1Reliant Stadium
American football and multipurpose stadium in Houston, Texas, USA.
Attractions near San Leon
From San Leon, 31 mi to Reliant Stadium
Houston Museum of Natural Science welcomes about 2M visitors a year. All of it lies outside: 51 places within 40 miles, none inside San Leon. The commonest are 27 museums, 8 stadiums & arenas and 3 zoos & aquariums. If you have a day, head to Big Thicket National Preserve, 57 mi away.
Attractions nearby
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within 60 miles
The big one
10 mi
Space Center Houston
National park units
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parks & monuments
Big draws
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100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 10 mi northwest
Space Center Houston
Official visitor center of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Where to go
On the map, most of the 51 sit to the northwest.
Orange: San Leon. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Everything to see
You will find all 59 within 60 miles.
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8Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
A pier with many carnival like attractions.
9Galveston Island
Barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast in the United States.
Space Center Houston
Official visitor center of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.
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12Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
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Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Outdoor concert amphitheatre in The Woodlands, a suburb of Houston, Texas.
Moody Gardens
Educational tourist destination in Galveston, Texas, United States.
Fertitta Center
Multi-purpose arena on the University of Houston campus in Houston, Texas.
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Building in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
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.
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Museum for history of African Americans across all branches of the US military.
Houston Arboretum and Nature Center
Arboretum and nature center in Houston, Texas, US.
American Indian Genocide Museum
Museum in Houston, Texas, U.S. on the atrocities committed against Native Americans.
Lynn R. Lowrey Arboretum
Arboretum on the campus of Rice University in Houston.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in San Leon → · San Leon’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Reliant Stadium: User eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Daikin Park: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0 · Toyota Center: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Rothko Chapel: Unknown, Public domain · San Jacinto Monument: Tijuana Brass at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Galveston Island: NASA, Public domain · Space Center Houston: Shujianyang, CC BY 4.0 · Rice Stadium: Amble, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Judson Dunn from Houston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Cavalla: USN photo courtesy of http://ussubvetsofwwii.org. Photo i.d. courtesy of Chuck N, Public domain · Menil Collection: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Houston Museum of Natural Science: Wolfgang Manousek from Dormagen, Germany, CC BY 2.0 · Houston Zoo: en:User:Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion: WhisperToMe, CC0 · 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 · Hermann Park: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 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 · Memorial Park: Tartessos75, 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 · Aveva Stadium: Yessica Helgueros Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lone Star Flight Museum: mr_t_77, CC BY-SA 2.0 · George Bush Park: JuWiki at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: Postoak at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Downtown Aquarium, Houston: Katie Haugland Bowen, CC BY 2.0 · Discovery Green: Daderot, CC0 · 1940 Air Terminal Museum: Mlickliter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Children's Museum of Houston: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Galveston Railroad Museum: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Holocaust Museum Houston: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Bear Creek Pioneers Park: Pleonic, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bryan Museum: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Byzantine Fresco Chapel: Argos'Dad at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Contemporary Arts Museum Houston: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Sam Houston Park: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Public domain · ArtCar Museum: The original uploader was Montrosepatriot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of Funeral History: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum: Egeswender, Public domain · Buffalo Soldiers National Museum: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Houston Arboretum and Nature Center: Nick Juhasz, aka Nick22aku at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Rosenberg Railroad Museum: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Tranquillity Park: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Blaffer Art Museum: Jhihyinlee, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Czech Center Museum Houston: Jluc1996, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Talento Bilingüe de Houston: WhisperToMe, CC0
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