Houston and Galveston
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1. The Menil Collection
Museum District | Museum/GalleryThis is one of the city's premier cultural treasures. Italian architect Renzo Piano designed the spacious building, with its airy galleries...Read More
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2. Astrodome
Sports VenueThe 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
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3. Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum
Museum District | Museum/GalleryFrescoes 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
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4. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Museum District | Museum/GalleryHoused in an aluminum-sheathed trapezoid, this non-collecting institution hosts traveling avant-garde art shows. Once recent exhibition was...Read More
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5. Hermann Park
Park/PlaygroundThere'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
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6. Holocaust Museum Houston
Museum District | Museum/GalleryThis memorial and education center to those who died and survived the "Final Solution" is housed in a stark, cylindrical edifice. Devastating...Read More
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7. Houston Children's Museum
Museum District | Museum/GalleryHouston 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
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8. Houston Museum of Natural Science
Museum District | Museum/GalleryYou've got to hand it to this Houston museum for expanding the definition of traditional science programming with recent blockbuster shows on...Read More
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9. Houston Zoological Gardens
Museum District | Garden/ArboretumThis 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
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10. Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden
Museum/Gallerythe displays 19th- and 20th-century sculptures by Rodin, Matisse, Giacometti, and Stella in an outdoor space designed by Isamu Noguchi. ...Read More
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11. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum District | Museum/GalleryRemarkable for the completeness of its enormous collection, the MFAH is housed in a complicated series of wings and galleries, many designed...Read More
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12. Rice University
Museum District | Educational InstitutionAcross the street from Hermann Park is top-ranked Rice University, where 3,000 undergraduates from all over the country (and the world) live...Read More
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13. Rothko Chapel
Museum District | Religious Building/Site/ShrineAdjacent to the lawns surrounding the Menil complex, this moody octagonal sanctuary designed by Philip Johnson houses 14 Mark Rothko paintings...Read More
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14. Texas Medical Center
Museum District | Hospital–SightThe world's largest medical center is just a few blocks south of the Museum District. As you drive down Main Street, the soaring glass towers...Read More
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