Title: Things to Do in Erie County in 2026 | Expedia.com # Things to do in Erie County ## Find and book activities, attractions and tours ## Visit Erie County Types of activities [Erie County Travel Guide](https://expedia.com/Erie-County.dx553248635083904955) ![Schaefer's Auto Art is an amalgamation of automobile and other mechanical parts into works of giant yard art. This place is a prime example of the fading American #culture of the roadside attraction. Roadside attractions had their heyday with the rise of the automobile. As Americans increasingly traveled by car, many businesses had one shot to attract the attention of potential customers zipping by at higher and higher speeds. Thus, the creation of larger than life, brightly colored, oddball sculptures along America's burgeoning highways and byways.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000455290/70c2f8bc-993e-4ba2-a0fd-9bc70ecf5381.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Schaefer's Auto Art is an amalgamation of automobile and other mechanical parts into works of giant yard art. This place is a prime example of the fading American #culture of the roadside attraction. Roadside attractions had their heyday with the rise of the automobile. As Americans increasingly traveled by car, many businesses had one shot to attract the attention of potential customers zipping by at higher and higher speeds. Thus, the creation of larger than life, brightly colored, oddball sculptures along America's burgeoning highways and byways.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000455290/70c2f8bc-993e-4ba2-a0fd-9bc70ecf5381.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![The golden hour.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/1160/d13f81cc-5729-4c06-9e27-2bc62e93283e.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![From Coleoptera to an arachnid. A VW Beetle retrofitted with eight appendages. Schaefer's Auto Art is an amalgamation of automobile and other mechanical parts into works of giant yard art. This place is a prime example of the fading American #culture of the roadside attraction. Roadside attractions had their heyday with the rise of the automobile. As Americans increasingly traveled by car, many businesses had one shot to attract the attention of potential customers zipping by at higher and higher speeds. Thus, the creation of larger than life, brightly colored, oddball sculptures along America's burgeoning highways and byways.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/1160/7705c4af-6800-4083-b973-52120eb1a102.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Erie sunset on the near edge of the bayfront connector ](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/1160/a0ca6d39-3c3c-4ee3-ba79-0e5a92b6c405.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) --- - ![find price illustration](https://a.travel-assets.com/travel-assets-manager/pictogram-bex/light__find_price.svg) ### Explore activities Explore thousands of experiences from activities and attractions to day tours and transfer. - ![calendar shield illustration](https://a.travel-assets.com/travel-assets-manager/pictogram-bex/light__calendar_shield.svg) ### Book with ease Skip the line- book tickets online in minutes to top attractions with free cancellation on many activities. - ![trophy illustration](https://a.travel-assets.com/travel-assets-manager/pictogram-bex/light__trophy.svg) ### Treat yourself One Key members save % or more on select activities, hotels, cars and vacation rentals. 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Check [things to do near me](https://www.expedia.com/things-to-do-near-me) to find and book the best things to do, fun activities, and top attractions wherever you happen to be. --- ## Popular day trips from Erie County ![Erie featuring night scenes, a marina and a city](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/1160/0e13af89-e83e-4dd7-9d1c-cdde599ac827.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Erie ![Wetlands in a Great Lakes Peninsula](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6962/13bcedce-76c8-4766-8945-c17d24d23505.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Edinboro ![Ashtabula River Ashtabula County Ohio](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6768/fb26d312-3976-49dd-873c-175dd2d57b3b.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Conneaut ![The 68 feet (21 m) tall Presque Isle Lighthouse is situated on the northern shoreline of Presque Isle State Park.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/55701/9428cd2b-90b5-4652-853b-bb440a30ccf3.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Fairview ![Wintergreen Gorge, Harborcreek Township, Erie County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/112581/1f38bd86-b525-4deb-b802-713d75f296bf.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Harborcreek ![Chautauqua Institution](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/183655/274c1810-cc43-4ddd-9123-591ba73c1c31.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Clymer ![Beautiful autumn leaves. Colors change with the season on row of trees at green, grassy field's edge. Hilltops behind and blue sky with wispy clouds above. Catskill Mountains, New York State, USA.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/183709/59037075-ad5f-41aa-bde3-07e194d7072c.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Ripley ![Findley Lake in the Town of Mina, Chautauqua County, New York. ](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/602362/97657a31-a68d-463e-89be-8686953218d2.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Findley Lake ![](https://a.travel-assets.com/mad-service/footer/bnaBanners/BEX_Footer.jpg) ## Go further with the Expedia app Save even more - get up to 20% on select hotels when you book on the app. Our app deals help you to save on trips so you can travel more and manage it all on the go. Scan the QR code with your device camera and download our app