Explore the bayfront
ERIE’S LANDMARK
The Bicentennial Tower is the key feature of Erie’s Bayfront and Dobbins Landing
While on the top observation deck, 138 feet above Presque Isle Bay, you can see in every direction and enjoy stunning views of Lake Erie, Presque Isle, the City of Erie and outlying areas.
On a clear day it’s even possible to see all the way to Long Point in Ontario, Canada, 27 miles away.
Tower Hours & Rates
GNARLY KNOTS
Gnarly Knots is Erie’s most far out food truck. Sporting a stoked multitude of Pretzel Sammiches, Starters, and Sides. We’ve got something for every gnarly appetite
See Their Full Menu
THINGS TO DO
Erie’s Bayfront and Dobbins Landing includes numerous restaurants, museums, historical sites, fishing charters, boat tours, and events.
Come see all that the waterfront has to offer!
Find Out MoreHISTORY
Originally known as the Public Steamboat Landing, and then the Public Dock, the area is now known as Dobbins Landing. Named after Captain Daniel Dobbins, an early 19th-century sailing master in the U.S. Navy who supervised the construction of a squadron of warships, built here in Erie, that were used during the War of 1812.
The Bicentennial Tower was built in 1996 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the founding of the city of Erie.
