Worth the trip from Tradewinds: USS Lexington, 15 mi off
Roughly 573K visitors a year make it to Padre Island National Seashore. Nothing on our list is inside Tradewinds; the 5 places to visit are within 40 miles. The commonest are 2 museums, a national seashore and a zoo & aquarium. Beyond the town, the best known is Presidio La Bahía, 46 mi off.
USS Lexington
1942 Essex-class aircraft carrier.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map view
Head to the southwest for most of the 5 on the list.
Orange: Tradewinds. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All the places to visit
Its 6 places all lie within 60 miles.
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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 Tradewinds →
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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