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Tom Ridge Environmental Center

379 Reviews

#4 of 65 things to do in Erie

Nature & Parks

301 Peninsula Dr, Presque Isle State Park, Erie, PA 16505-2042

+1 814-833-7424

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“Great view with an education of the area”

We stopped in so we could go up the tower and we were glad we did as the lighthouses were closed... read more

Reviewed 29 November 2017

Samantha C

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“Very Educational and Great shop for Unique Gifts and Ornaments”

We started out looking for a Christmas ornament with Presque Isle or Erie and they had nice... read more

Reviewed 21 November 2017

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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4.5

379 reviews

Excellent57%
Very good30%
Average11%
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“observation tower” (38 reviews)

“gift shop” (56 reviews)

“green screen” (16 reviews)

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301 Peninsula Dr, Presque Isle State Park, Erie, PA 16505-2042

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Samantha C

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Reviewed 29 November 2017 via mobile

Great view with an education of the area

We stopped in so we could go up the tower and we were glad we did as the lighthouses were closed the day we went. The stair is nice but there is also an elevator as well. Inside was a wealth of information on the...More

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CrunchandMunch17

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

3811

Reviewed 21 November 2017

Very Educational and Great shop for Unique Gifts and Ornaments

We started out looking for a Christmas ornament with Presque Isle or Erie and they had nice options. We were given a tour of behind the scenes to maintenance of Presque Isle Park and it was fascinating. They also offered nature inspired movies at the...More

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Brenda S

Rock Island, Illinois

7519

Reviewed 5 November 2017

View Of Lake was great

On a bus tour and we stopped here. We were suppose to have lunch here but they were unable to accomadate us due to the size of 50+ people. This was the tour guide's fault not the center. However we found it to be somewhat...More

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Diane C

754

Reviewed 24 October 2017 via mobile

Large group

Very interesting. Well spaced out & easy to read signs. Wish we had known about the outdoors tours before we got there. Some tried the restaurant & said it was very good.

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Rhonda T

Mason City, Iowa

6215

Reviewed 23 October 2017

An interesting stop to get an overview of Lake Erie.

This was not a long stop but a good way to get some history and ecological info on Lake Erie. Take in the video and the lookout is worth a visit as well.

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Erie_PA_1994

Erie, Pennsylvania

88112

Reviewed 21 October 2017 via mobile

A place you have to go in Erie, PA

The Tom Ridge Center is a lot of things: a natural history museum of the local area, a visitors center for Erie and a movie theater with environmental films. But TREC also has a cafe, an observation tower with views of Lake Erie and Waldameer,...More

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Donna G

Enola, Pennsylvania

132

Reviewed 17 October 2017

Our first stop

We enjoyed walking through TREC and finding out a little more about the area since it was our first visit.

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JimS628

Jacksonville

5712

Reviewed 11 October 2017 via mobile

Great visit after we hiked the peninsula

Lots of good history and good info on Presque isle. We had soup on this rainy day in their cafe. They have an observation tower that had sweeping views of the area.

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Kirsten K

Erie, Pennsylvania

383

Reviewed 3 October 2017

unique

very educational. very nice gift shop. the view is beautiful and a nice way to start your visit to the state park beaches

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Eileen W

Parkton, Maryland

21461

Reviewed 3 October 2017

Great place

I assumed this was the visitor center for the Presque Isle State Park, it is located on the road to the park just before the entrance. We took the elevator to the top to look over the view of the lake and the amusement park...More

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