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Category: Science & History Museums - Houston Attractions & Activities
Address: 1500 Binz, Houston, TX 77004
Incredibly well-attended, this colorful, popular museum is clearly designed for kids. Like most facilities of its type, it promotes experiential learning and offers lots of interactive exhibits. Science, culture, geography, and creativity are all given due reverence. Build robots in Invention Convention; anchor the news; run a business; get...
Category: Science & History Museums - Houston Attractions & Activities
Address: 23500 Franz Rd, Katy, TX 77493
Intrigued by Chinese history and culture? Want to check out a scale model of Beijing's Forbidden City – in Houston? Head to this three-acre site in Katy, which presents what was the royal stronghold for 500-some years. The complex showcases a recreated Forbidden City in 1/20th scale and features miniature palaces, a terra-cotta army (6000 strong,...
Category: Science & History Museums - Houston Attractions & Activities
Address: 10215 FM 762 Rd, Richmond, TX 77469
Visitors to this 23,000-acre working ranch can not only get a feel for present-day Texas but trace the state's history through the homes and lives of the Jones family, who first settled here in 1824. The living history part of the complex comprises 480 acres, and guides in period dress instruct visitors about life on a farm, in a mansion, on a...
Category: Science & History Museums - Houston Attractions & Activities
Address: 1100 Bagby St, Sam Houston Park, Houston, TX 77002
Sam Houston Park was carved from family-owned land and transformed in 1900 into a pastoral haven for city residents. In the 1950s, the Heritage Society was created to preserve the property's Kellum-Noble House; the group later began relocating other historic homes to the park and restoring them. Currently, eight structures exist, dressed in...
Category: Science & History Museums - Houston Attractions & Activities
Address: 5401 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77004
An intentionally somber exterior gives indication of the physical and mental anguish this museum portrays. As it traces the persecution of Jews and other minorities in 20th-century Europe through photographs, films and texts, the museum offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of hatred, marginalization, and fear. An exhibition elucidates the...
Category: Science & History Museums - Houston Attractions & Activities
Address: 2403 Milam, Houston, TX 77006
The impressive brick building that houses this museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places – an appropriate setting for such a facility. Exhibits chart firefighting in the city from its earliest days, and vintage equipment ranges from antique helmets to a 1938 REO salvage truck that kids can climb on. Children can also try on...
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Category: Science & History Museums - Houston Attractions & Activities
Address: 1 Hermann Circle Dr, Hermann Park, Houston, TX 77030
If it's found in nature, you can probably learn about it here. This fascinating museum, established in 1909, instructs visitors on energy, wildlife, astronomy, and much more. As you enter the main room, dinosaurs loom overhead; beyond them are exhibits about the Serengeti plains, historic displays in the Hall of the Americas, and an arresting...
John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science
Category: Science & History Museums - Houston Attractions & Activities
Address: 1515 Hermann Dr, Hermann Park, Houston, TX 77004
Seeking to instill in young people an appreciation of the human body and a high regard for health, this museum (affiliated with Texas Medical Center) takes education to a new level. The facility's biggest attraction is its "Amazing Body Pavilion," whose enormous replicas of the human form let kids explore (and walk through) the brain, the heart,...
Category: Science & History Museums - Houston Attractions & Activities
Address: 1324 W Clay St, Houston, TX 77019
While this museum necessarily showcases ancient and modern printing tools and artifacts, it also takes a more practical approach and lets visitors participate in the process. A papermaking shop, book bindery, and printmaking area illustrate how books are crafted, and visitors can both observe the workings and sign up to participate in activities....
Category: Science & History Museums - Houston Attractions & Activities
Address: 1601 NASA Rd 1, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058-3199
For security reasons, visitors aren't allowed to see all of the Space Center operations, but regular tram tours let them visit most of the working facility, where they can ogle a Saturn rocket or observe shuttle payload bays. Exhibits cover the history of manned spaceflight and hoped-for future explorations, while the Mission Status Center...
