Welcome to Weird Erie

Where fog remembers, shadows whisper, and every cracked sidewalk hides a story. This is your portal to Erie’s forgotten corners—vanished parks, haunted bridges, roadside oddities, and the locals who keep the legends alive. Tap the buttons below to explore all the weird and wild corners of Erie, PA. The strange awaits! Don’t just linger at the threshold.

A picturesque city street at sunset with historic and modern buildings, trees with fall foliage, and a sidewalk with the word "History" written on the concrete in the foreground.

Hidden History

Two frog sculptures sit on stone pedestals by a riverbank during sunset, with a bridge and city buildings in the background.

Public Art

A digital illustration of a deserted, abandoned area under a night sky with a full moon and cloudy purple and blue surroundings. Dilapidated streetlights, a cracked sidewalk, overgrown grass, and an old wooden watchtower are visible.

Gone

A spooky, cartoon-style scene of a rural carnival at night with dark, cloudy sky, crescent moon, and stars. There is a large house with a porch, a stone tower with glowing eyes, leafless trees, a carnival sign, a Ferris wheel, and autumn-colored trees and bushes along a road.

Roadside Oddities

An illustration of a UFO flying over a coastal landscape at night, with trees and cliffs under a dark, cloudy sky.

Happenings

A surreal, illustrated scene of an old wooden covered bridge over a small creek, surrounded by colorful trees and bushes, with a peculiar donkey with hypnotic eyes standing on a stone wall in front of the bridge. The sky has an orange glow, giving an otherworldly atmosphere.

Lore

An illustrated red covered bridge over a stream at night, surrounded by autumn trees with orange, yellow, and red leaves, a full moon in the cloudy sky, and stars

Covered Bridges

A large, old oak tree with a thick trunk and sprawling branches in a grassy field during sunset or sunrise.

Earthbound Guardians

Colorful illustrated sign that reads 'Visit Erieland' with a beach scene, including trees, sand, water, and clouds in the sky.

Postcards: Then & Now