A day out from Central Gardens: Spindletop, 4 mi away
Visits to Big Thicket National Preserve run to about 228K a year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 12 are within 40 miles. Look for 8 museums, 2 gardens and a landmark.
Spindletop
Oil field in Texas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped
On the map, most of the 12 sit to the northwest.
Orange: Central Gardens. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
Here are the 12 places within 60 miles.
2Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
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5Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center
Sports museum in Beaumont, Texas.
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11Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Botanical garden, nature center in Orange, Texas.
12Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Central Gardens → · Central Gardens’ history →
Photo credits
Spindletop: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Art Museum of Southeast Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0 · Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Edison Museum: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Fire Museum of Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0 · Beaumont Botanical Gardens: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Texas Energy Museum: JJonahJackalope, CC BY-SA 4.0
