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A modern facility dedicated for spiritual meditation of all beliefs, the Rothko Chapel was inspired by abstract expressionist artist, Mark Rothko.
Address: 3900 Yupon St Houston TX USA
 1 713 524-9839
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This museum collects and exhibits artefacts relating to the history of printing and printmaking. The museum's collection includes antique machinery, papyrus fragments, posters, miniature books, private press books and fine art prints.
Address: 1324 W Clay St Houston TX USA 77019
1 713 522-4652
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The Freeman Weather Museum has interactive educational exhibits for climate, tornados, hurricanes and floods. Visitors can make their own weather forecast and take it home on DVD. The museum is located at the Weather Research Center.
Address: 5104 Caroline Street Houston TX USA 77004
 Send an Email (2) 1 713 529-3076
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This exciting museum encompasses several facilities including an IMAX, Planetarium and a Butterfly Center. Along with permanent exhibits, the museum also features temporary shows. Open daily.
Address: One Hermann Circle Drive Houston TX USA
1 713 639-4629
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This education and memorial center remembers the thousands that died during the holocaust in WWII. Permanent exhibits are informative and sensitive. There are a variety of interesting visiting exhibits that explore the events through photographs, art and rare artefacts. Open daily.
Address: 5401 Caroline Street Houston TX
1 713 942-8000
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Group tours are available by appointment at the Houston Fire Museum, open Tuesday through Saturday. Children enjoy the interactive firehouse area equipped with miniature bunker coats and helmets.
Address: 2403 Milam Street Houston TX USA 77006
1 713 524-2526
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An example of classic art deco airport architechture, this terminal served Houston during the golden age of flight. Now a museum, the building houses a variety of exhibits pertaining to the history of aviation.
Address: 8325 Travelair St Houston TX USA 77061
1 713 454-1940
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Features an impressive collection of works by John and Dominique de Menil. Art on display are always changing, with only a few on display at one time. Doing so relieves visitors of 'museum fatigue', allowing them to relax and contemplate a few pictures each visit. Open Wednesday to Sunday.
Address: 1515 Sul Ross Street Houston TX
1 713 525-9400
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Contemporary art museum with an emphasis on works by local artists. Open Monday to Saturday.
Address: 4912 Main Street Houston TX USA
1 713 528-5858
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Dedicated to the eminent psychiatrist Carl Jung, the Jung Centre not only offers interesting exhibits, but also provides psychology courses to the public at large. Along with analytic psychology, the centre also emphasizes the arts. Open Monday to Saturday.
Address: 5200 Montrose Blvd Houston TX
1 713 524-8253
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Visitors have the opportunity to learn about the contributions of African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and women to the culture and history of the West.
Address: 11822 Almeda Rd Houston TX USA
1 713 433-4441
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Dedicated to the history of funeral history, the museum has an interesting array of artifacts from America and the world. Displays showcase such items as solid glass caskets and a German funeral coach from 1860.
Address: 415 Barren Springs Drive Houston TX USA 77090
Send an Email 1 281 876-3063
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Exhibits at the Museum of Houston Heritage include paintings, early and rare Texas furniture and cut glass. The museum also features a replica of the 1878 Duncan General Store from Egypt, Texas. The museum is located in Sam Houston Park in downtown Houston.
Address: 1100 Bagby Street Houston TX USA
1 713 655-1912
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Providing insight into maritime history, this museum offers historic ship models, a collection of navigation instruments and many other nautical items.
Address: 2204 Dorrington St Houston TX USA 77030
1 713 666-1910
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Presenting a Texas sized view of the human body from the inside.
Address: 1515 Hermann Drive Houston TX 77004
1 713 521-1515
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Dedicated to the process, product and history of craft, the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft hosts a dynamic display of fiber, glass, metal, wood and clay objects. Open Tuesday through Sunday.
Address: 4848 Main Street Houston TX USA
1 713 529-4848
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Featuring a permanent collection of artefacts that exhibits the African American role in US military, from the Revolutionary war to today. Open Monday through Saturday.
Address: 1834 Southmore Blvd Houston TX 77004
1 713 942-8920
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Adults and children alike will delight in 14 fun interactive exhibits. Experience Mexico, make scientific discoveries or create giant bubbles. The over 500,000 visitors a year are proof of the museum's popularity. Open Tuesday to Sunday, and Mondays that fall on long weekends.
Address: 1500 Binz St Houston TX
1 713 522-1138
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This museum is the only one in the western hemisphere that can boast to contain a 13th-Century Byzantine fresco. The fresco, smuggled out of Cyprus in the 1980s, was retrieved and restored in the United States. Today, the fresco is on long-term loan from Cyprus and is displayed in a special chapel. Open Tuesday to Sunday.
Address: 4011 Yupon St Houston TX USA 77006
1 713 521-3990
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