Museums


Explore Houston’s world-class Museum District.

From fine arts and natural science to historic treasures, discover the cultural heart and inspiring exhibits of the Bayou City today.


Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

4848 Main St Houston, Texas, 77002 713-529-4848 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) is a nonprofit arts organization founded to advance education about the process, product, and history of craft. HCCC serves as an important cultural and educational resource for Houston and the Southwest-one of the few venues in the country dedicated exclusively to craft […]

The Menil Collection

1533 Sul Ross St Houston, TX 77006 (713) -525-9400 The Menil Collection About The Menil Collection The Menil Collection is a museum and neighborhood of art spanning 30 acres in the heart of Houston, Texas. The main gallery building anchors the campus and is surrounded by four additional museum buildings: the Menil Drawing Institute; Cy […]

Cockrell Butterfly Center

1 Hermann Circle Drive Houston, Texas, 77030, USA 713-639-4629 A Living Butterfly Habitat The Cockrell Butterfly Center and Brown Hall of Entomology provide entertainment and education for the whole family. Walk through a living butterfly habitat, marvel at spectacular live and preserved specimens of some of the world’s largest and weirdest arthropods, and enjoy interactive […]

Houston Botanic Garden

One Botanic Lane Houston, Texas, 77017, USA 713-715-9675 Houston Botanic Garden Houston Botanic Garden enriches life through the discovery, education & and conservation of plants & and the natural environment. Garden Map With Sims Bayou running through and around the northern edge of the site — creating two distinct spaces, the Island and the South […]

Lone Star Flight Museum

11551 Aerospace Ave Houston, Texas, 77034, USA 346-708-2517 Experience the only museum in Houston where the exhibits FLY! The Lone Star Flight Museum, located in Houston, Texas, is an aerospace museum that displays more than 24 historically significant aircraft, and many artifacts related to the history of flight. Located at Ellington Airport, the museum is […]

Burke Baker Planetarium

5555 Hermann Park Drive Houston, Texas, 77030, USA 713-639-4629 The Great Planet Adventures: Defying Gravity in the Solar System Embark on Thrilling Off-World Expeditions and Experience Low-Gravity Excitement Across the Celestial Landscapes of Mercury, Pluto, Titan, Triton, and the Moon Experience the thrill of being a superstar in the low-gravity worlds of our solar system […]

The Houston Museum of Natural Science

5555 Hermann Park Drive Houston, Texas, 77030, USA 713-639-4629 The Houston Museum of Natural Science houses the Burke Baker Planetarium, Wortham Giant Screen Theatre, Cockrell Butterfly Center, and over a dozen permanent exhibit areas that examine astronomy, space, science, Native Americans, paleontology, energy, chemistry, gems and minerals, seashells, Texas wildlife, and more. In addition, the […]