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Places near Watauga by type
All 280 places by distance →One day from Watauga
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:47 pm
61 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Watauga
- Tandy Hills Natural Areahill · 2 hrs
- Saint Mary of the Assumption Churchchurch · 30 min
- Heritage Parkpark · 45 min
- Amon Carter Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Marine Creek Lake Parklake · 45 min
- Back in Watauga
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Watauga?
Tandy Hills Natural Area (hill, about 16 km), Heritage Park (park, about 17 km), Marine Creek Lake Park (lake, about 18 km), Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (fort, about 20 km), Saint Mary of the Assumption Church (church, about 20 km), Kimbell Art Museum (museum, about 20 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Watauga?
199 places on Spotwander: 64 churches, 49 forts & heritage, 38 parks, 17 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 15 museums.
Which is the nearest church to Watauga?
Truth Baptist Church, about 1 km by road; Northside Church of the Nazarene (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Watauga?
Eli Smith, about 5 km by road; Alfred Madison Hightower (5 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Watauga?
Start in Watauga, visit Tandy Hills Natural Area, then Saint Mary of the Assumption Church, then Heritage Park, then Amon Carter Museum, then Marine Creek Lake Park, and drive back — about 61 km by road in all.