Seeing Erie? Begin at Erie Zoo
Around Erie, the places to visit include 3 theme parks, 2 museums and a zoo & aquarium. There are 4 places to visit inside Erie, and 5 more within 40 miles. Travel 48 mi and you reach Lake Erie.
Lake Erie
One of the Great Lakes in North America.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
On the map
Head to the south for most of the 5 on the list.
Orange: Erie. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The places, one by one
First the 4 in town, then the 11 within 60 miles.
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7Conneaut Lake Park
Summer resort and event venue in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania.
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12Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center
Museum in Lucille Ball's hometown of Jamestown, New York.
The places inside Erie lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Erie → · Erie’s history →
Photo credits
Erie Zoo: Pat Noble, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Erie Art Museum: Erie Art Museum, Public domain · Erie Maritime Museum: Pnoble805 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Lake Erie Arboretum: Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park, Public domain · Lake Erie: NOAA, Public domain · Kinzua Dam: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 · Presque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Drake Well Museum: Zamoose, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0 · Robert H. Jackson Center: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0
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