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Places near Brownsville by type
All 231 places by distance →One day from Brownsville
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:30 pm
60 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Brownsville
- Sabal Palm Sanctuarysanctuary · 2 hrs
- Museo del Agrarismo Mexicanomuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Iglesia Católica Divino Pastor | Matamoroschurch · 30 min
- World Birding Center - Resaca De La Palma State Parkpark · 45 min
- Historical Monumentmonument · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Brownsville
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Brownsville?
Immaculate Conception Cathedral (church, about 1 km), African American Troops at Fort Brown (fort, about 1 km), St. Thomas Church (church, about 1 km), Gladys Porter Zoo (nature spot, about 2 km), Church of Advent (heritage site, about 2 km), Casa de Arte y Cultura Casamata (museum, about 3 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Brownsville?
158 places on Spotwander: 77 forts & heritage, 25 churches, 15 museums, 12 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 8 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest fort to Brownsville?
Manautou Building, about 1 km by road; Public Market and Town Hall (0 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Brownsville?
Inmaculada, about 1 km by road; Immaculate Conception Cathedral (0 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Brownsville?
Start in Brownsville, visit Sabal Palm Sanctuary, then Museo del Agrarismo Mexicano, then Iglesia Católica Divino Pastor | Matamoros, then World Birding Center - Resaca De La Palma State Park, then Historical Monument, and drive back — about 60 km by road in all.