Nothing in Mercedes itself: Bert Ogden Arena is 17 mi away
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park welcomes about 169K visitors a year. All of it lies outside: 9 places within 40 miles, none inside Mercedes. They include 3 stadiums & arenas, a landmark and a zoo & aquarium. Allow a day for Starbase, 47 mi off.
Starbase
SpaceX spaceport in Boca Chica Village, Texas, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where they are
Fort Brown, 32 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: Mercedes. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All of them, one by one
All of it lies within 60 miles: 11 places.
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8Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Historic site in Brownsville (vicinity), Cameron County, Texas.
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11McAllen Botanical Gardens
City-operated nature preserve in McAllen, Texas.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Mercedes → · Mercedes’ history →
Photo credits
Starbase: Jared Krahn, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bert Ogden Arena: Wikidude10000, CC0 · Fort Brown: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gladys Porter Zoo: Jc161991, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Padre Island National Seashore: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Payne Arena: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park: Schmorleitz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Border Theater: Andres Gonzalez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McAllen Botanical Gardens: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, United States, CC BY 3.0 us
