Shanna Toft: Pretty cool place - definitely take the tram tour!
Blair Allen: For tours, exhibits, and IMAX movies galore, visit Space Center Houston! The tram tour is my absolute favorite – sometimes you even see the astronauts and crew training!
Blair Allen: For tours, exhibits, and IMAX movies galore, visit Space Center Houston! The tram tour is my absolute favorite – sometimes you even see the astronauts and crew training!
Bfortch Fortch: The Blue Tour takes you to Mission Control and Rocket Park. Don't miss the Saturn V rocket inside, its pretty epic.
L bomb: Allow about 3 + hours if you want to watch the shows, tram tour and rocket park. Gift shop has some decent clearance in back.
Guido Gybels: Not in the same league as Kennedy, but definitely worth a visit. Make sure to get timed tickets for the tram tours and the orbiter, you'll be able to jump long queues. Lots of activities for kids too.
Natalie Henshilwood: The acclaimed traveling exhibition Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs features more than 100 artworks, most of which had never been shown in the United States prior to this tour!
Eddie V's Prime Seafood: Thursday is the best day to explore the museum. Free admission, open until 9 p.m. and often has gallery talks and tours.
Eric Barnett: Make sure you do the audio tour. Totally worth it. You get so much more out of the museum.
6. Beer Can House
7.1
222 Malone St (btwn Venice St. & Lacy St.), Houston, TX
Historic and Protected Site · 13 tips and reviews
Marilyn: Great place to take out of towners on a tour of "Weird Houston"!
CultureMap Houston: The Beer Can House began as an unusual hobby for a retired upholsterer John Milkovisch in 1968, and you can now check out the house and grounds on weekends, either on your own or via guided tours.
Adrian Phillips: $5 admission fee is totally worth it to check out this unique creation. Be sure to get the tour and watch the video to hear how the house came into being. It literally is a house covered in beer cans.
CultureMap Houston: The Museum of Texas History is also in the park and The Heritage Society still endures, providing free guided tours and maintaining the park as a tangible time-line for generations to come.
Jimmy Chun-Hsien Fu: Call the free phone voice your, it'll guide you through the historical buildings in they moved to the park. Get a glimpse of the Houston history
Yvonne Wilcox: Nice place for a couple to enjoy some good drinks and horse racing
11. Bayou Bend
8.5
1 Westcott St, Houston, TX
Museum · 9 tips and reviews
The Yink: All things fancy! Be sure to get a guided tour and brush up on your American history.
Melissa Darragh: Bayou Bend has the most beautiful gardens! Family day is so fun for everyone. Everyone should spend an afternoon here at least once a year. I recommend the spring!
HISTORY: Bayou Bend is the former home of Ima Hogg, a famous philanthropist. Visitors can wander through 14 acres of woodlands & formal gardens, or check out the house that contains 4,800 various works of art.
13. NRG Arena
7.7
1 NRG Park (Fannin St), Houston, TX
Concert Hall · 11 tips and reviews
Melissa Ray: Mike Epps no remorse tour
CultureMap Houston Manager: The space is divided into an arena with 5,800 permanent seats and 10,000 square feet of usable floor space, a pavilion with 1,700 fixed seats, and 325,000 square feet of exhibit space.
Adam G: If you think parking is bad, just wait until they attempt to "guide" everyone out...
Trent Salch: The Park After Dark. Visit naturediscoverycenter.org/night_hike for details. Night tours are a great way to explore the outdoors while beating the heat!
Carmen M: A fantastic 4 acre park in the middle of Bellaire! What a gem for Houston! Free to the public.
Dora: Don’t miss the Discovery Rooms, where kids can see frogs, turtles, a tarantula, hissing cockroaches, and other critters. Powered by ParentsConnect.com
15. Minute Maid Park
9.2
501 Crawford St (at Texas Ave), Houston, TX
Baseball Stadium · 239 tips and reviews
Dora: The ballpark offers behind-the-scenes tours – into the broadcasting booth, dugouts, and more – Monday through Saturday, at 10am, 12n, and 2pm, year-round. Powered by ParentsConnect.com
Houston Astros: Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the salads, steaks, fish and desserts served at the FiveSeven Grille, located in CF. Read more.
HISTORY: Opened in 1999, the park is home to the Houston Astros. The ballpark is the first major sports facility to have a closed captioning board for the hearing impaired.