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Attractions near Houston

The nearest draw to Houston: Davis Wade Stadium, 33 mi away

Natchez Trace Parkway sees about 8M visitors a year. With nothing inside Houston, the list has 5 places within 40 miles. Look for 2 museums, a stadium & arena and a parkway. The big name further out is Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, 44 mi from the centre.

Attractions nearby
8
within 60 miles
The big one
3 mi
Natchez Trace Parkway
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Parkway · 3 mi east

Natchez Trace Parkway

49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Mapped

The map puts most of the 5 to the northeast.

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Orange: Houston. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Everything to see

Everything here is within 60 miles, 8 places in all.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Houston → · Houston’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Vaught–Hemingway Stadium: Matthew Nichols, CC BY 2.0 · Davis Wade Stadium: Nateb2003, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Elvis Presley Birthplace: Markuskun at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site: Wilson44691, Public domain · Tupelo National Battlefield: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tupelo Automobile Museum: James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0

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