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Space Center Tour: Explore NASA's Wonders
4.9
232 Ratings
Houston
Embark on the Astroville Houston City Tour and discover the iconic landmarks, vibrant street art, and lush green spaces of Houston. Enjoy a comfortable ride in a Mercedes Sprinter 2500 while learning about the city’s history and culture. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable experience with your loved ones!
Embark on the Astroville Houston City Tour and discover the iconic landmarks, vibrant street art, and lush green spaces of Houston. Enjoy a comfortable ride in a Mercedes Sprinter 2500 while learning about the city’s history and culture. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable experience with your loved ones!
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Downtown Houston - Kindly gather for check-in outside the Bank of America Tower on the Capitol Street side approximately 5 minutes prior to your departure. Keep an eye out for the NASA shuttle, which will arrive in front of the large, vibrant Miro sculpture.
- Space Center Houston - Visitors will have around 5 hours to explore and enjoy the…
- Downtown Houston - Kindly gather for check-in outside the Bank of America Tower on the Capitol Street side approximately 5 minutes prior to your departure. Keep an eye out for the NASA shuttle, which will arrive in front of the large, vibrant Miro sculpture.
- Space Center Houston - Visitors will have around 5 hours to explore and enjoy the NASA Space Center with a knowledgeable local guide before being collected at the Space Center’s main entrance/drop-off area. Please note there is a 15-minute window for pick-up.
What's Included
- General Admission (GA) ticket to the NASA Space Center
- Round-Trip Transport from meeting point to NASA Space Center in a Mercedes/Ford Shuttle or black SUV
- Skip the long lines at the entrance gates with your expert guide (as applicable)
- English-speaking Expert Guide will accompany group inside Space Center for visit
- Tips on maximizing NASA…
- General Admission (GA) ticket to the NASA Space Center
- Round-Trip Transport from meeting point to NASA Space Center in a Mercedes/Ford Shuttle or black SUV
- Skip the long lines at the entrance gates with your expert guide (as applicable)
- English-speaking Expert Guide will accompany group inside Space Center for visit
- Tips on maximizing NASA experience and booking free tram tours based on NASA’s availability
- NASA Exhibits & Recommendations Sheet
What's Not Included
- Food / Optional Gratuities
- Food / Optional Gratuities
Additional Information
This combo package offers round-trip transportation and general admission tickets to Space Center Houston, guided by a NASA expert who will lead your group through the Space Center’s most significant exhibits, presentation theaters, and the incredible “Rocket Park.”
During this 5-hour daily tour, the expert guide will ensure you experience Space Center…
This combo package offers round-trip transportation and general admission tickets to Space Center Houston, guided by a NASA expert who will lead your group through the Space Center’s most significant exhibits, presentation theaters, and the incredible “Rocket Park.”
During this 5-hour daily tour, the expert guide will ensure you experience Space Center Houston like a true NASA All-Star. You’ll have the opportunity to board a 905 Space Shuttle, witness a live presentation from a real NASA astronaut currently at the International Space Station, explore the possibilities beyond Earth with the Starship Gallery displays, be amazed by the future of space travel with the futuristic Artemis exhibit, and enjoy tram rides!
With so many incredible attractions, including the Saturn V Rocket, the unique Independence Plaza, and the stargazing Starship Gallery, your NASA expert guide can also capture group photos to create lasting memories!
- SHUTTLE PICK-UP POINT: Bank of America Tower, 800 Capitol St, Houston, TX 77002, USA.
- To book the optional Mission Control Tram add-on tour, choose the MISSION CONTROL upgraded combo or please contact us at least 48 - 72 hours in advance to purchase tickets (LIMITED AVAILABILITY).
- Tram Tours at the Space Center are subject to availability determined by NASA dependent on seasonal & staffing factors.
- To best ensure all Tram Tour availability, we would recommend choosing the earliest (9:30 AM) departures.
- In the event of bad weather, travelers may opt to reschedule for another date free of charge at their own discretion.
- The NASA Historic Mission Control tram tour included with select packages is non-refundable and can be cancelled by NASA due to inclement weather.
- Failure to arrive on time may result in a postponed tour subject to tour availability or an abandoned tour if we do not hear from you in advance of the scheduled start time.
- Children below age of 6 are welcome to join the tour but require their own valid ticket.
- Not recommended for travelers with limited mobility or require frequent stops
Location
800 Capitol St
Capitol Street
Please meet for check-in outside the Bank of America Tower (Capitol St. side) about 5 minutes before your departure time. Look for our NASA shuttle to arrive in front of the giant, colorful Miro sculpture. Our NASA shuttle will be parked in front of the giant, colorful Miro sculpture.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(232 Ratings)
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Ben
Sep 8, 2026
Had an amazing day - Clear instructions on meeting place. Remote support is responsive if you have any questions. Mike drove us around. Had to detour on way home but handled it like a pro.
Meredith took our group on a space journey. Her dad worked on the LEM, a special connection. Passionate guide. Lots to cover and pace picked up as weather was turning bad. Got the essentials covered and seen before moving on to the mission control tour. That was pretty special to see. Had to leave sooner than planned so we didn't get rained in. Grateful we made it as that tour was cancelled the day before due to weather.
Did have a little misunderstanding about joining the tram tour to MC but Viator support and SCH guest services sorted it. We were driven in a van to join the group and arrived just as the presentation started. All was good in the end..
Highly recommend this tour, there are a few variables that can influence your day but just go with the flow, relax and take it ALL in. An incredible visit was had and we left tired but so thrilled to have seen such incredible bravery and sacrifice that paved the way to humanities return to the moon and beyond. We have other Viator tours booked on this trip including Cape Canaveral. Can't wait.
Oh, IMPORTANT, PHOTOS.
DO NOT TAKE A SELFIE STICK, TRIPOD, CAMERA GEAR OR GO PRO, DJI, GIMBAL GEAR.
USE ONLY YOUR MOBILE PHONE AND TAKE A POWER BANK.
For families with children, please be considerate of other tour group members. The departure does not get held up for you. You do not disrupt an active presentation by NOT listening to instructions and have an entitled attitude "I have children" . DO NOT walk ahead of the guide, it's why it's called a guided tour!! If this is YOU, a group tour is NOT for you! Today was disrupted by a selfish family of 5 on several occasions. Despite this the guides remained professional and accommodating under trying circumstances. Well done overall to Viator and SCH. Thank you for a wonderful day!!!
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Kevin_f
Aug 23, 2026
Great tour - Transportation to the space center was on time there and back and was organized. So much history and so much to see at the Space Center. Meredith, our guide was very informative and helpful.
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Ptwmhordijk
Aug 12, 2026
Definitely worth it - Visited Space Centre Houston today. Space Centre Houston is NASA's development and training center. This is in contrast to Kennedy Space Centre in Florida where the rockets and space shuttles are launched. You can look inside a space shuttle and also see how the astronauts live in space. A beautiful and educational center.
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520lulut
Aug 2, 2026
NASA by itself is mesmerizing, with a guide it becomes memorable. - NASA space center is a MUST SEE in Houston. The meeting place was easy to find. Our expert tour guide was friendly and very knowledgeable. Especially regard space-related issues, having an expert guide made all the different in understanding and appreciating the objects displayed.
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261mishac
Jul 25, 2026
Great for worth - Guide and shuttle are friendly and helpful! 10/10
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Migreen1213
Jul 13, 2026
Great tour! - We experienced bad weather and weren’t able to view many of the sights included with our ticket. However, Meredith the guide more than made up for what we weren’t able to see. She was fantastic! Really knowledgeable, made the experience enjoyable, and her connections to NASA were fascinating. Mike, our driver, was also excellent.
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Uddipto_d
Jul 10, 2026
Great Informative Trip of NASA - Meredith was a fantastic tour guide and helped make our NASA trip an informative and fun one! Would strongly recommend taking the tour with her.
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Pennjjr
Aug 8, 2026
Grateful I went. Was not completely pleased with Meredith - Mike our driver was fabulous. So happy and considerate.
Meredith our guide at the space center was nice and positive but…. She lost track of people several times, me three times, and talked very fast and frenetically and after some time I had to break off from the group because she wouldn’t stop talking and it was one o’clock and she hadn’t given us a chance to grab some lunch. I’m grateful for the tour and direction but not pleased with her as a guide
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Maryanne_b
Sep 19, 2026
Tired facilities, but amazing exhibits - Our driver, Anthony, was an absolute hoot and we had a great time with him.
The NASA guide was less impressive, quite chaotic and disorganised.
The site is worth a visit for the Saturn 5 rocket, and the Space Shuttle walk-through. The Tom Hanks-narrated movie was very worthwhile.
But the museum there is very dated, despite having some great exhibits. It’s like a low-tech 1980’s regional museum, not at all what I expected from NASA.
Despite the weather staying fine, threats of wind and rain caused them to cancel the trams, meaning that they shut all the outdoor facilities. This was hugely disruptive, meaning that out Mission Control your was canned and we only got a 50% refund.
Good to see - once.
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P5263hkivand
Jul 26, 2026
Disappointing Experience - For everything related to the transportation I have no complaints. However, I puchased the guided experience, but when we arrived to the Space Center with the rest of the group that was having one of the guided tours, they told me that me and my dad weren't included in the list. They told us that we could wait for the next group and join them, but we needed to wait for almost an hour for that. We ended up just exploring by ourselves with no guide at all, which was by no means a bad experience because the Space Center is awesome, but we did pay full price for a service that we didn't recieve.
I'm re-uploading this review because the last time I posted it the Business replied stating that I purchased a package that only included transportation and didn't include the "Expert" guide. So, I'm attaching evidence of my reservation, where ir clearly indicates which package I purchased and that it included a guided visit with an English-speaking "expert".
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