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Mar 17, 2025

　　Gorillas, elephants and moon jellyfish are a few of the 6000 residents of the 55-acre Houston Zoo. Activities include wildlife talks catering to different age groups and summertime zoo sleepovers. For an extra $7 you can feed the giraffes from a special platform (11am and 2pm).

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Holocaust Museum Houston

　　A superbly curated and presented museum offers an in-depth education on the context, history and aftermath of not only the holocaust itself but of Nazi Germany's terrifying rise to power. Other exhibits trace the lives of Houston-connected European Jews and focus on the rescue efforts made by the Danish. 　　Due...

Houston Museum of Natural Science

　　Don’t even dream you’ll see the whole of this colossal and absolutely stellar museum – the most popular in Texas – in a single visit. The permanent collection alone is extraordinary, with colorful models and massive skeletons of dinosaurs as the headline attraction, complemented by real mummies from ancient Egypt,...

　　Future surgeons will like checking out the huge organs on display in this very interactive museum. Other exhibits explain DNA and more. ...

Children's Museum of Houston

　　An activity-filled museum, where little ones can learn how stuff works, create inventions, play games or draw in an open-air art studio. Admission is free 5pm to 8pm on Thursdays. ...

National Museum of Funeral History

　　'Any day above ground is a good one.' That's the trademark of the National Museum of Funeral History. If you've ever wanted to see a coffin collection that includes a casket made of money, literally, or one that's crab-shaped, now's your chance. Exhibits cover embalming, famous memorials and historical hearses....

Menil Collection

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　　This 445-acre park is home to playgrounds, a lake with paddleboats, a picturesque Japanese Garden, the Hermann Park Miniature Train and the Houston Zoo. It offers shady walks under mature old oak trees and there are some lovely formal gardens. Don't miss the recently opened McGovern Centennial Gardens. As a...

Buffalo Bayou Park

　　This sinuous 160-acre city park follows Buffalo Bayou west from downtown, with easy pedestrian access and plentiful parking en route. Sweeping views stretch back to the downtown skyline, while assorted areas are devoted to exercise, contemplation, art exhibits and more besides. This beautiful urban green space is very popular with...

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

　　This nationally renowned palace of art starts its displays with ‘Splendors of the Ancient World’, and has a fine collection of pre-Columbian golden treasures from South America. Its chief emphasis, though, lies in tracing art history from the Renaissance, via the Impressionists, to post-1945 European and American painting. Along the...

　　Gorillas, elephants and moon jellyfish are a few of the 6000 residents of the 55-acre Houston Zoo. Activities include wildlife talks catering to different age groups and summertime zoo sleepovers. For an extra $7 you can feed the giraffes from a special platform (11am and 2pm). ...

McGovern Centennial Gardens

　　These recently opened gardens have a spiral climbing hill that affords views of the construction cranes poking up through the skyline. It also has extensive botanical and sculpture gardens with notables such as Martin Luther King. ...

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