Parks and Zoos

Memorial Park
City of Houston Parks & Recreation Dept.
Houston, TX 77007
713-845-1000

Harris County Parks
For more information on Precinct 4 parks, please call the Parks Department at (281) 353-4196.
Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens
is located between Humble and Spring, north of 1960.
For more information, call (281) 443-8731

The Houston Zoo
1513 N. MacGregor
Houston, Texas 77030
(713)-533-6500

The Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
4501 Woodway, just inside Loop 610 West. Free admission.
(713) 681-8433

Sports and Concert Venues

Minute Maid Park
Home of the Houston Astros
501 Crawford
Houston, TX 77002

Houston Aeros
Toyota Center
1510 Polk Street
Houston, TX 77002

Reliant Park
Home of the Houston Texans &
The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
One Reliant Park
Houston, TX 77054

Houston Rockets
Toyota Center
1510 Polk Street
Houston, TX 77002

Gulf Greyhound Park
1000 FM 2004
La Marque, TX 77568
800-275-2946

Sam Houston Race Park
N. Sam Houston Parkway W.
Houston, TX 77064
281-807-8700

Other Attractions

Space Center Houston
1601 NASA Pkwy (formerly NASA Rd. 1)
Clear Lake, TX 77058
281-244-2100

Moody Gardens
One Hope Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77554
(800)-582-4673

Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston
2109 Lockheed Rd
Galveston, TX 77554
(409) 770-9283

Blue Bell Creameries
How to get to Blue Bell in Brenham, Texas.
From Houston, take Highway 290 West approximately 72 miles, turn right on Loop 577 which becomes Blue Bell Road, go past the second stoplight and we're on the right.

Museums & Art Galleries

Museum of Health & Medical Science
1515 Herman Drive
Houston, TX 77004
(713) 521-1515
Every Thursday is Free Family Thursday from 4-7 p.m.

The Children’s Museum of Houston
1500 Binz
Houston, TX 77004
(713) 522-1138
The Children’s Museum is free from 5-8 p.m. on Thursdays.

The Menil Collection
1515 Sul Ross St.
Houston, TX 77006
(713) 525-9400
Free admission.
Open Wednesday-Sunday 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline Street
Houston, TX 77004
(713) 942-8000
Free admission.
Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 p.m.

Lawndale Art Center
4912 Main Street
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 528-5858
Admission is free during regular gallery hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday.

The Contemporary Arts Museum
5216 Montrose Blvd
Houston, TX 77006
(713) 284-8250
Admission is free to the museum.
Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday 12 noon-5 p.m.

The Art Car Museum
140 Heights Blvd.
(713) 861-5526
Free admission.
Open Wednesday-Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Blaffer Gallery
120 Fine Arts Building
4800 Calhoun Road
Houston, TX 77204
(713) 743-9530
The Art Museum of the University of Houston Open Tuesday-Friday 1 - 5 p.m. Free admission.
Located in the university’s Fine Arts Building near Entrance 16, off Cullen Boulevard.

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