From Lumberton, 18 mi to Spindletop
Roughly 228K visitors a year make it to Big Thicket National Preserve. The town has no place on our list of its own; 12 are within 40 miles. On the list: 8 museums, 2 gardens and a landmark, among others. Further out, Grand Texas Theme Park is 59 mi away.
Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped around Lumberton
Most of the 12 out of town lie to the southeast.
Orange: Lumberton. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Best known first
Nothing is inside Lumberton itself; these 13 are 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 Lumberton → · Lumberton’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
