Fort Concho
Important US Army installation during the late American Indian Wars.
Attractions near Novice
Worth the trip from Novice: Abilene Zoological Gardens, 31 mi off
A typical year brings about 225K visitors to Abilene Zoological Gardens. The town has no place on our list of its own; 4 are within 40 miles. Among them are 3 museums and a zoo & aquarium. Go 60 mi out for Fort Concho.
Attractions nearby
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within 60 miles
The big one
60 mi
Fort Concho
Landmark · 60 mi southwest
Fort Concho
Important US Army installation during the late American Indian Wars.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Where each one is
On the map, most of the 4 sit to the north.
Orange: Novice. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The complete list
Look within 60 miles for all 6.
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6Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Fort Concho: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, 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 · San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts: NativeTexan55 at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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