| suites add minifridges, microwaves, and sitting areas with pull-out sofas. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. freebies include parking and hot breakfast (with a weekday breakfast bag option). set on interstate 45, this relaxed, modern hotel is a mile from raven nest golf course and 4 miles from the texas prison museum. the informal rooms come with free wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, plus coffeemakers and desks. other amenities include an outdoor saltwater pool, an exercise room and coin-operated laundry facilities
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Gibbs-Powell Home Museum (8 min)
Museum and history Samuel Walker Houston Center (8 min) Kate Barr Ross Memorial Park (7 min)
Green space featuring a playground & basketball court, plus a picnic shelter, BBQ pit & ball fields. Lake Raven (19 min)
Lake and alligators Josey Park (7 min)
Modest spot for softball & basketball, with picnic tables & some playground equipment. Eastham Thomason Park (9 min)
Green space with an aquatic center, basketball/volleyball courts & walking/biking trails. HEARTS Veterans Museum of Texas (8 min)
Nonprofit history museum since 1993 with military artifacts & memorabilia, equipment & guided tours. Huntsville State Park (19 min)
Guided horseback trail rides, a scenic lake, camping & hiking on 2,000 acres of pine woods. Texas Prison Museum (7 min)
Exhibits on the history of Texas criminals & guards include such artifacts as a 5-barrel shotgun. Steamboat House (7 min)
White Victorian house, part of the Sam Houston Memorial Museum, where the Texas hero died in 1863. Sam Houston Memorial Museum (8 min)
Campus-based site of Sam Houston's 15-acre homestead, featuring several historic buildings. Emancipation Park (12 min)
Charming community park featuring a basketball court, picnic area & a rolling, verdant landscape. Sam Houston Statue Visitor Center (12 min) | 
