1Reliant Stadium
American football and multipurpose stadium in Houston, Texas, USA.
Attractions near Bolivar Peninsula
Nothing in Bolivar Peninsula itself: San Jacinto Monument is 36 mi away
Bolivar Peninsula and its surroundings hold 9 museums, 2 theme parks and a landmark. Nothing on our list is inside Bolivar Peninsula; the 16 places to visit are within 40 miles. A longer outing takes you to Reliant Stadium, 52 mi off.
Attractions nearby
62
within 60 miles
The big one
19 mi
Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
National park units
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parks & monuments
Big draws
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100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 19 mi southwest
Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
A pier with many carnival like attractions.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Finding your way
Out of town, most of the 16 are to the southwest.
Orange: Bolivar Peninsula. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of it
These 62 are all within 60 miles.
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8Galveston 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.
12Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
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Fertitta Center
Multi-purpose arena on the University of Houston campus in Houston, Texas.
Moody Gardens
Educational tourist destination in Galveston, Texas, United States.
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
Historic site in Houston (vicinity), Harris County, Texas.
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Building in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
1940 Air Terminal Museum
Building in Houston (vicinity), Harris County, Texas.
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.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Bolivar Peninsula → · Bolivar Peninsula’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
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 · Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Judson Dunn from Houston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rice Stadium: Amble, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Fertitta Center: BrianReading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Stewart: Unknown, Public domain · Moody Gardens: Own work, GFDL · SS Selma: John Wiley User:Jw4nvc - Santa Barbara, California, CC BY 3.0 · 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 · San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site: Steve Rowell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · 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 · Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum: Egeswender, Public domain · ArtCar Museum: The original uploader was Montrosepatriot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 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 · Art Museum of Southeast Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0 · 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 · Talento Bilingüe de Houston: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Texas Energy Museum: JJonahJackalope, CC BY-SA 4.0
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