Sign in Using FacebookHouston Guide » Houston Attractions & Activities » Houston Attractions & Activities Search
HoustonAttractions & Activities
Refine Your Results
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...
Category: Parks & Attractions - Houston Attractions & Activities
Address: 501 Crawford St, Houston, TX 77002
Helping to revitalize the eastern part of downtown Houston, this engaging ballfield premiered in 2000 and has proven to be a fan favorite. The home of Astros baseball was constructed on parking lots near the old train station and even incorporates part of Union Station in its design. The intimate venue boasts a...
Category: Parks & Attractions - Houston Attractions & Activities
Address: Hermann Dr at Fannin & Montrose, Houston, TX 77030
Centrally located, Hermann Park boasts lots of attractions, including the zoo, an outdoor theater, a Japanese garden and a golf course. Visitors can enjoy a picnic under the pines, ride the miniature train, rent paddle boats, or simply stroll about and enjoy the scenery. Plus, Houston Museum of Natural Science is...
Category: Best Attractions & Activities - Houston Attractions & Activities
Address: 1515 Sul-Ross St, Houston, TX 77006
Dominique and John de Menil commissioned architect Renzo Piano to design this steel-and-cypress building to showcase their extensive art holdings – considered one of the country's finest private collections. Modern works, tribal and ethnic art, and antiquities are well-represented, and surrealist works are prominent,...
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...
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...
Category: Parks & Attractions - Houston Attractions & Activities
Address: 1 Hermann Circle Dr, Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX 77030-1749
There's something mesmerizing about sitting in a darkened planetarium, gazing at the domed ceiling, and watching the spectacle unfold above you. Burke Baker grants just such an experience, courtesy of feature presentations that riff on space travel and exploration, the history of the moon, the evolution of our own...
Category: Best Attractions & Activities - Houston Attractions & Activities
Address: 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005
Founded in 1900, the MFAH is Texas's first art museum and one of the nation's largest. Its holdings represent the range of history, and its collections include Renaissance and Baroque items, Impressionist and post-Impressionist art, and African gold pieces. Along with the museum's campus structures, the MFAH includes...
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Category: Houston Attractions & Activities
Address: 1834 Southmore Blvd, Houston, TX 77004
Paying tribute to African American soldiers from the American Revolution to today, the museum features the letters, photographs, and uniforms of every type of soldier, from unknown slaves to Gen. Colin Powell.
Category: Houston Attractions & Activities
Address: 1 Hermann Circle Dr, Houston Museum of Natural Science - Hermann Park, Houston, TX 77030
Hundreds of exotic butterflies soar in a three-story glass cone at one of the city's most dazzling attractions at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
