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1. The Houston Museum of Natural Science

5,019
Speciality Museums • Science Museums
The Museum District
Admission tickets from A$14.35
By Modularmark
In this one exhibit hall (of the 50 or so exhibition halls) a person can see, touch, hear and fully learn the world's…
  • Minute Maid Moments

2. Minute Maid Park

3,168
Arenas & Stadiums
Downtown
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Dedicated on March 2, 1911, and formerly a hub of rail transportation, the building now serves as a cornerstone for…
  • MFAH Beck Building facade

3. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

2,703
Art Museums
The Museum District
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The curators explain: they’re three-dimensional representations of the comparative populations of great American cities…

4. Children's Museum Houston

1,641
Children's Museums
The Museum District
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Inside the museum and covering across several exhibits, the interactive spy game lets kids act like Secret Agents to…
  • Flamingos

5. Houston Zoo

4,173
Zoos
Medical Center
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Situated on about 55 acres in Hermann Park, close to downtown, the Houston Zoo is presently home to more than 6,000…
  • Grandioser Aussenbereich.

6. Space Center Houston

9,354
Speciality Museums
Admission tickets from A$33.46
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This massive building contains many mock-ups of actual space craft, including ISS modules.
  • The Galleria

7. The Galleria

5,191
Ballets • Points of Interest & Landmarks
Great Uptown
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With Neiman-Marcus being the original anchor store, the Galleria has grown into Gallerias I, II, & III, serving many…
  • the butterfly dome

8. Cockrell Butterfly Center

709
Science Museums • Nature & Wildlife Areas
The Museum District
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Built specifically as a natural habitat, it serves as the home of dozens of live butterflies, one more beautiful than…
  • A view of a concert

9. Toyota Center

900
Arenas & Stadiums
Downtown
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Designed to host the Houston Rockets, it serves as a venue to a wide range of events.
  • Rodeo Intro

10. Rodeo Houston or Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

590
Arenas & Stadiums
By houstonsue
For 3 weeks every March, the entire town remembers its agrarian and cowboy roots, With 25,000 volunteers and counting…
  • Water Wall

11. Water Wall

1,308
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Waterfalls
Great Uptown
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The largest man made "water fountain" in America with millions of gallons of water flowing over the towering Roman…
  • View

12. NRG Stadium

851
Arenas & Stadiums
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Located next to the old Astrodome, NRG is a gigantic stadium with crisp exterior glass clearly visible from the highway.
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