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Downtown Aquarium (17 min.) Sprawling spot for sea life including touch pools shark tank & displays of aquatic ecosystems. Children S Museum Of Houston (8 min.) Bustling family museum with a wealth of hands-on activities such as a Bubble Lab & a Tot Spot. Memorial Park (16 min.) Expansive city park with lush natural features popular running trail golf course & lots of shade. Discovery Green (14 min.) Park with live music public art restaurants playground pond for kayaking & exercise classes. The Health Museum (8 min.) Health-sciences-themed museum with interactive displays centered around the human body. Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park (18 min.) Park whose centerpiece is a 64-ft.-tall fountain circulating 11 000 gallons of water every minute. The Menil Collection (12 min.) Over 16 000 pieces of art & artifacts from the Paleolithic era to the present in a historic space. The Museum Of Fine Arts (7 min.) Distinct campus & sculpture garden with notable art from antiquity to today plus films & programs. Hermann Park (13 min.) Expansive park featuring a golf course Japanese garden a natural science museum & a kiddie train. Bayou Bend Collection And Gardens (22 min.) American decorative arts & paintings displayed in a historic home set in a serene 14-acre garden. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (7 min.) Long-standing museum with revolving exhibitions of modern art as well as programs & talks. Houston Museum Of Natural Science (8 min.) Museum with dinosaur hall & other permanent exhibits planetarium IMAX theater & butterfly house. Mcgovern Centennial Gardens (8 min.) 15-acre site featuring themed gardens a sculpture promenade & a 30 ft. mount with city views. |