Nothing in Forest Heights itself: Spindletop is 24 mi away
Big Thicket National Preserve welcomes about 228K visitors a year. None of our places to visit is inside Forest Heights; 12 are within 40 miles. On the list: 8 museums, 2 gardens and a landmark, among others.
Spindletop
Oil field in Texas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where each one is
To the southwest is where most of the 12 lie.
Orange: Forest Heights. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
Each of the 12 is 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 Forest Heights → · Forest Heights’ 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
