Worth the trip from Gargatha: USS Texas, 28 mi off
Visits to Assateague Island National Seashore run to about 2.3M a year. Nothing on our list is inside Gargatha; the 6 places to visit are within 40 miles. There are 2 museums, an ancient site and a national seashore to choose from. Beyond the town, the best known is Point Lookout State Park, 45 mi off.
USS Texas
Second-class battleship of the United States Navy.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Map of the places
At the edge of the map sits Salisbury Zoo, 39 mi out.
Orange: Gargatha. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All the places to visit
14 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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3Assateague Island National Seashore
Barrier island operated by the National Park Service of the United States.
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6Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
Naval museum dedicated to aviation research, development, testing, and evaluation.
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8Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park of the United States in Maryland.
10Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center
Museum and visitor center in Maryland.
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14Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Gargatha → · Gargatha’s history →
Photo credits
USS Texas: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Point Lookout State Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Assateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · U-1105: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Patuxent River Naval Air Museum: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Trimper's Rides: Mttbme, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park: National Park Service, Public domain · Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eastern Shore Railway Museum: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · NASA Visitor Center: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calvin B. Taylor House: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Salisbury University Arboretum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0
