301 Milam Street Houston, Texas, 77002, USA “POINTS OF VIEW” Located in Market Square Park, “Points of View” is a nearly 30-foot-tall abstract sculpture, made of pine and painted steel and mounted to a concrete base. A pinecone shape with 25 protruding wooden planks sits atop five metal legs. Modernist sculptor James Surls, a former […]
Miller Outdoor Theatre 6000 Hermann Park Drive Houston, Texas, 77030, USA 832-487-7102 Situated at the top of the hill at Miller Outdoor Theatre, the Atropos Key is a cast bronze sculpture on top of a concrete base. Artist Hannah Holliday Steward created the statue in 1972. It was presented to the City of Houston by […]
6200 Hermann Park Drive Houston, Texas, 77030, USA 713-639-4629 Serving as a 55-acre oasis in the heart of Houston, and neighbors with the world renown Texas Medical Center, the Houston Zoo is home to wildlife from all corners of the globe. Gorillas, giraffes, elephants, storks, tortoises and many more species are waiting to teach you […]
1500 Binz Street Houston, Texas, 77004, USA 713-522-1138 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 with 90,000 square feet of innovative, interactive bilingual exhibits for […]
1601 E. NASA PARKWAY Houston, Texas, 77058, USA 713-639-4629 Space Center Houston, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, is Houston’s No. 1 attraction for international visitors and the first Smithsonian Affiliate in the greater Houston area. Located in the heart of NASA’s spaceflight program, Space Center Houston is a must-visit for fans […]
AUSTIN Known as the “Live Music Capital of the World” and bustling with a younger crowd thanks to the University of Texas, Austin is a prime spot for concerts, nightlife, and award-winning cuisine. Trade elegant urban districts for the more relaxed streets of Texas’ coolest city, Austin, on one of the most classic day trips from […]
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 […]
415 Barren Springs Drive Houston, Texas, 77090, USA 281-876-3063 Discover America’s largest collection of authentic historical funeral service items in 19 permanent exhibits. Learn about hearses through history, caskets and coffins, plus the funerals of Presidents, Popes and celebrities and the history of embalming and cremation while you witness the cultural heritage of the funeral […]
1001 Bissonnet Street Houston, Texas, 77005, USA 713-639-7300 Explore all of the exceptional exhibitions, installations, and virtual programming. Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces provides a rare opportunity to see the distinguished Pearlman Collection outside of its home at Princeton University. Henry Pearlman’s personal approach to collecting sought to capture the momentum of art and thought at the dawn of the […]
5216 Montrose Blvd. Houston, Texas, 77006, USA 713-284-8250 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) is a non-collecting institution dedicated to presenting the best and most exciting international, national, and regional art of our time. Founded in 1948, the Museum prides itself on presenting new art and documenting its role in modern life through exhibitions, lectures, original […]