Houston’s summer season is in full swing, and if you are looking for ways to beat the heat, this list is for you. Keep the whole family entertained with these fun summer activities. Here are some destinations and suggestions for summer fun for kids and families in the Houston area.
Downtown Aquarium- Houston
410 Bagby St.
Houston, TX 77002
The 500,000-gallon Houston Downtown Aquarium is the ideal dining place for watching aquatic life and exploring aquatic ecosystems this Summer. The kids will enjoy touch pools, games, rides, and all the aquarium adventure exhibits like the Shark Voyage and the impressive wall-to-wall aquarium view harmonizes with the surf-and-turf menu.
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Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
4501 Woodway Dr.
Houston, TX 77024
Explore the best of nature at Houston Arboretum & Nature Center. Children can take part in fun classes about plant life and wildlife and enjoy more than 5 miles of nature trails, which include forest, wetland, pond, and meadow habitats. houstonarboretum.org
Discovery Green Park
1500 McKinney St.
Houston, TX 77010
Check out Discovery Green Park in Downtown Houston to keep the kids and the whole family entertained. Discovery Green is a 12-acre park situated in the heart of downtown Houston. Guests can expect to enjoy an interactive water feature, model boat basin, dog park, and playground. Several dining options are readily available too, and the park provides fun, kid-friendly things to do, from outdoor movies to Zumba lessons, all Summer long. discoverygreen.com
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Hermann Park Dr.
Houston, TX 77030
The Houston Museum of Natural Science is a natural history museum with dinosaurs, wildlife, and much more. This kid-friendly museum continuously ranks as one of the most frequented museums in the U.S for a reason. Bring the kids to HMNS and see the hall towering with prehistoric critters, an excellent planetarium, a 3D IMAX Theater, a spectacular butterfly display, and over a dozen permanent exhibit spots. hmns.org
Children’s Museum Houston
1500 Binz St.
Houston, TX 77004
This world-class museum is insane fun for all children, boasting 90,000 square feet of interactive and bilingual displays in science and technology, culture, history, health and human development, and the arts. cmhouston.org
Space Center Houston
1601 E NASA Pkwy.
Houston, TX 77058
This Summer, ignite your child’s interest at Space Center Houston. Get a behind-the-scenes look at human space discovery. From the famous Build-A-Rocket to Mission Kidtrol, little ones will learn the principles of space and how these fun activities can be utilized in the space program. spacecenter.org
Art Car Museum
140 Heights Blvd.
Houston, TX 77007
The Art Car Museum It is an exhibition forum for local, regional, and national artists, emphasizing art cars, other fine arts, and artists that other cultural institutions rarely acknowledge. The museum showroom remembers the spirit of this post-modern age of car tradition, in which people have remolded the manufacturer model sameness of their cars to the specs of their images and visions. artcarmuseum.com
Lone Star Flight Museum
11551 Aerospace Avenue,
Houston, TX 77034
The museum has whole summer activities for children. Take a trip for summer fun with exclusive programs, holiday events, hangar tours, and discounted entrance at Lone Star Flight Museum this Summer. lonestarflight.org
Houston Zoo
6200 Hermann Park Dr.
Houston, TX 77030
For parents searching for activities to keep the children entertained this Summer, the Houston Zoo has fun for the whole family. Visitors can check out the Zoo’s most recent exhibit, South America’s Pantanal. Visitors can also make their Zoo visit even more unforgettable with one of more than ten Animal Encounter options. houstonzoo.org
