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Children's

A Playground for your Mind!™ The Children’s Museum of Houston is packed with 90,000 square feet of hands-on exhibits. Build robots in Invention Convention; anchor the news; run a business; get elected as mayor in Kidtropolis, USA; explore nanotechnology in Matter Factory; portal through a mathematical quest in Cyberchase: The Chase Is On!, based on the PBS cartoon; take a wet, wild adventure in FlowWorks; and climb a three-story tower in PowerPlay.

The Health Museum

Houston, Texas

Science

Take a larger-than-life walking tour of the Amazing Body Pavilion to get an up-close look at the human body and how it works. Ride a bicycle with a skeleton, find out how hard your heart works to pump blood and sit on giant teeth!

The Houston Zoo

Houston, Texas

Zoo

Founded in 1922, the Houston Zoo is an exciting live animal adventure that provides a unique educational and conservation resource serving 1.5 million guests annually.  Set in a 55-acre lush tropical landscape, the Zoo is home to more than 4.500 exotic animals representing more than 800 species.  Operated by the not-for-profit Houston Zoo, Inc., the Houston Zoo is dedicated to the conservation of wildlife, providing engaging educational experiences for our guests and creating naturalistic animal habitats.

Anthropology, Archaeology, Art, Culture, General, History, Library, Science, University

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in Houston, TX is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

History

The Paleo+Pelagica Museum in Houston, TX is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

The Health Museum

Houston, Texas

Children's, General, Library, Science, Specialized

At The Health Museum, you can take a larger-than-life tour of the human body, learning more about how the body works from the inside out. You can also try the Brain Teasers, designed to give everyone a mental workout. Plus, check out the live dissections conducted by Museum educators. The organ dissected changes every month.

The Heritage Society

Houston, Texas

History, Historic House

The Heritage Society in Houston, TX is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

The Menil Collection

Houston, Texas

Art

The Menil Collection in Houston, TX is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Art, Culture, General, History, Library, Specialized

The Museum of Printing History displays a dynamic collection of historical documents, fine art prints, and antique printing equipment. Our Museum is more, though, than its permanent collection. It is alive with exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and demonstrations. In our galleries and working studios, we demonstrate the traditional processes of stone lithography, letterpress printing, papermaking, and bookbinding.