1Reliant Stadium
American football and multipurpose stadium in Houston, Texas, USA.
Attractions near Ames
29 mi from Ames, San Jacinto Monument leads the list
Around 228K people visit Big Thicket National Preserve each year. Our list finds nothing inside Ames, but 14 places within 40 miles. The mix takes in 7 museums, 2 landmarks and 2 theme parks. Day-trippers head 47 mi out to Reliant Stadium.
Attractions nearby
69
within 60 miles
The big one
29 mi
San Jacinto Monument
National park units
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parks & monuments
Big draws
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100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 29 mi southwest
San Jacinto Monument
Masonry column in Harris County, Texas, U.S.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Plotted on the map
Most of the 14 out of town lie to the east.
Orange: Ames. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every one of them
Each of the 69 is within 60 miles.
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9Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
A pier with many carnival like attractions.
10Galveston Island
Barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast in the United States.
11Space Center Houston
Official visitor center of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.
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13Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
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Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Outdoor concert amphitheatre in The Woodlands, a suburb of Houston, Texas.
Moody Gardens
Educational tourist destination in Galveston, Texas, United States.
Fertitta Center
Multi-purpose arena on the University of Houston campus in Houston, Texas.
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Building in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
1940 Air Terminal Museum
Building in Houston (vicinity), Harris County, Texas.
Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens
Botanical gardens in Harris County, Texas, United States.
Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum
Oil & gas museum in TX, United States.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center
Sports museum in Beaumont, Texas.
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Museum for history of African Americans across all branches of the US military.
Houston Arboretum and Nature Center
Arboretum and nature center in Houston, Texas, US.
American Indian Genocide Museum
Museum in Houston, Texas, U.S. on the atrocities committed against Native Americans.
Lynn R. Lowrey Arboretum
Arboretum on the campus of Rice University in Houston.
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Botanical garden, nature center in Orange, Texas.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Ames → · Ames’ history →
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Photo credits
Reliant Stadium: User eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Daikin Park: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0 · Toyota Center: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Rothko Chapel: Unknown, Public domain · San Jacinto Monument: Tijuana Brass at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Spindletop: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shell Energy Stadium: HDFC PR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TDECU Stadium: Brian Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Galveston Island: NASA, Public domain · Space Center Houston: Shujianyang, CC BY 4.0 · Rice Stadium: Amble, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Judson Dunn from Houston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Cavalla: USN photo courtesy of http://ussubvetsofwwii.org. Photo i.d. courtesy of Chuck N, Public domain · Menil Collection: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Houston Museum of Natural Science: Wolfgang Manousek from Dormagen, Germany, CC BY 2.0 · Houston Zoo: en:User:Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion: WhisperToMe, CC0 · USS Stewart: Unknown, Public domain · Moody Gardens: Own work, GFDL · Fertitta Center: BrianReading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SS Selma: John Wiley User:Jw4nvc - Santa Barbara, California, CC BY 3.0 · Sam Houston National Forest: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain · Hermann Park: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kemah Boardwalk: CharlesShirley, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Tautog: The original uploader was Bryan986 at English Wikipedia. Later versions were up, Public domain · Memorial Park: Tartessos75, Public domain · Seawolf Park: (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Chris Hoffpauir/Released, Public domain · Hobby Center for the Performing Arts: Unknown, Public domain · Aveva Stadium: Yessica Helgueros Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lone Star Flight Museum: mr_t_77, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: Postoak at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Downtown Aquarium, Houston: Katie Haugland Bowen, CC BY 2.0 · Discovery Green: Daderot, CC0 · 1940 Air Terminal Museum: Mlickliter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Children's Museum of Houston: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Galveston Railroad Museum: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Holocaust Museum Houston: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Bear Creek Pioneers Park: Pleonic, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bryan Museum: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Byzantine Fresco Chapel: Argos'Dad at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Contemporary Arts Museum Houston: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Sam Houston Park: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Public domain · Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ArtCar Museum: The original uploader was Montrosepatriot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of Funeral History: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum: Egeswender, Public domain · Art Museum of Southeast Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0 · Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Buffalo Soldiers National Museum: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Edison Museum: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Houston Arboretum and Nature Center: Nick Juhasz, aka Nick22aku at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Tranquillity Park: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Blaffer Art Museum: Jhihyinlee, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fire Museum of Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0 · Beaumont Botanical Gardens: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Czech Center Museum Houston: Jluc1996, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Talento Bilingüe de Houston: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Texas Energy Museum: JJonahJackalope, CC BY-SA 4.0
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