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Houston Family Highlights

By Travel Expert: Candyce H. Stapen
  • Have an out-of-the-world experience at Space Center Houston
  • Watch puppet shows and shop at a Mexican village at the Children's Museum of Houston
  • Ogle a 2,000-carat topaz crystal at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
  • See lions, tigers, koalas, and many more animals at the Houston Zoo
  • Picnic, stroll, and ride a mini-train or pedal boat at Hermann Park

Houston Overview

By Travel Expert: Candyce H. Stapen

Fifty miles from the Gulf Coast, the burgeoning metropolis of Houston offers families great museums, a gander at the nation's space program, and day trips to Galveston's wide beaches. It might owe its lifeblood to the fortunes and flow of black gold, but the city has a heart that's as good for Junior as it is J.R.

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Hotels

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FOUR SEASONS HOUSTON
1300 LAMAR STREET
HOUSTON, TX
Distance: 0.6 Miles
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The Houstonian Hotel Club & Spa
111 North Post Oak Lane
Houston, TX 77024
Distance: 5.7 Miles
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Omni Houston Hotel
Four Riverway
Houston, TX 77056
Distance: 5.9 Miles
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Attractions

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Houston Holocaust Museum
5401 Caroline Street
Houston, Texas 77004 Map
Distance: 2.9 Miles (from destination center)
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The Health Museum
The museum is 1 block south of the Children's Museum
1515 Hermann Dr
Houston, Texas Map
Distance: 3.2 Miles (from destination center)
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Houston Museum of Natural Science
1 Hermann Circle Dr
Houston, Texas Map
Distance: 3.3 Miles (from destination center)
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