16 mi from China, Spindletop leads the list
Some 228K visitors a year come to Big Thicket National Preserve. With nothing inside China, the list has 12 places within 40 miles. There are 8 museums, 2 gardens and a landmark to choose from. San Jacinto Monument, 49 mi away, is the best-known day out.
Spindletop
Oil field in Texas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
How they lie
The map puts most of the 12 to the east.
Orange: China. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place to visit
26 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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3Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
A pier with many carnival like attractions.
4Space Center Houston
Official visitor center of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.
5Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
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Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum
Oil & gas museum in TX, United States.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center
Sports museum in Beaumont, Texas.
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 China → · China’s history →
Photo credits
San Jacinto Monument: Tijuana Brass at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Spindletop: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Space Center Houston: Shujianyang, CC BY 4.0 · Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · USS Cavalla: USN photo courtesy of http://ussubvetsofwwii.org. Photo i.d. courtesy of Chuck N, Public domain · USS Stewart: Unknown, Public domain · SS Selma: John Wiley User:Jw4nvc - Santa Barbara, California, CC BY 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 · Seawolf Park: (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Chris Hoffpauir/Released, Public domain · Lone Star Flight Museum: mr_t_77, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Galveston Railroad Museum: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bryan Museum: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · 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
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