William P. Hobby Airport 18 min
Houston Botanic Garden (13 min) San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site (23 min) Circa-1939 obelisk & museum commemorating the battle that marked Texas' independence from Mexico. Challenger Seven Memorial Park (12 min) Challenger Space Shuttle disaster memorial & learning center in a 300-acre park with wetlands. 1940 Air Terminal Museum (17 min) Spacious museum featuring memorabilia, aircrafts & uniforms from aviation history. Armand Bayou Nature Center (20 min) Vast nature preserve with walking trails & many educational activities, such as guided canoe trips. Lone Star Flight Museum (4 min) Home of the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, with vintage aircraft & rides on war planes. Bayou Wildlife Zoo (26 min) Visitors ride trams to see more than 500 animals and 60 species, plus a petting zoo & pony rides. Clear Lake (23 min) Lake, sailing, and outdoor recreation Independence Plaza at Space Center Houston (14 min) Sylvan Beach Park (30 min) Park featuring sandy beach areas, play equipment, a fishing pier & a pavilion for events. NASA (13 min) NASA's 1,700-acre facility used for mission control & training shuttle & space station astronauts. Sylvan Rodriguez Park (7 min) Kemah Boardwalk (24 min) Family-friendly entertainment including retro rides, a wooden roller coaster & two-story carousel. San Jacinto Museum of History (25 min) Free showcase of artifacts, documents, books & images from points throughout Texas history. Space Center Houston (15 min) Educational center highlighting all eras of U.S. space travel via exhibits, tours & attractions. |