Around Wildwood, Big Thicket National Preserve leads the list
Yearly visitors to Big Thicket National Preserve number about 228K. Nothing is mapped inside Wildwood, but 8 places to visit are within 40 miles. There are 6 museums, a national preserve and a garden to choose from. Drive 42 mi to reach Spindletop.
Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped
Head to the southeast for most of the 8 on the list.
Orange: Wildwood. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place to visit
14 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
1Big Thicket National Preserve
Heavily-forested area of Southeast Texas in the United States.
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7Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center
Sports museum in Beaumont, Texas.
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13Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Botanical garden, nature center in Orange, Texas.
14Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Wildwood → · Wildwood’s history →
Photo credits
Spindletop: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · Sam Houston National Forest: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain · Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Art Museum of Southeast Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0 · Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Edison Museum: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Fire Museum of Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0 · Beaumont Botanical Gardens: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Texas Energy Museum: JJonahJackalope, CC BY-SA 4.0
