Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Prehistoric Native American Texas cultural site; heavily damaged by tornado April 13, 2019.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

All of it lies outside: 5 places within 40 miles, none inside Alto. There are 3 museums, a zoo & aquarium and a garden to choose from. Caldwell Zoo, 52 mi away, is the best-known day out.

Prehistoric Native American Texas cultural site; heavily damaged by tornado April 13, 2019.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map ends at Museum for East Texas Culture, 34 mi out.
Orange: Alto. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Here are the 8 places within 60 miles.
Prehistoric Native American Texas cultural site; heavily damaged by tornado April 13, 2019.
At Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Caldwell Zoo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Stone Fort Museum: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain · Rose Garden Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Discovery Science Place: Paul M. Budd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum for East Texas Culture: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0