Worth the trip from Palm Valley: Starbase, 38 mi off
Each year, some 573K people go to Padre Island National Seashore. The town has no place on our list of its own; 11 are within 40 miles. Among them are 3 stadiums & arenas, a park & preserve and a landmark.
Starbase
SpaceX spaceport in Boca Chica Village, Texas, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Around Palm Valley, mapped
Out of town, most of the 11 are to the west.
Orange: Palm Valley. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The places, one by one
All 11 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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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 Palm Valley → · Palm Valley’s 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
