Fun - Houston Attractions
Houston Museum of Natural Science
The Houston Museum of Natural Science is a science museum located on the northern border of Hermann Park in Houston, Texas,
5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030
hone: (713) 639-4629
Established: 1909
Public transit access: Museum District
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Houston Museum-African American Culture
African-American culture museum with art exhibits, film screenings & educational programs.
4807 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77004
Phone: (713) 526-1015
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, located in the Houston Museum District, Houston, is one of the largest museums in the United States.
1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005
Phone: (713) 639-7300
Founded: 1900
Public transit access: Museum District
The Children’s Museum of Houston is a children's museum in the Museum District in Houston, Texas. The museum is one of 190 children's museums in the United States and 15 children's museums in Texas. Wikipedia
1500 Binz St, Houston, TX 77004
Phone: (713) 522-1138
Founded: 1980
Public transit access: Museum District
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
The Contemporary Arts Museum – Houston is a not-for-profit institution in the Museum District, Houston, Texas, dedicated to presenting the contemporary art to the public. Wikipedia
5216 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX 77006
Phone: (713) 284-8250
The ArtCar Museum is a private museum of contemporary art located in Houston, Texas, United States. The museum, nicknamed the "Garage Mahal," opened in February, 1988. Wikipedia
140 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007
Founded: 1988
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Space Center Houston
Tourist attraction in Houston, Texas
Space Center Houston is the official visitor center of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center—the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's center for human spaceflight activities—located in Houston, Texas.
1601 E NASA Pkwy, Houston, TX 77058
Opened: October 16, 1992
Visitors per annum: 715,934 (2008)
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association, as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. Wikipedia
Mascot: Clutch
NBA championships: 1995, 1994
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team competes in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference South division.
Mascot: Toro
The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League West division, having moved to Houston.
Arena/Stadium: Minute Maid Park
Mascot: Orbit
The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club based in Houston, Texas. The franchise competes in Major League Soccer, as a member of the Western Conference.
Arena/Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Owners: Gabriel Brener; Oscar De La Hoya; Ben Guill; Jake Silverstein
MLS Cup titles: 2007, 2006
Galveston offers 32 miles of relaxing beaches, superb restaurants, top resort hotels, marvelous downtown shopping, numerous antique stores, incredible art galleries, fabulous entertainment and one of the largest and well-preserved concentrations of Victorian architecture in the country.
Recommended attractions include:
The Broadway Beauties: 1859 Ashton Villa, 1892 Bishop's Palace, 1895 Moody Mansion which portray early 20th century family life among Galveston's elite;
The Grand 1894 Opera House ranked among the nation's finest historical theaters;
the Texas Seaport Museum & 1877 Tall Ship Elissa highlighting the history of the Port of Galveston;
The Great Storm documentary detailing the 1900 hurricane which killed 6,000 and changed the Island's history;
the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum;
the Railroad Museum in the restored Union Depot;
Harbor Tours offering dolphin watching;
the Lone Star Flight Museum & Texas Aviation Hall of Famehousing one of the finest collections of restored aircraft and aviation exhibits in the nation;
Moody Gardens featuring an aquarium pyramid, a 3-D theater, tropical rainforest pyramid, and a ridefilm theater; and the year-round
Schlitterbahn Waterpark - the first facility of its kind, and a wonderful family destination.