| check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. set off route 290, this relaxed budget hotel is 3 miles from speedy's fast track amusement center and 12 miles from downtown aquarium. parking and a hot breakfast buffet are available. the down-to-earth rooms offer wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, as well as minifridges, microwaves, and tea and coffeemaking equipment. suites add pull-out sofas. amenities include a fitness room and coin-operated laundry facilities
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (17 min)
Distinct campus & sculpture garden with notable art from antiquity to today, plus films & programs. Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park (13 min)
Park whose centerpiece is a 64-ft.-tall fountain circulating 11,000 gallons of water every minute. Houston Zoo (21 min)
Visitors can see 6,000+ animals in natural habitat-style exhibits & watch daily care & feedings. Houston Arboretum & Nature Center (13 min)
155-acre urban green space offering nature trails, exhibits, workshops & events in various habitats. Art Car Museum (14 min)
Museum of elaborately decorated cars & contemporary art with a scrap-metal & chrome exterior. Downtown Aquarium (16 min)
Sprawling spot for sea life, including touch pools, shark tank & displays of aquatic ecosystems. The Menil Collection (19 min)
Over 16,000 pieces of art & artifacts from the Paleolithic era to the present in a historic space. Beer Can House (13 min)
Guided tours are given at this folk art house built from 1968–1988 using 50,000+ recycled beer cans. Discovery Green (18 min)
Park with live music, public art, restaurants, playground, pond for kayaking & exercise classes. Children's Museum of Houston (19 min)
Bustling family museum with a wealth of hands-on activities such as a Bubble Lab & a Tot Spot. Hermann Park (18 min)
Expansive park featuring a golf course, Japanese garden, a natural science museum & a kiddie train. Memorial Park (9 min)
Expansive city park with lush natural features, popular running trail, golf course & lots of shade. Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens (13 min)
American decorative arts & paintings displayed in a historic home set in a serene 14-acre garden. Houston Museum of Natural Science (20 min)
Museum with dinosaur hall & other permanent exhibits, planetarium, IMAX theater & butterfly house. Buffalo Bayou Park (15 min)
Winding, 160-acre green space featuring views of the Houston skyline plus a fountain & a skate park. | 
