Houston Zoo
The Houston Zoo is a tropical forest, an African savanna and a dozen other ecosystems of the Earth that can be seen in the metropolis. There are 6000 animals of 900 species living here. Gorillas and elephants, sea lions and many other representatives of the fauna of the planet live in conditions as close to natural as possible.
Menil Collection
The Menil collection is a gift to Houston from an extravagant couple of philanthropists John and Dominique de Menil. This is more than 17 thousand objects of fine art, covering the period from the 3rd millennium BC to the 20th century.
NASA Space Center in Houston
NASA’s Houston Space Center has been rightfully considered the brain of the American space mission for almost 30 years. This is not a competitor, but rather the Texas twin brother of the domestic MCC in Korolev near Moscow. It was from Houston that the landing of astronauts on the Moon, the Apollo mission, was managed.
San Jacinto Monument
The San Jacinto Monument and Museum is a historic complex located on the shore of the Houston Shipping Channel, 40 km southeast of the city center. The limestone column, the highest stone stele in the world, perpetuated the memory of Americans about the battle of the Texas Revolution — the Battle of San Jacinto.
Houston Museum of Natural Sciences
One of the best natural science museums in the States, the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences is a place where you need to come for the whole day. The number of exhibits in it exceeds several thousand, and the collections illustrate the most extensive range of knowledge of mankind.