Houston Museum Of Natural Science (17 min.)
Museum with dinosaur hall & other permanent exhibits planetarium IMAX theater & butterfly house.
Discovery Green (17 min.)
Park with live music public art restaurants playground pond for kayaking & exercise classes. Art Car Museum (14 min.)
Museum of elaborately decorated cars & contemporary art with a scrap-metal & chrome exterior. Downtown Aquarium (15 min.)
Sprawling spot for sea life including touch pools shark tank & displays of aquatic ecosystems. The Menil Collection (17 min.)
Over 16 000 pieces of art & artifacts from the Paleolithic era to the present in a historic space. Bayou Bend Collection And Gardens (11 min.)
American decorative arts & paintings displayed in a historic home set in a serene 14-acre garden. Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park (11 min.)
Park whose centerpiece is a 64-ft.-tall fountain circulating 11 000 gallons of water every minute. Beer Can House (12 min.)
Guided tours are given at this folk art house built from 1968 1988 using 50 000 recycled beer cans. Hermann Park (16 min.)
Expansive park featuring a golf course Japanese garden a natural science museum & a kiddie train. Buffalo Bayou Park (13 min.)
Winding 160-acre green space featuring views of the Houston skyline plus a fountain & a skate park. The Museum Of Fine Arts (15 min.)
Distinct campus & sculpture garden with notable art from antiquity to today plus films & programs. Children S Museum Of Houston (17 min.)
Bustling family museum with a wealth of hands-on activities such as a Bubble Lab & a Tot Spot. Memorial Park (7 min.)
Expansive city park with lush natural features popular running trail golf course & lots of shade. | 
