Leave Aransas Pass for USS Lexington, 19 mi away
Some 573K visitors a year come to Padre Island National Seashore. Nothing is mapped inside Aransas Pass, but 5 places to visit are within 40 miles. The mix takes in 2 museums, a national seashore and a zoo & aquarium. Day-trippers head 53 mi out to Presidio La Bahía.
USS Lexington
1942 Essex-class aircraft carrier.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to find them
Out of town, most of the 5 are to the west.
Orange: Aransas Pass. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place, in and near Aransas Pass
Look within 60 miles for all 6.
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6South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center
Botanical garden and nature center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Aransas Pass →
Photo credits
USS Lexington: USN, Public domain · Presidio La Bahía: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain · Padre Island National Seashore: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Texas State Aquarium: Smcafee87, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Art Museum of South Texas: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0 · South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center: Phil Slattery, CC BY-SA 3.0
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