Downtown Erie Travel Guide
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Visit Downtown Erie
Popular places to visit

Presque Isle Beach
Why not spend a care-free afternoon at Presque Isle Beach during your travels in Erie? Attend a sporting event or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants while you're in the area.

Bayfront Convention Center
Learn about the events happening in Bayfront Convention Center during your trip to Erie. Stroll along the lakeside or attend a sporting event in the area.

Penn State Erie
Explore the campus of Penn State Erie as part of your travels around Erie. Attend a sporting event or visit the casinos in this family-friendly area.
UPMC Hamot
If UPMC Hamot is what brings you to town, hopefully you'll have a chance to explore more of Erie.
Warner Theatre
You can get tickets for a performance at Warner Theatre during your trip to Erie. Amble around the area's lakeside or attend a sporting event.
Erie Insurance Arena
Catch an event at Erie Insurance Arena during your trip to Erie.
Top hotels in Downtown Erie

Baymont by Wyndham Erie
Parking was safe. The only thing good about the stay
Reviewed on 30 Mar 2026

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in North East (Erie) by IHG
We really enjoyed our stay. Our kids are constantly fed ads for the big indoor waterparks (Great Wolf, etc) but we didn't want to pay the rates they're asking. This place has a great pool with a big water slide. The pool is good for families - 3'6" at it's deepest, with a hot tub that's for adults ...
Reviewed on 29 Mar 2026

Hampton Inn & Suites Erie Bayfront
Excellent stay. Only thing I would suggest is adding a place to put cigarette butts but I’m a smoker and don’t like to put them in trash cans inside the building
Reviewed on 29 Mar 2026

Springhill Suites by Marriott Erie
Very clean room and close to restaurants
Reviewed on 31 Mar 2026

Cobblestone Hotel & Suites - Erie
Pool was closed other than that not bad at all
Reviewed on 30 Mar 2026

Wingate by Wyndham Erie
Breakfast was okay.
Reviewed on 31 Mar 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Downtown Erie

East Bayfront
While East Bayfront isn't home to many top sights, UPMC Park and Erie Insurance Arena are some notable places to visit nearby.

West Bayfront
While visiting West Bayfront, you might make a stop by sights like Lake Erie and Erie County Historical Society-Hagen History Center.

Bayfront
While visiting Bayfront, you might make a stop by sights like Erie Maritime Museum and Lake Erie.

Little Italy
Little Italy might not have many top sights, but Erie Playhouse and Warner Theatre are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
