What to see from Bluetown: Starbase first
A typical year brings about 169K visitors to Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park. The town has no place on our list of its own; 10 are within 40 miles. Look for 3 stadiums & arenas, a park & preserve and a landmark. At 46 mi, Padre Island National Seashore is worth the journey.
Starbase
SpaceX spaceport in Boca Chica Village, Texas, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where each one is
Out at 40 mi is Starbase, the farthest.
Orange: Bluetown. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every one of them
Its 11 places all lie within 60 miles.
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8Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Historic site in Brownsville (vicinity), Cameron County, Texas.
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11McAllen Botanical Gardens
City-operated nature preserve in McAllen, Texas.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Bluetown → · Bluetown’s history →
Photo credits
Starbase: Jared Krahn, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bert Ogden Arena: Wikidude10000, CC0 · Fort Brown: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gladys Porter Zoo: Jc161991, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Padre Island National Seashore: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Payne Arena: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park: Schmorleitz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Border Theater: Andres Gonzalez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McAllen Botanical Gardens: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, United States, CC BY 3.0 us
