1Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Prehistoric Native American Texas cultural site; heavily damaged by tornado April 13, 2019.
Attractions near Overton
22 mi from Overton, Caldwell Zoo leads the list
Nothing on our list is inside Overton; the 3 places to visit are within 40 miles. The commonest are a zoo & aquarium, a garden and a museum. Beyond the town, the best known is Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, 48 mi off.
Attractions nearby
10
within 60 miles
The big one
22 mi
Caldwell Zoo
Zoo & aquarium · 22 mi west
Caldwell Zoo
Tyler, Texas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The map view
On the map, most of the 3 sit to the west.
Orange: Overton. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of it
Each of the 10 is within 60 miles.
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5Mast Arboretum
At Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.
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10Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum
History museum in Pittsburg, Texas.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Caldwell Zoo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Stone Fort Museum: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain · Rose Garden Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Discovery Science Place: Paul M. Budd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum for East Texas Culture: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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