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Attractions near Shepherd

Big Thicket National Preserve & 40 more attractions near Shepherd

41 notable places within 60 miles of Shepherd: 1 national park unit, and the sights travelers look up most.

Attractions nearby
41
within 60 miles
The big one
9 mi
Big Thicket National Preserve
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Preserve · 9 mi east

Big Thicket National Preserve

Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.

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What’s around Shepherd

Orange: Shepherd. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below.

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Everything nearby

Best known first

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Shepherd → · Shepherd’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

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 · 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 · 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 · Fertitta Center: BrianReading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sam Houston National Forest: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain · Hermann Park: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Memorial Park: Tartessos75, Public domain · Hobby Center for the Performing Arts: Unknown, 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 · Children's Museum of Houston: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Holocaust Museum Houston: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Bear Creek Pioneers Park: Pleonic, 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 · Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · 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 · 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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