Downtown Erie Travel Guide
Erie
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.
Things to do
Top hotels in Downtown Erie
Baymont by Wyndham Erie
Good breakfast with hot items. Clean room, comfortable stay. Everything about this property was comfortable
Reviewed on 14 Apr 2026
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in North East (Erie) by IHG
We booked here for the weekend to attend a cheer competition with some other cheer families. Several families had extremely dirty rooms….one even requested a refund and went somewhere else. Our room was luckily clean which was the only decent part of our stay. I purposely chose this place because ...
Reviewed on 14 Apr 2026
Courtyard by Marriott Erie Bayfront
Didn’t use them but looked clean and nice
Reviewed on 8 Apr 2026
Cobblestone Hotel & Suites - Erie
The entire reason we chose this hotel over another was because of the pool. Extremely disappointed to check in and learn it was was closed with no prior warning … I would have chosen to stay elsewhere.
Reviewed on 13 Apr 2026
Springhill Suites by Marriott Erie
Everything was great.
Reviewed on 14 Apr 2026
Hampton Inn & Suites Erie Bayfront
Breakfast was yummy! Price was better than other hotels in the area. Safe, secure parking.
Reviewed on 12 Apr 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.
