11 mi from Taft Southwest, USS Lexington leads the list
Each year, some 573K people go to Padre Island National Seashore. Our list finds nothing inside Taft Southwest, but 5 places within 40 miles. Among them are 2 museums, a national seashore and a zoo & aquarium. Beyond the town, the best known is Presidio La Bahía, 47 mi off.
USS Lexington
1942 Essex-class aircraft carrier.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where things are
Head to the south for most of the 5 on the list.
Orange: Taft Southwest. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All of it
6 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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6South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center
Botanical garden and nature center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Taft Southwest →
Photo credits
USS Lexington: USN, Public domain · Presidio La Bahía: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain · Padre Island National Seashore: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Texas State Aquarium: Smcafee87, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Art Museum of South Texas: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0 · South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center: Phil Slattery, CC BY-SA 3.0
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