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Attractions near Houston

Places to visit in Houston, led by Reliant Stadium

Houston Museum of Natural Science draws about 2M visitors a year. The town itself has 41 places on our list; 6 others are within 40 miles. On the list: 22 museums, 8 stadiums & arenas and 5 city parks, among others. Beyond the town, Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier sits 50 mi away.

Attractions nearby
64
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Rothko Chapel
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · in town

Rothko Chapel

Building in Houston, Harris County, Texas.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The layout

The map puts most of the 6 to the north.

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Orange: Houston. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Every entry

The town has 41; within 60 miles, the list finds 23 more.

The places inside Houston lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Houston → · Houston’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Reliant Stadium: User eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Daikin Park: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0 · Toyota Center: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Rothko Chapel: Unknown, Public domain · Shell Energy Stadium: HDFC PR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TDECU Stadium: Brian Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Space Center Houston: Shujianyang, CC BY 4.0 · Rice Stadium: Amble, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Judson Dunn from Houston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Menil Collection: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Houston Museum of Natural Science: Wolfgang Manousek from Dormagen, Germany, CC BY 2.0 · Houston Zoo: en:User:Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fertitta Center: BrianReading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hermann Park: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Memorial Park: Tartessos75, Public domain · Hobby Center for the Performing Arts: Unknown, Public domain · Aveva Stadium: Yessica Helgueros Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lone Star Flight Museum: mr_t_77, CC BY-SA 2.0 · George Bush Park: JuWiki at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: Postoak at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Downtown Aquarium, Houston: Katie Haugland Bowen, CC BY 2.0 · Discovery Green: Daderot, CC0 · 1940 Air Terminal Museum: Mlickliter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Children's Museum of Houston: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Holocaust Museum Houston: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Bear Creek Pioneers Park: Pleonic, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Byzantine Fresco Chapel: Argos'Dad at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Contemporary Arts Museum Houston: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Sam Houston Park: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Public domain · ArtCar Museum: The original uploader was Montrosepatriot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of Funeral History: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Buffalo Soldiers National Museum: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Houston Arboretum and Nature Center: Nick Juhasz, aka Nick22aku at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Tranquillity Park: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Blaffer Art Museum: Jhihyinlee, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Czech Center Museum Houston: Jluc1996, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Talento Bilingüe de Houston: WhisperToMe, CC0 · San Jacinto Monument: Tijuana Brass at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Galveston Island: NASA, Public domain · Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · USS Cavalla: USN photo courtesy of http://ussubvetsofwwii.org. Photo i.d. courtesy of Chuck N, Public domain · Washington-on-the-Brazos: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion: WhisperToMe, CC0 · USS Stewart: Unknown, Public domain · Moody Gardens: Own work, GFDL · SS Selma: John Wiley User:Jw4nvc - Santa Barbara, California, CC BY 3.0 · Sam Houston National Forest: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain · Kemah Boardwalk: CharlesShirley, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Tautog: The original uploader was Bryan986 at English Wikipedia. Later versions were up, Public domain · Seawolf Park: (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Chris Hoffpauir/Released, Public domain · Galveston Railroad Museum: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bryan Museum: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum: Egeswender, Public domain · Rosenberg Railroad Museum: WhisperToMe, CC0 · 20th Century Technology Museum: Schulze at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Star of the Republic Museum: WhisperToMe, Public domain

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