Nothing in Nome itself: Spindletop is 21 mi away
Nome has 42 notable places within 60 miles, among them 1 national park unit. Roughly 228K visitors a year make it to Big Thicket National Preserve. If you have a day, head to Daikin Park, 59 mi away.
Spindletop
Oil field in Texas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The places, mapped
Out of town, most of the 11 are to the east.
Orange: Nome. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place, in and near Nome
All 42 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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7Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
A pier with many carnival like attractions.
8Space Center Houston
Official visitor center of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.
9Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
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12Moody Gardens
Educational tourist destination in Galveston, Texas, United States.
13Fertitta Center
Multi-purpose arena on the University of Houston campus in Houston, Texas.
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1940 Air Terminal Museum
Building in Houston (vicinity), Harris County, Texas.
Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens
Botanical gardens in Harris County, Texas, United States.
Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum
Oil & gas museum in TX, United States.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center
Sports museum in Beaumont, Texas.
American Indian Genocide Museum
Museum in Houston, Texas, U.S. on the atrocities committed against Native Americans.
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Botanical garden, nature center in Orange, Texas.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Nome → · Nome’s history →
Photo credits
Daikin Park: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0 · Toyota Center: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · San Jacinto Monument: Tijuana Brass at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Spindletop: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shell Energy Stadium: HDFC PR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TDECU Stadium: Brian Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Space Center Houston: Shujianyang, CC BY 4.0 · Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · USS Cavalla: USN photo courtesy of http://ussubvetsofwwii.org. Photo i.d. courtesy of Chuck N, Public domain · USS Stewart: Unknown, Public domain · Moody Gardens: Own work, GFDL · Fertitta Center: BrianReading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SS Selma: John Wiley User:Jw4nvc - Santa Barbara, California, CC BY 3.0 · Kemah Boardwalk: CharlesShirley, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Tautog: The original uploader was Bryan986 at English Wikipedia. Later versions were up, Public domain · Seawolf Park: (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Chris Hoffpauir/Released, Public domain · Hobby Center for the Performing Arts: Unknown, Public domain · Lone Star Flight Museum: mr_t_77, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Downtown Aquarium, Houston: Katie Haugland Bowen, CC BY 2.0 · Discovery Green: Daderot, CC0 · 1940 Air Terminal Museum: Mlickliter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Galveston Railroad Museum: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bryan Museum: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sam Houston Park: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Public domain · Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum: Egeswender, Public domain · 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 · Tranquillity Park: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Blaffer Art Museum: Jhihyinlee, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Talento Bilingüe de Houston: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Texas Energy Museum: JJonahJackalope, CC BY-SA 4.0
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