Houston Museum of Natural Science: General Admission

Discover the wonders of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, from the largest dinosaur hall in North America to the stunning Smith Gem Vault. Don’t miss out on one of Houston’s top attractions!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Houston Museum of Natural Science - The Houston Museum of Natural Science is located in the heart of the Houston Museum District across from Hermann Park. With world-class hospitality and knowledgeable staff, the museum will delight you with it’s easy to follow layout, clearly marked displays and beautiful exhibit halls. Whether you are…
What's Included
  • Local taxes
What's Not Included
  • The listed price does not include a parking fee, parking is payable upon arrival.
  • The listed price does not include access to separate ticketed attractions such as films, the butterfly center, or traveling exhibits
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Discover one of the nation’s most popular museums at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Experience North America’s largest dinosaur hall, marvel at the stunning Lester and Sue Smith Gem Vault, and explore much more. Frequently ranked among Houston’s top attractions, this is your opportunity to see why. A Permanent Exhibit Hall Ticket at the Houston…

Location
The Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Dr,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mindy
Jan 30, 2026
Great place to spend hours - What a great museum. I really enjoyed the Death by Natural Causes and the Fabergé exhibits. The museum is huge and I spent almost 4 hours here. Something here for everyone.
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Greatestoveralltime
Nov 9, 2025
Museum of Science - Very interesting and very large museum where it is worth to have seen. Is very nice and recommended. One day is enough
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Hismrs925
Sep 27, 2025
A great time even for couples! - My husband and I went to kill some time on our anniversary and chose to visit the museum and we're glad we did! We felt like kids on a field trip and we learned so much and had a great time! Highly recommend! We didn't take pics because we were in the moment.
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Jean
Sep 7, 2025
At the time of 2013 with Houston Community College - Very nice experience a lot of découvert and souvenir ... At the 2013 with Houston family center... Been long been the place was calm and interesting
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Jose_h
Sep 1, 2025
Great place to visit. Amazing for children - Spend a day with your kids here and the 4 floors of adventures. We really enjoyed it. Gotta come back with the whole fam
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Patriciamilescrust
Oct 18, 2025
Very interactive - There is a lot to see and it is very interactive. Using layout with lifts as adjoining buildings Lots of additional parts with further cost
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Eduardodavidg701
Aug 27, 2025
Expensive parking and bad signage - Parking is very expensive ($30) and there is no place map. For certain moments you get lost in there. You have to have well-defined routes
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Daytrip630332
Nov 29, 2025
Lighting issues - Great museum.but the lighting is awful. Made it very difficult to read the placards and when on tried to use the flashlight on my phone to read same, I was asked to turn it off even though I wasn’t using it as a flash photo of the actual exhibit. Also the height of the placards is very awkward-i guess it is set down at height for children to read, all though the information would be beyond most kids ability
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Gerardsnoeck
Oct 9, 2025
Nice but still too expensive. - General access is wrong. If you want to see the ‘special’ exhibitions in the museum, you pay an extra entrance fee. In other words, you have to; once you have bought a ticket for the museum itself, you will then be back at (a number of) ticket offices. Museum itself is quite interesting and affordable (seniors $16 pp) but to now pay another $50 pp for all ‘specials’ is really going too far for me.
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Gunvant_s
Dec 13, 2025
The museum was supposed... - The museum was supposed to close at 6 pm on Dec 23,2025 but they closed at 3 pm to accommodate private party. We flew from Kentucky to visit this place and could not visit many exhibits. Signs are inadequate to guide visitors.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).