Editing Erie, Pennsylvania (section)

==Parks and recreation==
{{See also|List of city parks of Erie, Pennsylvania}}
[[File:Perry Monument - Presque Isle, PA.jpg|thumb|upright|The Perry Monument located in [[Presque Isle State Park]]]]
Downtown Erie is surrounded by [[Presque Isle State Park]], a [[National Natural Landmark]].<ref name="dcnr">{{cite web |publisher=[[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources]] |url=http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/STATEPARKS/parks/presqueisle.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040212224040/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/presqueisle.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2004 |title=Presque Isle State Park |access-date=May 21, 2007}}</ref> The [[Seaway Trail]] runs through downtown Erie along the lakefront. The [[Tom Ridge Environmental Center]], at the foot of Presque Isle, features {{Convert|7000|sqft|abbr=on}} of exhibit space.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Tom Ridge Environmental Center |url=http://www.trecpi.org/features.html |title=TREC Features |access-date=May 25, 2007 |archive-date=June 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630065241/http://www.trecpi.org/features.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The region grows grapes and produces the third-largest amount of wine in the United States.<ref name="county facts"/> Other tourist destinations include the [[Bayfront Convention Center]]; the [[Bicentennial Tower]] that overlooks Lake Erie; [[Dobbins Landing]], a pier in downtown Erie; the Erie Land Light, and the Erie Maritime Museum, the home port of the ''Niagara''. The {{Convert|2600000|sqft|adj=on|abbr=on}} Millcreek Mall, one of the [[List of largest shopping malls in the United States|largest shopping malls in the United States]], is located on Peach Street in nearby Millcreek Township.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Eastern Connecticut State University]] |url=http://nutmeg.easternct.edu/~pocock/MallsLarge.htm |title=Largest Shopping Malls in the United States |access-date=February 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623233811/http://nutmeg.easternct.edu/~pocock/MallsLarge.htm |archive-date=June 23, 2011}}</ref> The indoor waterpark [[Splash Lagoon]], in Summit Township, is the largest indoor waterpark on the East Coast and third-largest in the United States.<ref name="gene"/> [[Waldameer & Water World]], located at the base of Presque Isle, is the fourth-oldest amusement park in Pennsylvania, and the 10th-oldest in the US.<ref>{{cite web |author=National Scenic Byways Program |title=Waldameer Park and WaterWorld |publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]] |url=http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2488/places/59531 |access-date=February 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609111449/http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2488/places/59531/ |archive-date=June 9, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>