Erie Visitor's Guide
A medium-sized city with a metropolitan population of 280,000, Erie boasts many of the amenities normally associated with larger cities: a downtown filled with entertainment options, a professional symphony orchestra, four theatre companies, an art museum, a children's museum and a first-rate history center, to name just a few.
Located on the southern shore of Lake Erie, the city, whose nickname is Gem City of the Great Lakes, also offers a complete range of recreational activities including fishing, boating and sunbathing. Our beautiful Presque Isle State Park boasts some of the best beaches on the Great Lakes and has sunsets ranked second only to those in Tokyo, Japan.