The nearest draw to Hamshire: Spindletop, 19 mi away
Hamshire has 30 notable places within 60 miles, among them 1 national park unit. Big Thicket National Preserve sees about 228K visitors a year. If you have a day, head to San Jacinto Monument, 46 mi away.
Spindletop
Oil field in Texas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Plotted on the map
The 12 outside town cluster to the northeast.
Orange: Hamshire. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The whole list for Hamshire
The list runs to 30 places, all within 60 miles.
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3Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
A pier with many carnival like attractions.
4Galveston Island
Barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast in the United States.
5Space Center Houston
Official visitor center of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.
6Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
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9Moody Gardens
Educational tourist destination in Galveston, Texas, United States.
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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.
American Indian Genocide Museum
Museum in Houston, Texas, U.S. on the atrocities committed against Native Americans.
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 Hamshire → · Hamshire’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 · Galveston Island: NASA, Public domain · 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 · Moody Gardens: Own work, GFDL · 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 · 1940 Air Terminal Museum: Mlickliter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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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