If you're ready to head to the city, we recommend downtown Houston's Discovery Green, just 16 miles away. There is always something fun, interesting, entertaining going on. It's also near the sports parks: Toyota Center (basketball), Minute Maid Park (baseball) and BBVA Compass Stadium, home to our beloved Houston Dynamo (Soccer). We are season ticket holders and have 4 seats for your use if you visit during the season.
For theatre and concerts, Houston offers Jones Theatre with a full slate of symphony and musical theatre offerings, The Hobby Center for Performing Arts, the Alley Theatre, Miller Outdoor Theatre, and the Wortham Theatre Center. The Wortham Center is home to Houston Grand Opera and for Houston Ballet. Lambert Hall, a smaller more intimate venue, offers performances by our regional opera company, Opera in the Heights.
We have an interesting Museum District with another great outdoor space, Hermann Park featuring a Japanese-style garden, a reflecting pool, kiddie train, the zoo, and Miller Outdoor Theatre. There's the Houston Museum of Natural Science, our outstanding Children's Museum of Houston, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and the Houston Contemporary Museum. Just over in the very trendy Heights District you'll find the Houston Art Car Museum. It houses absolutely outrageous and over the top real, operable cars that have been outfitted as moving sculptures. The annual art car parade happens every spring and is quite delightful!
For theatre and concerts, Houston has Jones Hall, The Hobby Center for Performing Arts, the Alley Theatre, and the Wortham Theatre Center. The Wortham Center is the home space for the famous Houston Grand Opera and for Houston Ballet. Lambert Hall, a smaller more intimate venue, offers performances by our regional opera company, Opera in the Heights.
Forty-five minutes by car and you'll be at Space Center Houston, a combination museum/activity center where you can learn about the space program from its beginnings. The Space Center is near Kemah, which has a boardwalk along the Houston ship channel with shops, amusement-park rides, outdoor fountains for cooling off, and great restaurants.
With a day trip to Galveston you can walk along the beach, visit Moody Gardens, and enjoy a variety of shops and restaurants.