Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Located on the western edge of Memorial Park (4 miles from Downtown Houston), the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center offers an escape from the hustle and bustle of city life and the opportunity to experience the nat... from visithoustontexas.com
Bayou Bend
Bayou Bend, the former home of Houston philanthropist Ima Hogg , now houses the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's early American decorative arts and painting collection. Considered one of the premier collections in th... visithoustontexas.com
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Located on the western edge of Memorial Park (4 miles from Downtown Houston), the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center offers an escape from the hustle and bustle of city life and the opportunity to experience the nat... visithoustontexas.com
Houston Museum Of Natural Science
The Houston Museum of Natural Science, one of the most heavily attended museums in the U.S., features the Wortham IMAX Theatre, Burke Baker Planetarium, Cockrell Butterfly Center, permanent exhibit halls and travel... visithoustontexas.com
Houston Arboretum And Nature Center - Houston, Texas
Five miles of trails wind through forest, meadows and wetlands containing many varieties of oaks (post oak, willow oak, water oak, and southern red oak), elms, sycamores, towering loblolly pines, hickories, sweetgums, sas... waymarking.com
Houston Zoo
Set in a 55-acre lush tropical landscape, the Houston Zoo is home to more than 4,500 exotic animals representing more than 900 species. The Houston Zoo was named one of the top 10 zoos in the U.S. by Parents magazi... visithoustontexas.com
Holocaust Museum Houston
Charged with educating students and the public about the dangers of prejudice and hatred in society, The Holocaust Museum Houston is dedicated to remembering the 6 million Jews and other innocent victims of the Hol... visithoustontexas.com
The Health Museum
The Health Museum provides innovative and interactive health and science educational experiences to promote an understanding of the human body. General admission for adults is $8, admission for children 3-12 and se... visithoustontexas.com
Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum, The
The Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum houses two 13th century Byzantine frescoes--the only intact Byzantine frescoes in the Western Hemisphere. These masterworks--a dome and an apse--were ripped and stolen out of a ch... visithoustontexas.com
Menil Collection, The
The Menil Collection opened to the public in June 1987 as the primary repository of John and Dominique de Menil"s private collection. One of the most significant of the twentieth century, the collection consists of... visithoustontexas.com
Houston Center For Contemporary Craft
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) is one of the few venues in the country dedicated exclusively to craft at the highest level, highlighting art made of glass, fiber, clay, metal, wood or found/repurposed... visithoustontexas.com
Field Of Vision - Houston, Tx
This sculpture park began in the Fifth Ward, but was moved to the Third Ward near Project Row Houses. The park is always in a different state. Vandals damage it (usually knocking the eyes off the pedestals), then the comm... waymarking.com
Czech Center Museum Houston
Museum and gallery houses valuable paintings, artifacts, photography, sculpture, porcelain, crystal, music and samples of folk arts in permanent and changing exhibitions. Open 10 a.m.?4 p.m. Mon.?Sat. Admission charge. 492... traveltex.com
Children's Museum Of Houston
The Children"s Museum of Houston is all-new and now twice as big! Rated the No. 1 children's museum in the U.S. by Parents magazine, the Children's Museum is A Playground for Your Mind™. The Museum is packed ... visithoustontexas.com
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is a non-collecting institution dedicated to presenting the best and most exciting international, national and regional art of the last 40 years. The Contemporary Arts Museum Ho... visithoustontexas.com
Houston Garden Center - Houston, Tx
The Houston Garden Center was built in 1942. Statues donated by various countries to symbolize friendship, including busts of Latin American liberators, Robert Burns, and a statue of Ghandi, line the paths. waymarking.com
Dupree Sculpture Park - Houston, Tx
The park is sponsored by Project Row Houses and has posted hours. But the gates are always locked. Fortunately, everything can be seen from the street. Plentiful street parking is available. waymarking.com
Rothko Chapel, The
The Rothko Chapel functions as chapel, a museum and a forum. It is a place where religion, art and architecture intermingle. The Rothko Chapel has become a pilgrimage stop for thousands of visitors who are drawn by... visithoustontexas.com
Japanese Garden - Houston, Tx
Zen philosophy was incorporated into the design of the garden by its creator, Ken Nakajima. waymarking.com