Rebecca & Daniel
Things To Do
CityPASS
If you're thinking of lengthening your stay, we recommend buying a Houston CityPASS which includes 5 top Houston attractions for about $59. Admission includes Space Center Houston, Downtown Aquarium, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston Zoo OR Museum of Fine Arts, Kemah Boardwalk OR Children's Museum.
Space Center Houston
The universe is limited only by the scope of your imagination; let it soar at Space Center Houston. Go behind the scenes at NASA Johnson Space Center to see the past, present and future of the space program. Don’t miss the new Mission Mars exhibit or the international landmark Independence Plaza, a unique multi-exhibit complex with a shuttle replica mounted on the original shuttle carrier aircraft. Experience the wonder of space today!
Houston Museum of Natural Science
As one of the most heavily attended museums in the United States, and one of the most attended venues in Houston, the Museum houses the Burke Baker Planetarium, Wortham GIANT Screen Theatre, Cockrell Butterfly Center and a fascinating variety of permanent exhibit areas that examine astronomy, space science, Native American culture, paleontology, energy, chemistry, gems and minerals, seashells, Texas wildlife and much more. In addition, the museum frequently presents traveling exhibitions on a variety of topics. The Museum also maintains two satellite facilities: The George Observatory in Fort Bend County, which houses one of the largest telescopes in the country that is available for public viewing; and the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land, which has exhibits on dinosaurs; mineralogy; exotic, live frogs and more.
Museum of Fine Arts
Find tranquility in the Cullen Sculpture Garden, an oasis of art and nature showcasing masterworks of 20th- and 21st-century sculpture by artists including Henri Matisse and Auguste Rodin. View exquisite objects created in the Near East, Egypt, Greece and the Roman Empire. Get a lively overview of the story of art in the United States from the 19th and early 20th centuries in the American art galleries. Explore the museum’s Contemporary art collection that ranges across five continents and reflects today’s global culture. Introduce art to the whole family with free family activities in the galleries every Sunday afternoon.
Houston Zoo
Admire the Houston Zoo’s newest addition: Gorillas. Their power is legendary. Their movements, majestic. Their presence, simply awesome. Experience everything that makes gorillas so wonderful, up close and incredible. Watch young elephants splash around in their 80,000-gallon pool, or walk down a winding boardwalk to see a variety of endangered primates, including lemurs, mandrills, howler monkeys and more. Near the end, don’t miss the orangutans enjoying their play structure. See some of the world’s most venomous snakes and exotic amphibians in the Reptile & Amphibian House, and take an expedition from the coral reefs of the Pacific to the Amazon Basin and the Rift Valley lakes of Africa at the Zoo’s Kipp Aquarium. Jump, slide, and climb at the John P. McGovern Children’s Zoo, built especially for kids, and visit the Naturally Wild Swap Shop, where you can bring in items found in nature to trade for natural items in the Zoo’s collection.
Downtown Aquarium
Tour the marsh and bayous of the Gulf Coast in the Louisiana Swamp. Enjoy wild encounters with gators, alligator snapping turtles and spotted gar, and see the crayfish, catfish and bullfrogs that make this a true Cajun Country experience. Step back in time when you enter the Shipwreck. From inside the sunken hull of a 17th century Spanish galleon, see the amazing diversity of species the ocean holds, including living coral reefs, a giant pacific octopus and a moray eel, plus a colorful array of fish. Visit the lush Rainforest and keep an eye out for red-bellied piranhas and venomous freshwater stingrays. Enjoy the colorful displays of an emerald tree boa, rainforest frogs and beautiful birds. Get a true hands-on experience at Stingray Reef, where you where you can touch and feed live stingrays. See the incredible white tigers lounge and play in the ruins of the ancient Maharaja's Temple, and learn about the aquarium’s conservation efforts to help their cousins in the wild.
Kemah Boardwalk
Enjoy the fresh air while riding the 65-foot Century Ferris Wheel. Kick back and relax in the Boardwalk Tower as you soak in all of Kemah Boardwalk and the surrounding Bay — you can see miles away. Dare to drop in the Drop Zone, a 140-foot free fall! Take a ride on a dragon, sea monster or unicorn on the kid-friendly Double-Decker Carousel. Brave the Bullet, a one-of-a-kind wooden coaster, measuring 96' tall with a 92' exhilarating first drop and reaching speeds of over 51 mph!