Northwest Houston
Cypress Office
9899 Towne Lake Parkway, Suite 100
Cypress, Texas 77433
Call or text (713) 799-2278
Galleria/Uptown
Houston Office
1700 Post Oak BLVD, Suite 1-280
Houston, Texas 77056
Call or text (713) 799-2278
Uptown Houston Area Attractions
Houston has a love of the arts and the sciences all in a lovely natural setting. Here are some places to enjoy all that Houston has to offer, each listed with the distance to our Uptown Houston office.
Waterwall
Westside
Tourist attraction
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park
Tourist attraction, Non-profit organization, Arboretum
155-acre urban green space offering nature trails, exhibits, workshops & events in various habitats.
River Oaks Park
River Oaks
Tourist attraction, Park
Park featuring play equipment, a lighted sports field & a trail for hiking & cycling.
Hogg Bird Sanctuary
Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park
Tourist attraction, Park
Rienzi, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
River Oaks
Tourist attraction, Garden, Museum, Art museum
Converted 1950s mansion is now an art gallery featuring 17th- to 19th-century antiques & home decor.
Beer Can House
Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park
Tourist attraction, Cultural landmark, Museum
Guided tours are given at this folk art house built from 1968–1988 using 50,000+ recycled beer cans.
Nature Discovery Center
Southwest Houston
Non-profit organization, Natural history museum, Nature preserve, Park, Tourist attraction
The Menil Collection
Montrose
Tourist attraction, Art museum
Nearly 19,000 pieces of art & artifacts from the Paleolithic era to the present in a historic space.
Montrose Paint Wall
Montrose
Tourist attraction
Gus S. Wortham Fountain
Montrose
Tourist attraction, Park
Art Car Museum
Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park
Tourist attraction, Museum
Museum of elaborately decorated cars & contemporary art with a scrap-metal & chrome exterior.
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
University Place
Tourist attraction, Non-profit organization, Art museum
Long-standing museum with revolving exhibitions of modern art, as well as programs & talks.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
University Place
Tourist attraction, Art museum
Distinct campus & sculpture garden with notable art from antiquity to today, plus films & programs.
Japanese Garden
Southwest Houston
Tourist attraction, Park, Garden
Tranquil Japanese garden in Hermann Park featuring plants, ponds & rocks, plus a teahouse.
Mecom Rockwell Colonnade
Southwest Houston
Tourist attraction, Scenic spot
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Midtown
Arts organization, Art gallery, Museum, Tourist attraction
Modern craftwork is on display at this unique gallery with resident artists, a garden & gift shop.
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Southwest Houston
Tourist attraction, Museum, Natural history museum, Science museum
Museum with dinosaur hall & other permanent exhibits, planetarium, IMAX theater & butterfly house.
Burke Baker Planetarium
Southwest Houston
Tourist attraction, Planetarium
Bird Island at Hermann Park
Southwest Houston
Tourist attraction, Park
Pioneer Memorial Obelisk
Southwest Houston
Tourist attraction
Granite obelisk commemorating Houston’s founding men & women & city centennial, unveiled in 1936.
Holocaust Museum Houston
Houston Museum District
Tourist attraction, History museum, Museum
This somber museum documents the Holocaust through exhibits of artifacts, photographs & film.
McGovern Centennial Gardens
Southwest Houston
Tourist attraction, Park, Garden
An 8-acre site featuring themed gardens, a sculpture promenade & a 30-foot mount with city views.
Houston Museum of African American Culture
Houston Museum District
Tourist attraction, Art museum
African-American culture museum with art exhibits, film screenings & educational programs.
Hermann Park
Southwest Houston
Tourist attraction, Park
Expansive park featuring a golf course, Japanese garden, a natural science museum & a kiddie train.
Eleanor Tinsley Park
Fourth Ward
Tourist attraction, Park
Park popular for its running trails, lush green hills & playing host to multiple annual festivals.
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Midtown
Tourist attraction, Museum
Research center dedicated to African-American soldiers with exhibits, workshops & reenactments.
Barbara Fish Daniel Nature Play Area and Picnic Pavilion
Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park
Tourist attraction, Park, Playground
Thoughtfully designed park with a big children’s play area, a skate park & skyline views.
Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern
Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park
Tourist attraction, Historical place museum
This decommissioned underground reservoir was built in 1926 & now features art installations.
Bayou Parkland
Southwest Houston
Tourist attraction, Park
Sam Houston Park
Downtown Houston
Tourist attraction, Historical place, Park
Historically focused park featuring guided tours of old structures dating back to the 1800s.
Chinatown
Sharpstown
Tourist attraction
Sesquicentennial Park
Downtown Houston
Tourist attraction, Park
This 22.5-acre urban park with waterfalls & sculptures offers hiking/biking trails & a staging area.
Emancipation Park
South Side
Tourist attraction, Park
Historic park dedicated to the end of slavery offers a pool, athletic fields & a large playground.
Discovery Green
Downtown Houston
Tourist attraction, Non-profit organization, Park
Park with live music, public art, restaurants, playground, pond for kayaking & exercise classes.
Houston mural
Greater Heights
Tourist attraction
Eclectic Menagerie Park
Southwest Houston
Tourist attraction, Park
Buffalo Run Park
Tourist attraction, Park
Park on 4 lakes with an observation tower, boat launch & fishing piers, sand volleyball & trails.