Adventures in Houston, TX

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Houston proves that big-city living and outdoor adventure go hand in hand. Buffalo Bayou Park offers miles of paved biking trails along the bayou where families can watch North America’s largest urban bat colony emerge at sunset. For a wilder experience, Sheldon Lake State Park provides boardwalk trails through coastal wetlands teeming with birds, turtles, and alligators for unforgettable wildlife viewing.

7 adventures found

Houston, TX

Children's Museum Houston

Top-ranked Houston children's museum with a kid-run city, a giant water play zone, an invention lab and a separate toddler area.

  • Indoor Play
  • Ages 1+
  • ~4h
  • Paid

Houston, TX

Downtown Aquarium Houston

Downtown Houston aquarium with a shark tunnel, swamp alligators and white tigers, plus a small ride midway and Ferris wheel outside.

  • Aquarium
  • Ages 2+
  • ~3h
  • Paid

Houston, TX

Houston Museum of Natural Science

Houston natural history museum with action-posed dinosaurs, a walk-in butterfly rainforest, real mummies and a domed planetarium.

  • Museum
  • Ages 2+
  • ~4h
  • Paid

Houston, TX

Space Center Houston

NASA's Houston visitor center - tram tours across the Johnson campus, a walk-through shuttle, moon rocks and Apollo capsules.

  • Science
  • Ages 3+
  • ~5h
  • Paid

Houston, TX

The Health Museum

Houston museum of the human body with a walk-through giant heart, a climb-in brain and a simulated operating room kids can try out.

  • Science
  • Ages 4+
  • ~2h
  • Paid

Houston, TX

Buffalo Bayou Park

Paved bayou trails with destination playground and bat colony viewing. Free. Works from toddler age. About two hours. Stroller-friendly.

  • Biking
  • Ages 2+
  • ~2h
  • Free