Lake Charles Regional Airport 1 hr 19
Texas Energy Museum (22 min) Kid-friendly museum with interactive exhibits on the geology of petroleum & the oil industry. Clifton Steamboat Museum (21 min) Large museum offering history exhibits on steamboats & wars fought in Texas, plus artifacts & art. Tyrrell Park (23 min) Park featuring an 18-hole golf course, a walking trail, picnic tables, basketball & a playground. Museum of the Gulf Coast (17 min) Spacious venue with geological, historical & cultural exhibits related to the region. Pompeiian Villa (18 min) Built in 1900, this Neoclassical house with a raised Roman Doric portico offers guided tours. Beaumont Botanical Gardens (24 min) Outdoor themed gardens with paved pathways & a sizable conservatory featuring tropical plants. Dutch Windmill Museum (13 min) Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum (17 min) Visitors tour buildings, such as a saloon & post office, in this recreated turn-of-the-century town. Dutch Windmill Museum (13 min) Cattail Marsh Scenic Wetlands & Boardwalk (24 min) 900-acre wildlife refuge boasting 8+ miles of trails, many bird species & scenic wetland boardwalks. Dutch Windmill Museum (13 min) Doornbos Heritage Park (12 min) Open, green space with a playground, picnic shelters & paved paths, plus a small pond & fountain. Riverfront Park (16 min) Texas Artists Museum (15 min) Art Museum of Southeast Texas (23 min) Museum with permanent & temporary art exhibitions ranging from 19th-century to contemporary works. |