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Capt. Clark's Flagship -
Cruise along the beautiful
downtown bayfront, passing close
to the USS Lexington, Texas
State Aquarium, and the Columbus
Fleet on our way into the Port
of Corpus Christi.
The Children's Museum of Houston
- The Children's Museum of
Houston is the highest-attended
youth museum in the country for
its size and is committed to the
mission of learning by providing
hands-on exhibitions in the
areas of science and technology,
history and culture, health and
human development, and the arts.
Houston Theater District -
The Theater District, a 17-block
area in the heart of downtown
Houston, is home to Houston's
eight world-class performing
arts organizations, the 130,000
square-foot Bayou Place
entertainment complex,
restaurants, movies, plazas and
parks. The Theater District of
Houston ranks second behind New
York City for the number of
theater seats in a concentrated
downtown area.
Downtown Aquarium - Explore
the Louisiana Swamp. Walk
through a shipwrecked Spanish
galleon and see the underwater
creatures living there. The
aquarium also features a
rainforest river, a sunken
temple, and much more!
The Health Museum - Provides
educational experiences such as
a hands-on walk through the
body, real organ dissections,
health fairs, and more. The
museum is commictted to
encouraging interest in
healthier lifestyles and better
personal fitness.
George Ranch Historical Park
- Travel through a century of
the history of Texas; starting
in the 1830s, and continuing
through the 1930s. You will have
opportunities to see what
ranches and farms looked like,
to help harvest seasonal crops
and to see what life was like in
each of the time periods.
Texas State Aquarium -
Experience undersea adventure
upon entering through cascades
of water above glass-enclosed
tunnel. the aquarium features
close-up views of the wonders of
the Gulf of Mexico in a wide
variety of marine habitats.
Houston Museum of Natural
Science - The Museum is a
five part complex housing the
Burke Baker Planetarium, Wortham
IMAX Theatre, Cockrell Butterfly
Center and three floors of
natural science halls and
exhibits. Over a dozen permanent
exhibit areas cover subjects on
astronomy, space science, Native
Americans, paleontology, energy,
chemistry, gems and minerals,
seashells, and Texas wildlife.
Museum of Printing History -
The Museum of Printing History
celebrates the history of the
development of printing. Its
collection contains examples of
ancient writing, pre-Gutenberg
hand written rare books and
manuscripts, antique printing
equipment and tools,
historically significant printed
material such as bible leafs,
government documents, early
newspapers and periodicals and
antique fine art prints.
The Orange Show - The
outdoor 3,000 square foot
monument is maze like in design
and includes an oasis, a wishing
well, a pond, a stage, a museum,
a gift shop, and several upper
decks. It is constructed of
concrete, brick, steel and found
objects including gears, tiles,
wagon wheels, mannequins,
tractor seats and statuettes.
Houston Zoo - Home to a wide
variety of wildlife including:
elephants, lions, a variety of
birds, an aquarium, and much
more.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- In addition to an ever
changing collection of touring
exhibitions, The Museum of Fine
Arts, Houston also features
permanent collections of art
from every era of history.
Houston Space Center - The
Center provides an adventure
into the past, present, and
future of NASA's manned space
flight program with interactive
exhibits, IMAX films, and
behind-the-scenes tram tours of
JSC, home of America's
astronauts. Original space
hardware, such as a Mercury
capsule, Gemini spacecraft, and
Apollo 17 command module are
displayed in simulated natural
settings.
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