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The Downtown Aquarium offers exhibits highlighting varieties of sea life including stingray, sharks, shovelnose guitarfish and many other fascinating creatures and exhibits. This Aquarium includes a beautiful restaurant built around a 150,000 gallon aquarium, a Treasure Chest Gift Shop, A Dive Lounge, the Nautilus Ballroom, and an Amusement Park featuring rides and amusements. 713223FISH 3474 Hours of operation may vary. Visit their website at www.downtownaquarium.com for latest updates.

The Houston Zoo is made up of many moving parts. We have over 6,000 permanent residents (our animals) for whom we provide housing, meals, medical care and, yes, even education! There are over 2 million guests each year who come to experience our incredible variety of animals and ecosystems, as well as attend special private and public events and entertainment.

The Houston Museum District houses 19 museums including: Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, Children’s Museum of Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston Center for Photography, Houston Museum of Natural Science,The Health Museum, & The Museum of Fine Arts!

nd cNRG Stadium is home to both the Houston Texans and the world-famous Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. NRG Center offers 1.4 million square feet of exhibit and meeting space, as well as, being fully wired to accommodate networking needs of our clients. NRG Arena’s versatile seating configurations and adjacent exhibit space comfortably accommodate mid-scale events. And then there’s NRG Astrodome, an iconic structure that served many sports and entertainment performances for nearly forty years.

Since opening in October 2003, Toyota Center has set a new standard for sports and entertainment, becoming one of the premier live entertainment venues in the nation. Laid over the span of six city blocks, Toyota Center is home to the NBA’s Houston Rockets. Toyota Center also plays host to the nation’s top concerts and touring shows. The arena’s playing surface is set nearly 32-feet below street level giving Toyota Center the largest lower level of any arena in the nation.

A jewel in the crown of the majestic downtown Houston skyline, Minute Maid Park has become a welcome home for the Houston Astros and has ushered in a new era of Major League sports in the city. The downtown ballpark continues the proud tradition of visionary innovation in stadium construction. Minute Maid Park's retractable roof technology brought open-air baseball to Houston for the first time in 35 years!

BBVA Compass Stadium is an American soccer-specific stadium located in Houston, Texas that is home to the Houston Dynamo, a Major League Soccer club, the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League, and to Texas Southern Tigers football..

Houston's newest 'cool' space is Typhoon Texas, located near Katy Mills Mall. With over 300 million gallons of water, the water park features more than 30 slides, including a kid's area, a lazy river which spans five football fields and a Texas size wave pool. One of the most popular rides is Monster Storm, a six-man raft ride which is perfect for the whole family or groups of friends.

Wet 'n' Wild SplashTown is Houston’s largest and most diverse water park, featuring 40-acres and more than two million gallons of summer fun! Highlights include:

Water amusement park with outdoor attractions open seasonally & heated indoor park open year-round. Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark has grown to become a family tradition. Pack a picnic and join us as we celebrate 10 years of water, fun, and family! Longer rides, more thrilling slides, free parking, and free tubes are just some of the reasons to make a visit to Schlitterbahn Galveston a tradition for your family too.