/10best.usatoday.com\/awards\/best-history-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/10best.usatoday.com\/awards\/best-history-museum\/\">Other museums nominated<\/a> include the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum, the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and the International Spy Museum. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/10best.usatoday.com\/awards\/heinz-history-center-pittsburgh-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/10best.usatoday.com\/awards\/heinz-history-center-pittsburgh-pennsylvania\/\">You can vote for Heinz History Center<\/a> once per day per device until Feb. 9 at noon. The winning museums will be announced on Feb. 18. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 The Heinz History Center could once again be named the Best History Museum in America. 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