The nearest draw to Sulphur: Stark Museum of Art, 25 mi away
A day out from Sulphur leads to Spindletop, 45 mi away. Look within 40 miles for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Sulphur. The commonest are a museum and a garden.
Spindletop
Oil field in Texas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped around Sulphur
The farthest of them, Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, is 26 mi out.
Orange: Sulphur. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The places, one by one
The list runs to 13 places, all within 60 miles.
2Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
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5Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center
Sports museum in Beaumont, Texas.
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11Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Botanical garden, nature center in Orange, Texas.
12Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Sulphur → · Sulphur’s 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
