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An educational center dedicated to teaching visitors about the unique 3,200 acres of Presque Isle and the many different forms of life that inhabit the peninsula. TREC also serves as a center for research, contributing to conservation efforts and promoting environmental awareness, helping to preserve Presque Isle, the site of Pennsylvania’s only seashore. Open year-round. Free admission to interactive exhibits, glass-enclosed tower, and orientation movie.
The Tom Ridge Environmental Center is an educational facility on the grounds of Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Designed by Wallace, Roberts & Todd Architects, this building received the 2007 President's Award for design-build projects in Delaware and Pennsylvania by the American Society of Landscape Architects.
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Family-oriented amusement and water slide park, in the summer is a popular place to beat the summer heat.
A small fire station built in 1903, it was used during the age when firefighters used horses to pull a hose on a cart. The horses were used here until 1921 and the fire station closed in 1974. Inside the museum you can see various contraptions firefighters used to put out fires before the firetruck existed. Hours of operation are limited, but you can call to schedule an appointed during other times.
A historic mansion built on "Millionaire's Row" in 1891.
Teams representing Gannon University, most of which compete in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).
Constructed in 1995 to celebrate Erie's Bicentennial, the tower stands about 100 feet high and one can easily see out to Long Point or over Erie.