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Places near Edinburg by type
All 231 places by distance →One day from Edinburg
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:54 pm
76 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Edinburg
- Abundant Grace Community Churchchurch · 30 min
- McAllen Texas Templechurch · 30 min
- National Butterfly Centernature spot · 2 hrs
- McAllen Nature Centernature spot · 2 hrs
- Rio Grande Valleyviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Edinburg
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Edinburg?
Museum of South Texas History (museum, about 1 km), McAllen Texas Temple (church, about 8 km), Rio Grande Valley (viewpoint, about 13 km), McAllen Nature Center (nature spot, about 19 km), El Sal del Rey, C.S.A. (heritage site, about 1 km), Everitt Building (heritage site, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Edinburg?
132 places on Spotwander: 53 forts & heritage, 35 churches, 9 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 8 museums, 11 parks.
Which is the nearest fort to Edinburg?
Padre Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, about 1 km by road; El Sal del Rey, C.S.A. (0 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Edinburg?
Joy Fellowship, about 1 km by road; Divine Mercy Catholic Church (0 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Edinburg?
Start in Edinburg, visit Abundant Grace Community Church, then McAllen Texas Temple, then National Butterfly Center, then McAllen Nature Center, then Rio Grande Valley, and drive back — about 76 km by road in all.