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Memorial Park (12 min) Expansive city park with lush natural features, popular running trail, golf course & lots of shade. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (16 min) Long-standing museum with revolving exhibitions of modern art, as well as programs & talks. McGovern Centennial Gardens (18 min) 15-acre site featuring themed gardens, a sculpture promenade & a 30 ft. mount with city views. Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park (14 min) Park whose centerpiece is a 64-ft.-tall fountain circulating 11,000 gallons of water every minute. Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens (17 min) American decorative arts & paintings displayed in a historic home set in a serene 14-acre garden. Hermann Park (16 min) Expansive park featuring a golf course, Japanese garden, a natural science museum & a kiddie train. The Health Museum (18 min) Health-sciences-themed museum with interactive displays centered around the human body. Houston Museum of Natural Science (18 min) Museum with dinosaur hall & other permanent exhibits, planetarium, IMAX theater & butterfly house. Rothko Chapel (18 min) Historic octagonal brick building with massive abstract murals by Mark Rothko & outdoor sculptures. The Menil Collection (17 min) Over 16,000 pieces of art & artifacts from the Paleolithic era to the present in a historic space. Houston Arboretum & Nature Center (14 min) 155-acre urban green space offering nature trails, exhibits, workshops & events in various habitats. Houston Zoo (19 min) Visitors can see 6,000+ animals in natural habitat-style exhibits & watch daily care & feedings. 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. Beer Can House (18 min) Guided tours are given at this folk art house built from 1968–1988 using 50,000+ recycled beer cans. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (15 min) Distinct campus & sculpture garden with notable art from antiquity to today, plus films & programs. |