Worth the trip from Kountze: Spindletop, 28 mi off
About 228K people a year visit Big Thicket National Preserve. No place to visit is mapped inside Kountze; 12 are within 40 miles. They include 8 museums, 2 gardens and a landmark. A day out reaches Grand Texas Theme Park, 54 mi away.
Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
How they lie
Head to the southeast for most of the 12 on the list.
Orange: Kountze. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Full list of places
13 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
1Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
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6Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center
Sports museum in Beaumont, Texas.
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12Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Botanical garden, nature center in Orange, Texas.
13Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Kountze → · Kountze’s 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
