Houston Museum of Natural Science: General Admission
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574 Ratings
Houston
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:
1 day
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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 searching for the cafe or querying staff about the elemental symbol for gold, you are guaranteed to find whatever it is you are looking for with a minimal amount of effort and a substantial amount of excitement.
Your voucher to the museum should be exchanged for your ticket upon arrival. Once you enter, you’ll have the option to visit numerous permanent exhibits including North America’s largest dinosaur hall and one of the most extensive gem and geode collections in the United States. The museum is perfect for families and school groups, tourist and locals and offers refreshments and food at the cafe.
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 why the Houston Museum of Natural Science is one of the most frequented museums nationwide. Explore the biggest dinosaur hall in North America, behold the stunning Lester and Sue Smith Gem Vault among other attractions. Routinely recognized as a top tourist attraction in Houston, come see for yourself. Your purchase of a Permanent Exhibit Hall Ticket at the Houston Museum of Natural Science grants you entry to the permanent displays, excluding special exhibitions and the Brown Hall of Entomology.
- Please be sure to have a photo ID with you in order to redeem your voucher
- This ticket is free of charge only on Thursday afternoons from 2pm until 5pm.
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
4.4
(574 Ratings)
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Cindyr54
Apr 10, 2024
Wonderful Museum for Young Children. - My husband and I took our grandsons here (ages 8 and 10). They absolutely loved this museum. Of particular interest was the pendulum, Ancient Egyptian, the butterflies and especially the dinosaurs. They also loved the butterflies and insects. We also went to the short film on dinosaurs in the Planetarium which was very well done. We arrived first thing in the morning to avoid the crowds. I highly recommend doing that.
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Maryfz2354wt
Mar 23, 2024
Wonderful day with family - Wonderful museum. My family had a lovely time and I am very thankful for the experience. Thank you for the customer service and experience
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Amanda
Mar 22, 2024
Best way to spend rainy day in Houston! - Our flight was canceled so we decided to try the museum on a rainy day. What an amazing way to spend 3 + hours anyone interested in science-especially with interest in paleontology. We also bought tickets to the butterfly exhibit-well worth it m. There is a good exhibit on insects before you get into the multilevel live butterfly experience. This museum had something for everyone with the variety of exhibits. Highly recommend for science interested teens!
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Juanpy3634zh
Mar 18, 2024
Very Educational - It was fun, very educational and informative. Entire family had a great time, we had fun the some of the games they had for the kids and enjoyed the documentaries they were showing on the screen.
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Sightsee31786450939
Mar 10, 2024
Amazing dinosaur experience - and more! - This museum is just amazing, and I am usually not a big fan of science museums. Particularly the dinosaur/pre-historic exhibition blew me away, that is set up well with a certain sense of humor. The other exhibitions are interesting as well, so you will spend some time in this place. Schedule accordingly, preferably for Tuesday evenings when entry is free of charge.
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Meander26404749187
Feb 21, 2024
Enjoyed it! - The entire family enjoyed the visit. Hadn’t seen my teens light up with excitement in a while but this was great for everyone!
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Zagsan
Feb 16, 2024
Wonderful - Very nice museum. With an exceptional enhancement of things, we were able to appreciate the Fabergé collection commissioned by the Tsar and Queen Victoria
Unique pieces
Then we saw a collection of semi-precious stones of phenomenal beauty
To finish with dinosaurs and fossils
All in a very beautiful space. Impeccable cleanliness
I love America
To consume without moderation
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Bhodgkinson
Mar 14, 2024
Worth a trip - Worth a visit for a few hours - especially to see the dinosaurs and the rocks and gems. Pretty reasonable cost for food and drinks in the museum too!
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Z4637wolaurae
Mar 22, 2024
It was nice but not worth the money - There are so many extras that are not included in the price of the tickets. Plus when you buy tickets through here the extras cost even more.
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Grandtour91050
Feb 18, 2024
OK Experience. - I have mixed feelings about this experience. They have a bunch of items to look at. It was extremely busy and I felt very expensive. We had 3 children and 2 adults and it came to a little over $300.00 . We did buy the 2 additional packages - King Tut's tomb and The Shark Exhibit. King Tut's tomb was very good but I was really disappointed in the Shark Exhibit. I've been to several shark exhibits and they all had real, live, swimming sharks. This one did not. So this was a waste of money I felt. I enjoyed the dinosaurs and the gemstones.
We ate at the cafe which price wise was about normal and the food was very good but there was very limited seating and due to security measures you couldn't eat outside and come back in without walking all the way around to the front of the building to the main entrance. Not their fault but they needed to add more indoor seating. Parking was expensive. I don't think I would go back.
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