Houston and Galveston
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Houston and Galveston - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Remember Apollo 13's "Houston, we have a problem?" This is the "Houston" that Jim Lovell and his crew were talking to—and the home of the Mission...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesThis is one of the city's premier cultural treasures. Italian architect Renzo Piano designed the spacious building, with its airy galleries...Read More
If you can't visit Houston during the annual Art Car Parade (though do try to if you can), the next best thing is a visit to this funky museum...Read More
The Astrodome , the world's first domed stadium, was hailed as an engineering marvel when it opened. Sadly, the dome's former tenants—the Astros...Read More
This estate houses the MFAH's decorative arts collections and lets you step back in time to witness the elegant lifestyle of the first half...Read More
Frescoes from a 13th-century votive chapel have been preserved in this jewel in the Menil complex, located one block from the Rothko Chapel...Read More
Northwest of Tranquility Park, this 1939 modernist structure of Texas limestone was designed by Joseph Finger, Houston's premier architect of...Read More
Housed in an aluminum-sheathed trapezoid, this non-collecting institution hosts traveling avant-garde art shows. Once recent exhibition was...Read More
Houston's newest park opened in April 2008, across from the George R. Brown Convention Center. The 12-acre greenspace features Wi-Fi access...Read More
Well, it's another Landry's property with a themed restaurant... but, like Kemah, this one's a lot of fun for the kids. There's a giant Ferris...Read More
Got a date? On your way to visit a friend at the hospital? Or perhaps for some reason you need fresh tulips at 3 am? The 24-hour Fannin Flower...Read More
This massive convention center on the east side of downtown, one of the 10 largest in the nation, is named for Houston entrepreneur, civic leader...Read More
There's plenty to see and do on this 545-acre oak-shaded urban oasis. Kids love riding the miniature train (just $2.25 a pop) that winds through...Read More
This shopping area is defined by the architecture of its 19th- and early-20th-century buildings, many of which survived the storm of 1900 and...Read More
This memorial and education center to those who died and survived the "Final Solution" is housed in a stark, cylindrical edifice. Devastating...Read More
Houston Children's Museum . Located in the Museum District, just a short stroll from Hermann Park, the Children's Museum of Houston offers fun...Read More
You've got to hand it to this Houston museum for expanding the definition of traditional science programming with recent blockbuster shows on...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesThis small but pleasant zoo is home to 4,500 animals, housed in carefully designed ecosystems along shaded trails. Be sure to visit the boardwalks...Read More
Get a quick overview of Houston by taking in the entire urban panorama from the 60th-floor observation deck of Texas's tallest building (weekdays...Read More
OK, we'll cut to the chase—the Kemah Boardwalk is a commercial, touristy development run by Landry's Restaurants (the folks who brought you...Read More
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