1Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Outdoor concert amphitheatre in The Woodlands, a suburb of Houston, Texas.
Attractions near The Woodlands
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion is The Woodlands’ place to visit
Roughly 2M visitors a year make it to Houston Museum of Natural Science. We list one place to visit inside The Woodlands and 46 within 40 miles. They include 19 museums, 8 stadiums & arenas and 5 city parks. The big name further out is Kyle Field, 58 mi from the centre.
Attractions nearby
57
within 60 miles
The big one
31 mi
Rothko Chapel
National park units
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parks & monuments
Big draws
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100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 31 mi south
Rothko Chapel
Building in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Where each one is
The 46 outside town cluster to the south.
Orange: The Woodlands. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The list in full
The one inside The Woodlands comes first, then 56 more within 60 miles.
2Reliant Stadium
American football and multipurpose stadium in Houston, Texas, USA.
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11Space Center Houston
Official visitor center of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.
12Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
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Washington-on-the-Brazos
Ghost town in Washington County, Texas, United States.
Fertitta Center
Multi-purpose arena on the University of Houston campus in Houston, Texas.
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
Historic site in Houston (vicinity), Harris County, 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.
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.
The places inside The Woodlands lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in The Woodlands → · The Woodlands’ history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Reliant Stadium: User eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Daikin Park: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0 · Kyle Field: Janreagan at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · George Bush Presidential Library: Jujutacular, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shell Energy Stadium: HDFC PR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TDECU Stadium: Brian Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Space Center Houston: Shujianyang, CC BY 4.0 · Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Judson Dunn from Houston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rice Stadium: Amble, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Menil Collection: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Washington-on-the-Brazos: 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 · 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 · Kemah Boardwalk: CharlesShirley, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Memorial Park: Tartessos75, Public domain · San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site: Steve Rowell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: Postoak at English Wikipedia, Public domain · George Bush Park: JuWiki 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 · 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 · Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of Funeral History: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0 · ArtCar Museum: The original uploader was Montrosepatriot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Rosenberg Railroad Museum: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Tranquillity Park: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Blaffer Art Museum: Jhihyinlee, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brenham Heritage Museum: Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Czech Center Museum Houston: Jluc1996, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Star of the Republic Museum: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Talento Bilingüe de Houston: WhisperToMe, CC0
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