19 mi from Pinehurst, Spindletop leads the list
Big Thicket National Preserve welcomes about 228K visitors a year. Look within 40 miles for the 12 places to visit; none is inside Pinehurst. There are 8 museums, 2 gardens and a landmark to choose from.
Spindletop
Oil field in Texas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to find them
On the map, most of the 12 sit to the west.
Orange: Pinehurst. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Best known first
These 12 are all within 60 miles.
2Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
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5Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center
Sports museum in Beaumont, Texas.
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11Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Botanical garden, nature center in Orange, Texas.
12Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Pinehurst → · Pinehurst’s history →
Photo credits
Spindletop: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · 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 · Texas Energy Museum: JJonahJackalope, CC BY-SA 4.0
