Explore Houston: Space, Art, and Nature
2 cities |
7 attraction(s) |
total distance 53
km
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Day1: Houston > Harris County > Houston
4 attraction(s) ·
43 km
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The Houston Space Center and the NASA Johnson Space Center, though separate locations, are closely connected. The Johnson Space Center is America's largest space research, production, and control center, where all space rockets and shuttles are launched from Florida, but all control is done here. The 1969 moon landing mission was also controlled here, so the first word spoken by humans on the moon was "Houston," and now whenever there is a problem, people joke, "Houston, we have a problem."
When visiting the Space Center, visitors can take a small train to the Space Center (including the Rocket Park) for a tour, but this route is crowded and requires a long wait, so it is recommended to arrive early. In addition, Space Center staff will take a souvenir photo of each visitor, but requires a high fee of about $10 per photo. If you do not want to spend money, you can choose to forgo the photo or take one yourself.
38
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Winding, 160-acre green space featuring views of the Houston skyline plus a fountain & a skate park.
5
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This museum is the most popular and largest in Houston, and its feature is that the exhibited samples can be interactively touched permanently.
1
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Distinct campus & sculpture garden with notable art from antiquity to today, plus films & programs.
Day2: Harris County
3 attraction(s) ·
9 km
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Visitors can see 6,000+ animals in natural, habitat-style exhibits & watch daily care & feedings.
3
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Nearly 19,000 pieces of art & artifacts from the Paleolithic era to the present in a historic space.
7
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Park whose centerpiece is a 64-ft.-tall fountain circulating 11,000 gallons of water every minute.
