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Places near Gonzales by type
All 227 places by distance →One day from Gonzales
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:35 pm
103 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Gonzales
- Donze’s Man Cave and Pondcave · 1 hrs
- Spanish Lakelake · 45 min
- Baton Rouge Louisiana Templechurch · 30 min
- National Hansen's Disease Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Landry Tombtomb · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Gonzales
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Gonzales?
Spanish Lake (lake, about 16 km), Landry Tomb (tomb, about 21 km), Gonzales 'Tee Joe' Museum (museum, about 1 km), National Hansen's Disease Museum (museum, about 25 km), Donze’s Man Cave and Pond (cave, about 7 km), Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple (church, about 28 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Gonzales?
199 places on Spotwander: 72 forts & heritage, 41 parks, 34 museums, 23 churches, 7 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest fort to Gonzales?
Galvez Town, about 15 km by road; Audubon Plantation House (16 km) is next.
Which is the nearest park to Gonzales?
Louisiana Square, about 20 km by road; LSU Hilltop Arboretum (27 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Gonzales?
Start in Gonzales, visit Donze’s Man Cave and Pond, then Spanish Lake, then Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple, then National Hansen's Disease Museum, then Landry Tomb, and drive back — about 103 km by road in all.