Local Points of Interest

25 miles from College Station

Home of Texas A&M main campus TAMU, Kyle Field As of 2017, Texas A&M’s student body is the largest in Texas and one of the largest in the United States. Texas A&M’s designation as a land, sea, and space grant institution—the only university in Texas to hold all three designations—reflects a range of research with ongoing projects funded by organizations such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Office of Naval Research.

  • George Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
  • Kyle Field.
  • Santa’s Wonderland.
  • Museum of the American GI.
  • Bonfire Memorial.
  • Lick Creek Trail.
  • Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
  • Reveille Gravesite.

10 miles from Lake Somerville

Lake Somerville is known for fishing, mountain biking, birding and hiking. Home to Lake Somerville State Park, and a 13 mile trailway, Lake Somerville Trailway, that connects the state park to the Somerville Public Hunter Land, this is an outdoor paradise. Horses are allowed on the trailway and most trails at Nails Creek. Be sure to check the state park website as access for equestrians is restricted from time to time.

35 miles from Round Top

Historical Center – Winedale is home to numerous nineteenth-century wooden structures including five homes, a one-room schoolhouse, a rare four-square barn, and three log cabins. The property is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, a State Antiquities Landmark, and on the National Register of Historic Places. Located on 225 acres of Blackland Prairie and Post Oak Savannah, the site also features the Gideon Lincecum Master Naturalists pollinator garden and nature trail, and the Texas AgriLife orchards and weather station.

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Shopping

  • All Purpose Flower – Caldwell TX Visit Site
  • Round Top Shopping – Round Top TX Visit Site
  • Walmart – Caldwell TX
  • Family Dollar – Caldwell TX

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