Worth the trip from Loma Linda: USS Lexington, 15 mi off
Visits to Padre Island National Seashore run to about 573K a year. No place to visit is mapped inside Loma Linda; 5 are within 40 miles. Look for 2 museums, a national seashore and a zoo & aquarium. Beyond the town, Presidio La Bahía sits 45 mi away.
USS Lexington
1942 Essex-class aircraft carrier.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Plotted on the map
On the map, most of the 5 sit to the southeast.
Orange: Loma Linda. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The complete list
6 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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6South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center
Botanical garden and nature center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Loma Linda →
Photo credits
USS Lexington: USN, Public domain · Presidio La Bahía: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain · Padre Island National Seashore: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Texas State Aquarium: Smcafee87, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Art Museum of South Texas: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0 · South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center: Phil Slattery, CC BY-SA 3.0
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