Megan Maisel: The butterfly exhibit is great and I've always been a fan of the planetarium. Seeing Lois (the corpse flower) was anticlimactic, though I do enjoy my "Bring on the Funk" button.
Clint: World class paleontology hall - the other exhibits are really good too - plenty of free parking near by if you want to save $10 that the garage charges
Laura Miner: Best Dinosaur exhibit I have ever been to! Amazing presentation. Also the Butterfly exhibit is a must.
4. Houston Zoo
9.2
6200 Hermann Park Dr (at Cambridge St.), Houston, TX
Zoo · 194 tips and reviews
Deb Hensel: Stop by the orangutan exhibit and say hello to Indah and her foster mom, Cheyenne.
Doubletree Guest Suites Houston-Galleria: The Hosuton Zoo is amazing! It has grown so much in recent years and is expanding even more! Can't wait to see the new Africa exhibit opening soon! Read more.
Angelo Gonzalez: love the zoo, africa exhibit is great. become a member for lots of perks
Releine: Free admission. Wonderful exhibits
Meena Haque: Don't miss the "Perspectives 176: Glen Fogel: With Me… You" exhibit on view from October 15 – December 31, 2011. One of the best installations I've seen at CAMH.
Olivia Fitch: Great museum with rotating exhibits showing contemporary and avant garde art. If you enjoy art that is innovative, pushes the envelope, makes you think, or say "that's weird" this is the for you.
CultureMap Houston Manager: Focuses on objects of art made primarily of fiber, metal, glass, clay and wood, as well as providing a venue for exhibition, retail and studio space for local craft artists.
Local Houston Magazine: The Tool at Hand, on view thru September 8, is an exhibition that puts the skill and creativity of some of the most talented names in the contemporary art world to the test! Read more.
Kelly Adams Dennis: Visitors view innovative exhibitions, talk with artists-in-residence, create their own craft objects in workshops, and shop for one-of-a-kind gifts in the Asher Gallery.
HISTORY: This museum is a tribute to the victims of the concentration camps during WWII. Through changing exhibits, films & lectures it seeks to inform future generations of the horrifying results of hatred.
CultureMap Houston Manager: Exhibitions include a German rail car like those used to ferry millions to their deaths and a replica gas chamber.
Van N.: This museum is excelent. We went through it with a guide and the stories she told were moving, educational... The exhibits are well done. Take your time to let it all soak in.
Shell Underwood: The NASA team at SCH was so friendly! If you are early, 9am you see more! I had a private tour of the exhibits just because no one was there yet!
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!
11. Downtown Aquarium
7.5
410 Bagby St (at Preston St), Houston, TX
Aquarium · Downtown Houston · 135 tips and reviews
ELS Language Centers: 25 miles from ELS - food, exhibits (sharks, white tigers, sting rays, etc.) with games & rides. www.AquariumRestaurants.com/DowntownAquariumHouston/
Zulima Tapia: Aquarium is much fun back when I was in middle school, parent will enjoy taking their kids here especially their shark exhibit!
Amyn Zindani: White tiger and all exhibits are fun. Ferris wheel is out of commission these days
CultureMap Houston Manager: These houses are now galleries, exhibition spaces, artists’ residences, transitional housing for those in need and a place where neighborhood latchkey children can congregate.
Mark Carruba: Amazing piece of Houston history
Dolores Rodgers: Great mixed art classes! Free!