Things To Do in Erie, Pennsylvania

Kids will love Waldameer Park & Water World, the kind of old fashioned amusement park that summer vacation... More on Off the Beaten Path: Pennsylvania

Waldameer is an amusement park in Erie, Pennsylvania. Along with admission-free rides and picnic facilities... More on En.wikipedia.org

The best place to learn about Erie and the lake is Presque Isle State Park (rhymes with press-tile). One o... More on Off the Beaten Path: Pennsylvania

Jutting seven miles into Lake Erie, Presque Isle State Park is an oasis of wild beauty just outside the cit... More on LLBean.com

J.C. Martin Golf Course (JCM) is a 9-hole regulation course built in 1919. With a course rating of 31 and a... More on Erie.pa.us

This course is perfect for new or young players. Then again the greens are tough enough for any golfer. Don... More on golflink.com

Plan for a whole day of furry & feathered fun when visiting the Erie Zoo & Botanical Gardens. Zoo highligh...

Set on 15 beautifully landscaped acres, the Erie Zoo is home to over 500 animals from the far reaches of th... More on Aza.org

Kids love the ExpERIEnce Children's Museum (420 French Street, 2 blocks from the waterfront), where they c... More on Off the Beaten Path: Pennsylvania

ExpERIEnce Children's Museum, located in the former Boston Store Livery that was built in 1906, lets kids e... More on Weather.com

Waldameer's new competition is Splash Lagoon, a year-round indoor water park with laser tag, located off I... More on Off the Beaten Path: Pennsylvania

YEAR-ROUND, Tropical, indoor (84 deg) Resort with 270 hotel rooms/suites. 1+ acre of water slides, bowl rid... More on PositivelyCleveland.com

For boating on a grandeur scale, visit the restore U.S. Brig Niagara in Erie. The ship, captained by Olive... More on Off the Beaten Path: Pennsylvania

The Erie Maritime Museum is the homeport of the historic Flagship Niagara that won the Battle of Lake Erie ... More on Heritage

The Watson Curtze Mansion and Erie Planetarium (356 West Sixth Street), housed in a twenty-four-room mansi... More on Off the Beaten Path: Pennsylvania

The Watson-Curtze Mansion stands as a symbol of the upper class lifestyle of the 1890s in Erie. The Mansion... More on Goerie.com

This links-style course places a heavy emphasis on shot accuracy. The greens are sloped, but roll true beca... More on Golf.com

Overall a worthwhile visit. More on golflink.com

Anxious to add a port on the Great Lakes to its western frontier, Pennsylvania paid $151,640 for a triangular section of land in 1792 that included forty-five miles of lakeshore on Lake Erie. Three... More on LighthouseFriends.com

An historic masterpiece with many untold stories! What a great place! More on Yahoo! Travel