Fort Griffin
Historic site in Albany (vicinity), Shackelford County, Texas.
Attractions near Merkel
Abilene Zoological Gardens, 19 mi from Merkel
About 225K people a year visit Abilene Zoological Gardens. No place to visit is mapped inside Merkel; 3 are within 40 miles. They include 2 museums and a zoo & aquarium. For a full day, there is Fort Griffin, 55 mi away.
Attractions nearby
5
within 60 miles
The big one
55 mi
Fort Griffin
Landmark · 55 mi northeast
Fort Griffin
Historic site in Albany (vicinity), Shackelford County, Texas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Where to go
The 3 outside town cluster to the east.
Orange: Merkel. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every one of them
Look within 60 miles for all 5.
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5Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Fort Griffin: TxHC (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abilene Zoological Gardens: Keithimus (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert E. Howard Museum: 0ccam, CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Grace Museum: Keithimus (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Buffalo Gap Historic Village: Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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