Stark Museum of Art, 32 mi from Lake Charles
None of our places to visit is inside Lake Charles; 3 are within 40 miles. The commonest are 2 museums and a garden. Beyond the town, Spindletop sits 53 mi away.
Spindletop
Oil field in Texas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to find them
Out of town, most of the 3 are to the west.
Orange: Lake Charles. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Best known first
Look within 60 miles for all 14 places listed.
2Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
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6Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center
Sports museum in Beaumont, Texas.
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12Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Botanical garden, nature center in Orange, Texas.
13Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Lake Charles → · Lake Charles’ history →
Photo credits
Spindletop: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Art Museum of Southeast Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0 · Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Edison Museum: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Fire Museum of Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0 · Beaumont Botanical Gardens: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Texas Energy Museum: JJonahJackalope, CC BY-SA 4.0
